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Threat-Informed Operational Technology Defense: Securing Data vs. Enabling Physics

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Threat-Informed Operational Technology Defense: Securing Data vs. Enabling Physics (PDF, 0.92MB)Published: 28 Feb, 2022
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Dean Parsons
Dean Parsons

This paper focuses on stakeholders’ current views of OT and ICS cyber defense. Based on a recent survey, the paper explores topics including actual and perceived risks, the impacts of cyber events, the challenges of implementing OT cybersecurity, and OT cyber protection goals.

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Dean Parsons
Dean Parsons

Dean Parsons

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Dean Parsons, CEO of ICS Defense Force, has established comprehensive ICS security programs and leading industrial-grade incident responses across sectors like telecommunications and energy. He wrote the pivotal SANS ICS Cybersecurity Field Manuals.

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