Plant-Level Cyber Risk: Who’s Actually Responsible?

In this episode, Dino Busalachi and Craig Duckworth tackle one of the most overlooked threats in cybersecurity: the number of industrial vendors and system integrators in manufacturing environments.

The conversation addresses the relationship and communication gap between IT and the teams responsible for designing and supporting industrial control systems. They emphasize the need for improved governance, enhanced vendor accountability, and clear ownership of cyber risk.

Whether you're a CISO, CIO, or VP of Engineering, this episode offers actionable insight into bridging the IT/OT divide, securing plant floors, and building a cybersecurity strategy that works at the edge of your business.

Chapters:

• 00:00:00 - Kicking Off: Why Transparency in Cyber Matters
• 00:00:43 - Who’s Talking? Meet Craig & Dino
• 00:01:05 - The Big Question: What’s IT’s Role in Industrial Security?
• 00:01:35 - When Too Many Vendors = Chaos
• 00:02:37 - How to Actually Secure OT Environments
• 00:03:46 - Choosing the Right Partners (and Asking the Right Questions)
• 00:12:37 - Why Cyber Teams Need Plant Floor Time
• 00:14:24 - Getting Smarter: Use External Experts & Vendor Summits
• 00:18:22 - IT Meets OT: Closing the Culture Gap
• 00:30:03 - What Now? Practical Next Steps for CISOs

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• Dino Busalachi on LinkedIn
• Craig Duckworth on LinkedIn

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