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Cybersecurity in Manufacturing

Event Details
Nov 15, 2022   – 
Nov 16, 2022   – 
Atlanta
Grand Hyatt Atlanta, 3300 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
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Agenda: Cybersecurity in Manufacturing

Tuesday, November 15

5:30 – 7:00 pm ET 
Welcome Happy Hour

Location: Onyx at the Grand (Grand Hyatt Atlanta Lobby Bar)

Wednesday, November 16

7:00 – 8:00 am ET  
Breakfast   

Location: Ivy (Lobby Level)

8:00 – 8:15 am ET   
Welcome and Introductions

Location: Highland IV & V (Lobby Level)

Set the scene for the day's agenda with Manufacturers Alliance's John Miller.

John Miller

John Miller

Managing Director, Operations Community

8:15am – 9:00am ET
How OT Cyber Accelerates the Digitalization Journey

Siemens’ Digital Connectivity Executive, Chuck Tommey will share strategies to increase visibility and collaboration between IT & OT and how OT security can accelerate your digitalization journey."

Chuck Tommey

Digital Connectivity Executive, Siemens

After 25 years of experience in industrial automation, 5 years with a textile OEM, and 20 years with a full-service electrical integration firm, Chuck transitioned to Siemens to help customers with network architecture and cybersecurity. A registered Control Systems Professional Engineer with a Master’s in Cybersecurity, GIAC Industrial Cybersecurity Professional, and an EC-Council - Certified Ethical Hacker, he brings a wealth of experience in factory and process automation to the Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity efforts for the Digital Enterprise.

Chuck works directly with customers to evaluate potential OT cybersecurity risks and identify the right solutions to mitigate those risks. Chuck has worked with many large and mid-sized customers to successfully improve their industrial cybersecurity posture.

9:00am – 9:45am ET
Implementing Effective Third-Party Risk Management in Manufacturing 

Information Security frameworks and compliance requirements are increasingly emphasizing the importance of managing third party risks to the organization due to breach or disruption due to cyber-attacks. Dr. Sam Durbin, Director of Information Security at Crown Equipment, will discuss designing a third-party risk management framework for the organization, third-party classification, risk assessment, and methods to approach risk management. Balancing program cost, burden to vendors, and organizational risk will be emphasized.  

Sam Durbin, Crown Equipment

Dr. Sam Durbin

Director of Information Security, Crown Equipment

Sam Durbin has over 25 years of technology experience and is presently the Director of Information Security at Crown Equipment Corporation. As part of Crown’s Compliance and Ethics Team, he oversees the company’s Information Security & Privacy program including internal and external IT audit, penetration testing, compliance reporting, policy development, incident response, and third-party risk.

Sam served 20 years in the U.S. Army, spending nearly 13 years overseas delivering humanitarian aid, fulfilling peacekeeping duties, and completing multiple combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. During his military service, he received awards from the U.S. Army, Polish Ministry of National Defense, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). His education includes a Bachelor of Science in Management of Technical Operations from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Master of Science in Systems Engineering from Regis University, Doctorate in Business Administration from Apollos University, and certifications from ISACA, Cisco, CompTIA, Cloud Security Alliance, and AWS.

9:45am – 10:15am ET
Networking Break 

10:15am – 11:00am ET
Securing Your Cloud 

National Gypsum cloud strategy centers on core partners and a collection of SaaS / third party partners. Mike Brannon, Director, Infrastructure & Security at National Gypsum, will share how they securely moved into the cloud. Participants will discuss lessons learned and plans for the future. 

Mike Brannon, National Gypsum

Mike Brannon

Director, Infrastructure & Security, National Gypsum 

11:00am – 11:45am ET
Approaching Cybersecurity with Layered Defenses and Countermeasures Staging

Compliance with a framework does not prevent cyber incidents from occurring. Reducing threat actor dwell time, action forward training, stakeholder engagement, filtering the noise, automated countermeasures, all contribute to a higher security posture. The threat actors know the playbooks and tools, they are motivated and adapt their methods accordingly. Fred Hobbs, Cybersecurity Global Director and Nuvera Information Technology Manager at Hyster-Yale, will facilitate a roundtable discussion.  

