Special, Special, Special Guest – Marco Ayala

Michael and Sam are gearing up for OT.SEC.CON. with keynote speaker, Marco Ayala! Marco is an ISA Fellow, and President of InfraGard Houston with over 30 years of experience in industrial automation controls and OT/IT security. They chat about some exciting OT Cybersecurity initiatives in Texas, the incident that led him to cybersecurity, and what to expect at his talk in April. 

Things Mentioned:

·      Governor Abbott Announces Texas Cyber Command An Emergency Item - https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-texas-cyber-command-an-emergency-item

·      Marco’s Talk at S4: Normalization of Deviance - https://youtu.be/u1xmyJmGsS0?si=UrSlqVVfvyasvz68

·      Marco’s panel at OTCEP in Singapore - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2023-otcep-embracing-new-perspectives-strengthening-ayala/?trackingId=OyeuSlWZQBSNUKgxBl%2BZmQ%3D%3D

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 In this episode:

·      Host: Michael Farnum

·      Host: Sam Van Ryder

·      Guest: Marco Ayala

·      Production and editing: Lauren Lynch

·      Music by: August Honey