Concurrent Keynote Presentation by PwC: Critical Infrastructure Kung-Fu: Evaluating Attacks and How to Defend

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Presented at Privacy&SecurityConference 2019 by

Chad Gray

Industry 4.0 and the new digital age. The new revolution of technology and innovation is upon us, and promises greater connectivity, automation, efficiency, and scaling.... but is it secure? Industrial environments, including Oil & Gas, Utilities, Manufacturing, Transportation and many other Operational Technology (OT) environments are incorporating these new technologies. IoT devices are becoming ubiquitous, and being added to our enterprise environments as well. These efforts are intended to bridge the gap between legacy systems, often past their extinction date of security support, while bringing the latest and greatest technologies to connect with them, in an attempt to extract the greatest value possible. This discussion will focus on both attackers and defenders. As your honorary sensei, I hope to share with you the philosophy and mindset of your adversary - how they think, prepare, and act - and most importantly, how to prepare yourself from being the next victim. In the words of the legendary Bruce Lee - "Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water". Adopt this mindset to always stay a step ahead, and earn your black-belt in security.