
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 ra... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 51 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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For the last episode of season 5, host Bryson Bort sat down with Andrew Ohrt, Resilience Director at West Yost Associates. A civil engineer specializing in water infrastructure, Andrew bridges the gap between traditional engineering and digital risk.... more
Our host Bryson Bort welcomes Dr. Natalie Sullivan, Medical Director of the Emergency Response Medical Group and an emergency medicine physician at a D.C. area hospital. Trained in EMS and disaster and operational medicine, Natalie turned her attenti... more
Bryson Bort is joined by Dd Budiharto, Microsoft’s Customer Security Officer for the Oil, Gas, and Energy sectors, to share her experience bridging the IT/OT divide in the energy sector. Drawing on her background as a former CISO and industry veteran... more
In this episode, host Bryson Bort sits down with Gary Kessler, retired cybersecurity professor and co-founder and director of the Maritime Hacking Village. As a maritime cybersecurity researcher, consultant, and practitioner with nearly fifty years o... more
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Important but not for the faint of heart.
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A focus on the intersection of cybersecurity and critical infrastructure can be observed in the content, where various essential sectors such as water utilities, energy, and healthcare are discussed. The conversations often feature experts who address the vulnerabilities faced by these sectors due to increasing reliance on technology and the internet. Noteworthy discussions center around the importance of community engagement, public safety initiatives, and specific case studies that demonstrate the risks and challenges within the cybersecurity landscape, emphasizing a proactive approach to threat mitigation.
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