Session Abstract:
IT and OT convergence has emerged as a critical topic in the context of industrial digitalization and smart manufacturing as the future evolves for legacy production facilities. Integrating smart manufacturing strategies into your production operations requires a clear fusion strategy. Manufacturing companies have typically used the Purdue model as a legacy framework for segmenting their industrial control system networks from corporate enterprise networks and the internet for resource optimization and isolation from external interference and potential access by internal IT operating applications. When it comes to managing data security, access controls, and privacy measures, there are emerging frameworks that may eclipse the legacy model and provide for advanced IoT data processing and utilization. These are designed to assure trusted, 24/7 operations driven by surveillance and functional interventions made possible by IoT sensor data processing. The distributed sources of real-time data emanating from myriad IoT sensors needs a deliberate and comprehensive security/privacy play book. The ultimate goal is zero trust based on an adopted standard that defines, manages and verifies identities, but in the meantime the way to do security is via segmentation for the systems that are not able or chose not to implement a zero-trust environment.
Oscar DeLeon, IoT Practice Leader at CDW and vice-Chair of the SPTIoTCOE will explore the current landscape through prepared remarks for context on the subject matter. Then Ted DellaVecchia from Symbotix, will moderate an in-depth roundtable discussion with our distinguished COE members (from: Intellias, CBT, and Red Hat) to explore the value propositions and practical playbooks for manufacturers to be consider as they evolve secure, digital fusion strategies in the OT domain.
Speakers:
Ted DellaVecchia is Founder, CEO and Managing Partner of Symbotix, a strategy management and technology consulting group that inspires and leads digitally-enabled business change. He is also General Manager of Global Business Operations for Devvio – a blockchain software enterprise serving global entities with sustainability and Environment-Social-Governance (ESG) solutions that have positive impact on climate change and a healthy planet. Ted is a proven leader who has delivered durable, step level EBITA CAGR in all executive assignments. Examples include delivering global elements of a corporate turnaround at IBM Corporation; implementing world-wide supply-chains and accelerating market/earnings growth for Starbucks Coffee Company; and restructuring IT divisions and enterprise business capabilities for three multi-billion-dollar BlueCross BlueShield Health Insurance Companies. Since 2007, Symbotix has designed and executed comprehensive reinventions of operational capacities at several academic medical centers and large commercial payors in the domestic USA. While CEO of Symbotix, Ted was recruited to be the Chief Healthcare Strategist at Red Hat Software where he designed and co-founded “LinuxForHealth”; a sub-licensed Linux Foundation Community open-source movement. LinuxForHealth is the kernel of a comprehensive health operating system for manifesting a healthier society through deployment of decentralized and autonomous AI agents that advance a modern-day virtual-health experience for all. Ted collaborates with entities dedicated to instigating a healthier society and saving our planet; performs advisory services for early and growth stage companies; and serves as advisory board member of the IoT Community, Ted recently chaired the IEEE Group Track on Blockchain and AI in Healthcare; is an active investor with early stage digital transformation companies; frequently speaks at industry events promoting symbiotic, ethical collaborations to improve environmental, social, and governance for all; and is an evangelist for promotion of decentralized identity to enable trust in the information sharing domain.
Kamil Fedorko, Global Cybersecurity Practice Lead, Intellias: As the Global Cybersecurity Practice Leader at Intellias, I oversee the delivery of cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions for clients across various industries and regions. I have more than five years of experience in cybersecurity, DevSecOps, network security, and cloud-native architecture, with a proven track record of leading successful engagements and projects. I hold an Honours Bachelor in Computing Networks and Cloud Infrastructure from Atlantic Technological University, where I developed strong skills in cloud computing, networking, and telecommunications. Prior to joining Intellias, I was the DevSecOps Lead / Security Lead at Sim Local, where I implemented security best practices and standards for the company’s cloud platforms and applications. I also worked as a Cybersecurity Manager at KPMG Ireland, where I led teams of security consultants and analysts in conducting purple team, incident response, digital forensics, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, web application, and infrastructure security audits for various clients. I am passionate about staying on top of the latest trends and innovations in cybersecurity and leveraging them to help my clients achieve their business goals and protect their assets. I am also committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, learning, and excellence within my team and the broader cybersecurity community. I am always looking for new opportunities and challenges to grow my skills and knowledge, and to contribute to the advancement of the cybersecurity field.
Oscar De Leon, Principle FSA- Pre-sales OCTO, CDW, has 25+ years experience in Data Networks, OT, Sensor technology, Cloud and AI. He has helped to transition BAS/OSS service organization from install to integration consulting services. He has partnerships with agricultural equipment manufacturer deployed IR system to improve crop germination. He is involved in managing and developing Strategic Partnerships for Dell IoT Business. He has created cold chain monitoring/managing/tracking solution for the two largest grocery retailers in the world. He has digitized the process of JIT (Just-In-Time) warehousing/delivery for automotive manufacturing site. He has developed a carrier grade sensor solution to monitor fracking operations via cellular Successful deployment of CO (Central Office) environmental monitoring and control system. At Honeywell he develop a building simulator on Niagara Frameworks to train the Forge Smart Building SaaS Platform rules engine.
Cory Latschkowski, Senior Specialist Solutions Architect, OpenShift, Red Hat; Over the previous decade Cory has made major stops in High Performance Computing (HPC), Cyber Security, Data Science, and container platforms (k8s, OpenShift). His last name is pronounced: Latch – cow – ski. Every week is another project. Asking his favorite <anything> will likely lead to a philosophical conversation. His passions are pretty moderate, but he will admit a love for automation, RTFM, and bacon. To learn more of his personal bank security questions, ping him on github.
George Young serves as both the Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Technologist, for CB Technologies, specializing in Intelligent Edge Solutions. As a domain expert in networking and cybersecurity engineered solutions, he has a strong background in many strategic and tactical areas around data protection and safekeeping, including: access control, information security governance and risk management, cryptography, security architecture and design, operations security, business continuity/disaster recovery planning, developing/enhancing information security programs, regulations/compliance (e.g., HIPPA, CCPA, CMMC, GDPR, ISO 27000), and audit execution. George has supervised emerging technology initiatives at several start-up companies and Fortune 100 enterprises, across multiple industries – where he held senior level advisory and management positions. He presently serves as a Security Technical Ambassador for an OEM, where he develops technical certification coursework and subsequent exams. He holds a Master of Science degree from Northwestern University in Communication Systems and numerous technical certifications associated with Data Security, Privacy and Trust.
