Webinar: Transforming Manufacturing Security: The 5-Step Approach to Rolling Out and Scaling Up OT Cybersecurity

May 22, 2024 | 8am PDT | 11am EDT | 5pm CEST

Join us for a webinar packed with practical insights and recommendations on embracing a proactive approach early in the project lifecycle to facilitate the rolling out and scaling up by aligning cybersecurity with organizational objectives.

During the webinar, Yair Attar, Co-Founder and CTO at OTORIO and Thomas Strieder, VP of IT Security and Operations Services at ANDRITZ AG will explain how Andritz successfully rolled out OTORIO’s RAM² platform to over 50 manufacturing sites.

You will come away with practical insights that will help you drive collaboration, streamline processes, and align cybersecurity with organizational objectives to deploy solutions efficiently and ensure return on investments.

Learn strategies for early engagement in the project lifecycle and cultivating a security-conscious culture. This session is a must-attend for professionals looking to protect their manufacturing operations against cyber threats.

Essential insights to be discussed in the webinar include:

  • Risk Management Frameworks: Essential strategies for identifying, assessing, and mitigating cybersecurity risks across global manufacturing sites.
  • Cultivating Collaboration: Best practices for bridging the gap between operational teams and CISOs to build a security-conscious culture.
  • Streamlining Processes: Techniques for integrating cybersecurity seamlessly into manufacturing processes to enhance efficiency and productivity.
  • Scalable Security Solutions: Techniques for implementing flexible and scalable cybersecurity measures suitable for large-scale manufacturing environments.
  • Operational Context in Security: The significance of contextual understanding in operational technology for enhanced cybersecurity postures.
  • Return on Investment: Understand the importance of aligning cybersecurity with organizational objectives to ensure a tangible return on investment.

Our Speakers

Yair Attar
Yair Attar, CTO and Co-Founder at OTORIO

Yair Attar, Co-Founder and CTO at OTORIO, Industrial-native OT security company committed to helping organizations stay ahead of emerging cyber threats by building a resilient cyber defense. In his role at OTORIO, Yair has been instrumental in partnering with CISOs and OT security leaders, providing tailored guidance and strategic insight to navigate their OT security journey, calibrated to each organization’s unique maturity stages. Prior to founding OTORIO, Major (res.) Attar led the Israeli Defense Force Incident Response and Threat Hunting cyber security divisions to defend national mission-critical systems.

Thomas Strieder, Vice President Group IT Security & Operations Services (CISO) at ANDRITZ AG

Thomas Strieder is the VP of IT Security and Operations Services at ANDRITZ AG, a global leading technology group providing plants, systems, equipment, and services for various industries. He has innovatively structured the IT department to prioritize Cyber Security by having the global IT infrastructure teams report directly to him. This approach ensures Cyber Security is a primary concern for every IT administrator, avoiding the pitfalls of siloed operations. It allows efficient implementation of effective Cyber Security measures while fostering IT systems performance and reliability. Thomas’s strategy includes a comprehensive focus on Cyber Security within ANDRITZ’ shop floor and production line IT and OT, reflecting his holistic vision. He operates from Graz, Austria.

Jonathon Gordon, directing analyst at Takepoint Research
Jonathon Gordon, Directing Analyst at Takepoint Research

With over 30 years of experience in cybersecurity, information systems, and telecoms, Jonathon provides focused research and actionable insights to industrial enterprises and those responsible for safeguarding them against cyber threats. Since joining TPR in 2018, he has published numerous reports and playbooks on various industrial cybersecurity topics, including secure remote access, network visibility, asset inventory, perimeter security and ransomware attack recovery. Jonathon is also known as the author of the annual buyers guide for industrial cybersecurity. Prior to joining TP Research, he held various technical, managerial, and senior executive positions with prominent technology companies.