Event Details

Title: Enhancing Security in OT Environments through Network Segmentation: Exploring Zones and Conduits

Abstract:

In operational technology (OT) environments, safeguarding critical infrastructure against cyber threats is paramount. Network segmentation emerges as a pivotal cyber risk mitigation strategy, offering enhanced security by partitioning critical OT networks into distinct zones and regulating communication through conduits. By embracing segmentation strategies tailored to organizational needs, OT asset owners and operators can fortify their infrastructure against evolving cyber threats while preserving operational continuity and resilience. This session offers insight into the conceptual framework of network segmentation within OT environments, elucidating its significance and implementation nuances.

Join this session to find out more about how network segmentation approach can reduce the attack surface and enhance security for OT environments.

Presenter: Aasef Iqbal, Solution Architect – OT Cybersecurity, Fortinet

Bio:

Aasef is a cybersecurity subject matter expert for operational technology (OT) at Fortinet, where he helps solve cybersecurity challenges involving industrial automation and control system (IACS/ICS) and operational technology. He has more than a decade of experience in cybersecurity architecture, risk management, penetration testing, assurance, and compliance for various critical infrastructure (CI) sectors that include, energy, water, communications, and critical manufacturing sectors.

Aasef holds many technical certifications including, well-known information security management certifications, CISSP and CISM. He is also an ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Expert, the ISA recognition, and certified in GICSP and GRID, the ICS cybersecurity certification programs from the SANS Institute.