Executive Cybersecurity Forum for Manufacturers

Theresa Payton, First female White House Chief Information Officer (CIO), “Top 25 Most Influential People in Security” by Security Magazine, 2019 Woman Cybersecurity Leader of the Year, Co-founder Dark3 and Fortalice Solutions.

Managing cybersecurity risk is what Payton knows and does best. Before overseeing IT operations as CIO for President George W. Bush and his administration, she held executive roles in banking technology for two of the country’s top financial institutions. After serving in the White House, she went on to co-found Dark3, a cybersecurity product company, and Fortalice Solutions, a world-class cybersecurity consulting firm ranked a “Top 5 Most Innovative Cybersecurity Company” in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and DC.  Read full bio.

Topic: Why industrial cybersecurity is a risk management topic that all manufacturing executives must address.  

• Real cyberattacks and their impact on manufacturers
• Ransomware as a unique threat to OT networks
• How OT cybersecurity can prevent IT attacks from disrupting OT networks
• ROI as a benefit of OT cybersecurity

Open Panel and Q&A

• Thomas Dager, CISO, ADM, View bio
• Bill Podborny, CISO, Constellation Brands, Inc. View bio
• Rob Dyson, Partner, IBM Global Security Services, View bio
• Larry O'Brien, ARC Advisory Group, View bio

Chuck Tommey, OT Cybersecurity Consultant, Siemens Digital Industries, View bio

• Current and future OT cybersecurity trends
• Why ransomware is a common and unique threat to manufacturers and how to protect against it
• Manufacturing safety and cybersecurity parallels including ROI
• Role of cybersecurity insurance in manufacturing