Regardless of the situation or dynamic, everyone likes to think that they’re special, in some way shape or form. However, with experience we learn that appreciating both the shared similarities, as well as some of those unique traits, are how we can best solve problems.
A great example is a recent conversation I had with Umaimah Khan, founder and CEO of Opal Security – she goes by UK for short. Her firm focuses on the identify management sector of cybersecurity, a topic that is, or should be at the top of your OT cybersecurity checklist.
What UK constantly reinforced is that the industrial sector is not alone in trying to figure out the best ways to manage and secure human, equipment and asset identification. So, while some of the application challenges are unique, there’s a lot of strategies to draw from in determining what might be best for your enterprise.
Watch/listen as we discuss:
- The challenges of identify management at both the human and machine levels.
- The need for fluid change management when it comes to determining who can access what, and at what level.
- Why the success of any cybersecurity initiative will be about what the human can or can’t do, not the machine.
- How many security vulnerabilities are created by a “perfect storm of poor communication.”
- Breaking down silos, which have created “security by obscurity.”
- The new attack vectors poor identity management is creating.
- The evolving role of agentic AI in industrial cybersecurity.
To catch up on past episodes, you can go to Manufacturing.net, IEN.com or MBTmag.com. You can also check Security Breach out wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple, Amazon and Overcast. And if you have a cybersecurity story or topic that you’d like to have us explore on Security Breach, you can reach me at [email protected].