Securing Critical Utility Infrastructure Through Visibility | Experts

Event Overview

Utility companies must expand grid operations and grow their digital footprints to meet future energy needs. Unfortunately, this presents more opportunities for cyber attackers. In this episode of WWT Experts, industry director for utilities and energy Adam Nathan talks with principal security consultant Carlos Sanchez about the importance of gaining comprehensive visibility into OT and IT assets as a foundation for securing critical infrastructure.

Adam Nathan

World Wide Technology

Industry Director - Utilities and Energy

A highly analytical, intellectually curious leader with a passion for helping organizations prioritize business needs, align them with business and...

What to expect

This episode of WWT Experts is part of a four-part series focused on how the evolving IT and OT landscapes are reshaping the utilities industry. Episodes are published exclusively for registered users of the wwt.com platform. The series will cover:
  • Low-risk AI use cases that can reduce OpEx costs
  • The benefits of programmatic asset lifecycle management
  • Strategies to defend against evolving cyber threats
  • Maturing OT networks to support future business needs

Goals and Objectives

Provide best practices and strategies for utilities to improve asset inventory and network segmentation in challenging legacy environments; discuss approaches for integrating security and operations teams to balance modernization needs with risk reduction; explain emerging technologies and solutions that can help utilities achieve visibility without disrupting critical operations.

Who should attend?

Executives interested in reducing risk; CISOs looking to improve visibility across OT and IT environments; operations leaders wanting to incorporate security best practices; engineers interested in emerging threats and technology deployment strategies.