Architecting Threat Responses

“You can simulate power. You can simulate the data that's on the network. You can replay information. That's a very controlled environment. But using the real equipment…it’s the little idiosyncrasies of the systems themselves that you don't get in a very extremely controlled environment. In what the RACICS program was, being able to test out these systems in a mostly controlled environment, but also having the small idiosyncrasies of hey that system doesn't work exactly the way we think it did”. -David Patrick Emmerich David Patrick Emmerich, the Principal Cyber-Physical Range Architect at the University of Illinois, joins us for this episode of Hack the Plant. We’re here to talk about RADICS, a DARPA project - for which David built automated data collection, and set up simulations and testing. What kind of incident response plan is needed for OT in an industrial environment? Join us to learn more.

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Electricity. Finance. Transportation. Our water supply. In Hack the Plant, podcast host Bryson Bort looks for answers to the question: Does connecting these systems, and others, to the internet leaves us more vulnerable to attacks by our enemies? We often take these critical infrastructure systems for granted, but they’re all becoming increasingly dependent on the internet to function. From the ransomware threats of Colonial Pipeline to the failure of the Texas power grid, it is clear our interconnectivity is also a significant source of risk. Hack the Plant walks through the world of hackers working on the front lines of cyber security and public safety to protect the systems you rely upon every day. Hack the Plant is brought to you by ICS Village and the Institute for Security and Technology. ICS Village is a nonprofit that equips industry experts and policymakers with the tools to better defend our critical infrastructure. We educate people on critical infrastructure security with hands-on examples, not just nerd stuff. Catch us at an event near you! www.icsvillage.com. The Institute for Security and Technology is a nonprofit think tank with the mission to bridge gaps between technology and policy leaders to help solve these emerging security problems together. Learn more at securityandtechnology.org.