Historical webinar

The New Normal: security and a changing OT workplace

A June 2020 webinar examined remote maintenance, workforce disruption and continuity during the COVID-19 period.

Original publication · 2020-05-20

Event announcement by Davide Zanetti · First published 20 May 2020 · Programme for 3 June 2020

The 3 June 2020 panel

The New Normal brought OTCSA members together to discuss operational and cyber risk during the disruption of COVID-19. The programme records a one-hour session, including questions. The full video has not been recovered; the programme and participants below are preserved in the archived event page.

June 2020 OTCSA webinar announcement with portraits of the five speakers and moderator.

Original announcement for the 3 June 2020 panel. The advertised start was 11:00 EDT / 17:00 CEST.

What the discussion covered

  • Workplace technologies and strategies intended to reduce person-to-person contact during the pandemic.
  • Secure use of remote diagnostics, management and collaboration tools in OT environments.
  • Supply-chain resilience and flexibility while organisations worked through disruption.

Speakers and moderator

These are the roles and organisations recorded for the June 2020 event.

ParticipantRole at the event
Elad Ben-MeirCEO, SCADAfence
Eric CorneliusChief Product Officer, BlackBerry Cylance
Frank LaPlanteVP, Digital Transformation, WESCO Distribution
Avi RembaumVP, Security Solutions, Check Point Software Technologies
Lerry C. WilsonSenior Director, Innovation Programs & Ecosystems, Splunk
Michael YehoshuaModerator; VP, Marketing, SCADAfence

Portraits of the panel

The participants in the June 2020 panel. Portrait sources are linked below; the event roles are listed above.

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