Fred Hobbs

Fred Hobbs

Cybersecurity Global Director and Nuvera Information Technology Manager, Hyster-Yale

Responsible for global cybersecurity strategy and implementation for Hyster-Yale at over fifty locations. This is a position building on prior infrastructure services roles, dedicated for cybersecurity. In addition to the cybersecurity role, successfully providing IT management leadership to recent Nuvera Fuel Cells business acquisition.

11:45am – 1:00pm ET
Lunch and Networking 

Location: Ivy (Lobby Level)

1:00pm – 1:45pm ET
Cyber Insurance in the Age of Ransomware

The current landscape for cyber insurance has been negatively impacted by the frequency and severity of ransomware losses. Cyber insurance carriers often view manufacturing as a hazard class of business due to loss experience from 2020 and 2021. Aon Cyber Solutions' Dave Collier, Senior Vice President, and Ron Sung, Vice President, will discuss the current conditions in the cyber insurance marketplace, the submission process, and the CIOs, CISOs, or CTOs role in securing the best terms possible in the marketplace.

David Collier, Aon

David Collier

Senior Vice President, Cyber Solutions, Aon

David Collier serves the firm’s Central Region as a Senior Vice President and is responsible for leading the delivery of all of Aon’s Cyber Solutions consulting services, including Proactive Cyber Risk Mitigation, Digital Forensics, Incident Response, Investigations, Penetration Testing, Private Equity and M&A Cyber Diligence. Prior to joining Aon Cyber Solutions, Dave held senior positions within the industry at technology software and service providers. Most recently, he was a director with Brainspace, a Cyxtera company and, prior to that, director with Recommind/Open Text where he led the central region practice.

Dave’s expertise includes experience on digital forensics assignments in civil, criminal, and regulatory matters and on assignments involving response to instances of computer crime and abuse. Dave also has significant experience supporting clients with needs in investigations, regulatory, and litigation matters. He regularly works to bridge the gap between process and technology to help drive efficiencies and cost-savings for clients.

Among the recent projects Dave has handled are a sophisticated network intrusion investigation involving the theft of sensitive data that was tracked back to a group in China; multiple digital forensics investigations in support of and in defense of allegations of thefts of trade secrets; a forensic reconstruction of data on stolen hard drives to enable the victim to make the appropriate notifications; providing guidance regarding the use of machine learning technologies in a number of large electronic discovery projects; and assisting multiple clients with proactive security assessments, including cyber threat simulation exercises and penetration testing.

Ronald Sung, Aon

Ronald Sung

Vice President, Cyber Solutions, Aon

Ronald Sung is Vice President for Aon’s Cyber Solutions E&O/Cyber Broking team in the Central Region.

Ron provides clients with broking expertise and consultative advice for Cyber, Professional Liability, Technology and Media Risks. He assists in analysis and negotiation of complex claims and settlement discussions with the markets. Ron manages Aon’s Cyber Manufacturing practice and focuses on the Auto Industry.

Ron joined Aon after several years of practicing law. Ron’s practice included contracts and insurance coverage. Ron manages E&O exposures for National Market clients across the country. Ron Currently sits on Aon National Policy Committee.

1:45pm – 2:30pm ET
Phish Testing: A Conversation on Building Cyber Resiliency While Avoiding the Boomerang Effect 

Phish testing continues to be one of the leading challenges facing CISO’s today. Fred Hobbs, Cybersecurity Global Director and Nuvera Information Technology Manager at Hyster-Yale, will lead an open discussion around stories and feedback from those leading the front lines of effective phish testing. Hear what works, what doesn’t work, and how not to appear tone deaf and avoid other employee concerns while still running testing programs that reduce risk. 

Fred Hobbs

Fred Hobbs

Cybersecurity Global Director and Nuvera Information Technology Manager, Hyster-Yale

Responsible for global cybersecurity strategy and implementation for Hyster-Yale at over fifty locations. This is a position building on prior infrastructure services roles, dedicated for cybersecurity. In addition to the cybersecurity role, successfully providing IT management leadership to recent Nuvera Fuel Cells business acquisition.

2:30pm – 3:00pm ET
Networking Break 

3:00 – 4:00pm ET
Roundtable Discussion: Insights on Talent, Tech, and Other Issues

Join us for a dynamic discussion with peers. Hear from other manufacturers on a range of issues, such as how are they dealing with talent shortages, what technology are they looking to deploy next, how is the economy impacting their planning. This is your opportunity for real conversation with other manufacturing leaders.