Show Notes
“Within the cybersecurity community, we build cybersecurity tools for other cybersecurity professionals. We don't really build cybersecurity tools designed or intuitive for the operators that need to use it. With ICS Advisory, I focused on how do we just put this in plain language that makes sense for them? Not over using overuse of acronyms, speaking plainly about the vulnerabilities, and really trying to do that with breaking out the common vulnerability scoring system. -Dan Ricci
Today’s episode focuses on the ICS Advisory Project, an open source platform that helps asset owners across sixteen critical infrastructure sectors stay secure. Dan Ricci, its founder, joins us to discuss how data visualization translates into more accessible information for the industrial control systems operators on the ground – and how they can use that information to identify weaknesses in their environments. Join us to learn more.
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