Ernie Hayden is a highly experienced and seasoned technical consultant, author, speaker, strategist, and thought-leader with extensive experience in the Information Technology (IT) Security, Critical Infrastructure Security, Industrial Controls Security (ICS), Privacy, Homeland Security, Seaport and Airport Operations and Security, Energy/Electric Utilities, Municipal Government, Emerging Technologies, Not-for-Profit agencies, and Military Industries. His primary emphasis is on project and business development involving cyber and physical security of industrial controls, smart grid, energy supply, and oil/gas/electric systems and facilities. He is currently an ICS Cybersecurity Lead at BBA -- Canada's premier industrial control engineering firm.

Mr. Hayden is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), SANS Global Industrial Controls Security Professional (GICSP with Gold endorsement), and ASIS Physical Security Professional (PSP).

Topic: IT vs OT -- Who Wins? Who Loses?

We all know about email and Financial services but do we really understand the "IT" network of a factory? refinery? Believe it or not they are very different and require different approaches to security. This presentation is really intended to help the listener understand the differences, understand why "Patch Tuesday" doesn't work in the industrial environment, and get a sense of why WannaCry is more of an issue on the Enterprise IT side of the business.