🔐 Key Topics Covered at CPS Cyber Senate 2025

• IT/OT Convergence & Unified Security Architectures
  Building integrated security ecosystems across information and operational technology environments to reduce risk and improve resilience.
• Industrial Protocols & Network Traffic Monitoring
  Harnessing metadata and behavioral analysis to detect threats in real time and improve visibility across industrial networks.
• Protecting Mission-Critical Environments
  Securing operations that demand zero downtime—from energy generation and water treatment to manufacturing and transportation.
• Cloud Integration for ICS/OT
  Best practices for adopting cloud technologies in industrial environments while ensuring secure connectivity, configuration, and control.
• Zero Trust Security for Operational Technology
  Applying Zero Trust principles to legacy and modern OT environments to enhance segmentation, authentication, and threat response.
• Incident Response & Recovery in OT/ICS
  Developing effective strategies and playbooks to detect, contain, and recover from cyber incidents without disrupting operations.
• AI & Machine Learning for OT Security
  Leveraging AI to identify anomalies, predict threats, and automate response across industrial systems and critical assets.
• Securing Connected Devices (IoT & IIoT)
  Managing device onboarding, asset visibility, and vulnerability mitigation in environments with expanding industrial connectivity.
• Supply Chain & Third-Party Risk Management
  Mitigating risks introduced by external vendors, OEMs, and integrators through robust procurement and continuous monitoring practices.
• Human Factors & Cybersecurity Culture
  Enhancing the human layer of cybersecurity with training, accountability, and a proactive culture of operational awareness.
• OT Security for Critical Infrastructure Sectors
  Tailoring cyber resilience strategies to the unique risks in energy, water, transportation, and advanced manufacturing.
• Aligning OT Security with Enterprise Risk Management
  Bridging the gap between cybersecurity and board-level risk, ensuring OT security supports broader business continuity goals.
• Compliance, Regulations & Global Standards
  Understanding and implementing key frameworks such as ISA/IEC-62443, NIS2, and the UK’s Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF).
• Emerging Threats & Vulnerabilities in CPS
  Staying ahead of evolving threats targeting industrial systems and deploying proactive measures to defend against advanced attacks.
• Real-World Case Studies & Lessons Learned
  Gaining insights from incident reviews, breach responses, and resilience planning across critical infrastructure operations.
• Future-Proofing Cyber-Physical Systems
  Using predictive analytics, advanced detection tools, and architecture reviews to secure evolving and legacy environments.