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In this episode of the Nexus Podcast, CISA ICS Cybersecurity Lead Matthew Rogers discusses new guidance from the agency on the use of security operational technology (OT) protocols, titled “Barriers to Secure OT Communication: Why Johnny Can’t Authenticate.” The paper advocates for the use of secure versions of legacy OT protocols, or the adoption of open standards by OEMs, in order to bring authentication and integrity to OT protocol communication.
Cyber Resilience
Industrial
Operational Resilience
Operational Technology
Risk Management
Vulnerability Management

Nexus Podcast: CISA’s Matthew Rogers on Secure OT Protocol Communication

Michael Mimoso
OT cybersecurity expert Dan Ricci writes about what OT asset management and visibility can reveal about an industrial environments, including the surfacing of risk signals, exposure of hidden dependencies, and insight about the efficacy virtual network segmentation policies and practices.
Industrial
Operational Resilience
Operational Technology
Cyber Resilience
Risk Management

From OT Asset Management to Insight: Turning Visibility Into Something That Matters

Dan Ricci
Cybersecurity experts identify five trends that leaders responsible for cyber-physical systems protection programs and OT security must strategize around.
Cyber Resilience
Industrial
Operational Technology
Operational Resilience
Vulnerability Management
Risk Management

5 Trends Driving OT Security in 2026: From State-Sponsored Attacks to AI-Powered Threats

George V. Hulme
Jose Emmanuel Galeana, OT Cybersecurity Manager for Cemex, a large building materials company in Mexico, discusses the importance of a comprehensive, up-to-date, centralized inventory of all OT assets in an industrial environment, and why it’s integral to effective asset management.
Nexus Conference
Operational Technology
Operational Resilience
Cyber Resilience

José Emmanuel Galeana Sobre la Ciber Resiliencia en la Industria de Materiales de Construcción

Jose Emmanuel Galeana, OT Cybersecurity Manager for Cemex, a large building materials company in Mexico, discusses the importance of a comprehensive,…
Michael Mimoso
David Ruzicka, OT Security Director at Clarios, a top manufacturing organization, explains why it’s important for enterprises integrating and converging IT and OT to involve engineers and asset operators in cybersecurity strategy. Ruzicka explains the advantages engineers can introduce into this integration, and how a collaborative approach secures the shop floor and brings value to the business.
Operational Resilience
Operational Technology
Industrial
Nexus Conference

David Ruzicka on Bridging the Gap Between Engineers and Security

David Ruzicka, OT Security Director at Clarios, a top manufacturing organization, explains why it’s important for enterprises integrating and converging IT and…
Michael Mimoso
The Department of Defense has issued comprehensive guidance requiring all organizational units to implement zero-trust security principles across operational technology (OT) systems, marking a fundamental shift in how the military secures critical infrastructure from power grids to manufacturing control systems.
Zero Trust
Operational Technology
Cyber Resilience
Federal

Pentagon Mandates Zero Trust Security Framework for Operational Technology Environments

George V. Hulme
IT cybersecurity teams inheriting operational technology security and cyber-physical systems protection programs often come into these situations with competing incentives. This dynamic creates gaps in protecting OT and CPS that must be assessed and addressed.
Risk Management
Operational Resilience
Industrial
Operational Technology
Cyber Resilience

Competing Incentives Create IT/OT Security Gaps

Jon Holzbauer
Connected process control technologies force asset owners to change their perceptions of risk, cyber resilience, and operational resilience.
Operational Technology
Operational Resilience
Cyber Resilience
Risk Management

Nexus Reflections and Predictions: Steven Sim

Steven Sim
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Cyber Resilience
Industrial
Operational Resilience
Operational Technology
Risk Management

Nexus Reflections and Predictions: Jim LaBonty

Jim LaBonty
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Cyber Resilience
Operational Resilience
Operational Technology
Risk Management

CISA Warns: AI Integration Exposes OT to ‘Unsolved’ Semantic Threats

George V. Hulme
Compensating controls are often the only cybersecurity options available to offset risk in operational technology environments still supporting legacy technology or end-of-life industrial control systems or field devices.
Operational Technology
Cyber Resilience
Vulnerability Management
Risk Management

Nexus Reflections and Predictions: Don C. Weber

Don C. Weber
Industrial cybersecurity expert Danielle Jablanski reflects on market shifts around operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) cybersecurity and predicts a newfound emphasis and approach to security metrics in 2026.
Operational Technology
Operational Resilience
Cyber Resilience
Risk Management

Nexus Reflections and Predictions: Danielle Jablanski

Danielle Jablanski
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