Selecting and managing ICS/OT cybersecurity vendors and integrators isn’t just a procurement step - it’s a strategic decision that shapes resilience, compliance, and long-term security outcomes. The best approach depends on organization size, resources, and security objectives.

In this episode, Don and Tom are joined by Saltanat Mashirova, OT Cybersecurity Lead at CPX and OTCEP member with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore. Salt brings deep global expertise across cybersecurity risk assessments (csHAZOP), ISA/IEC 62443 compliance, OT/ICS product development, governance, training, and the integration of both brownfield and greenfield assets.

They’ll also dive into how these challenges play out in industries like oil & gas, mining, energy, manufacturing, and more - where vendor and integrator choices can directly impact both safety and business outcomes.

Salt shares her perspective as an industry-recognized leader, speaker, and award-winner (Top 40 Under 40 in Cybersecurity, SC Media “Women to Watch,” and more), with experience guiding global projects and engaging with everyone from engineers to CEOs.

📢 This is a rare opportunity to hear practical insights on navigating the evolving vendor and integrator landscape in ICS/OT cybersecurity.

👉 Tune in to hear Salt’s perspective and learn how organizations can align security objectives with the right vendor and integrator partnerships.

Connect with Salt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saltanat-mashirova-b88bba193

Publications:
Co-Author of Framework in Disaster Recovery “An Approach to Disaster Recover in OT,” links (whitepaper is coming up soon):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjwUwGa3rLw&t=135s
https://www.controlglobal.com/show-coverage/honeywell-users-group/article/55232981/preparedness-smooths-cyber-recovery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATx7cYaX6BY

Cyber-Physical Risk Assessment:
https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/magazine/hydrocarbon-engineering/april-2024/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsOwAX5cc_c

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- Don https://linkedin.com/in/cutaway
- Tom https://linkedin.com/in/thomasvannorman

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In this episode, Scott Cargill, Partner of BW Design Group, joins Craig and Dino. Together they dissect the critical vulnerability gap in data center operational technology infrastructure.

While most data centers implement robust IT security protocols, their building management systems controlling cooling, power distribution, and environmental controls remain significantly under-protected.

Cargill provides technical analysis of how the rapid expansion of data center capacity for AI workloads has outpaced OT security implementation, creating exploitable attack vectors where minutes of system compromise could cascade into millions in equipment damage and service disruption.

Through evidence-based examination and industry insights, this episode offers CISOs and OT security professionals a practical framework for addressing the IT-OT security convergence challenge in mission-critical facilities.

They offer actionable strategies for vulnerability assessment, segmentation, and defense-in-depth implementation.

- 00:00:00 - Meet Scott Cargill of BW Design Group

- 00:02:30 - Data centers expanding for AI

- 00:04:40 - Critical BMS vulnerabilities being ignored

- 00:07:40 - Alarming OT security reality

- 00:09:40 - Why OT security remains deprioritized

- 00:12:10 - IT-OT security convergence challenges persist

- 00:16:35 - Manufacturing parallels to data centers

- 00:20:10 - Security solutions evolution underway

- 00:21:45 - Managed services necessity for OT

- 00:24:42 - Thought leadership driving industry standards

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