In this webinar, Patrick O'Brien dives into a pragmatic approach for cybersecurity, specifically looking at how asset owners can leverage and apply the IEC 62443 standard to their applications. How can a pragmatic cybersecurity approach be implemented for OT and asset owners? We'll cover three main parts that build up to answering this very question.
exida Recorded Webinars
Pragmatic Cybersecurity for Asset Owners Considering IEC 62443
Recording Date: November 2023
About the Presenter:
Patrick O'Brien
Patrick O’Brien is the Assistant Director of Engineering at exida, LLC, where he helps lead a team of engineers in delivering functional safety, cybersecurity, and alarm management services. He has led cybersecurity risk assessments, training courses, and other lifecycle activities for many different applications, including oil and gas, specialty chemical, critical infrastructure, machinery, and robotics. In addition to his cybersecurity role, he also provides consulting services in the areas of process safety, functional safety, and machine safety.
He is a coauthor of Implementing IEC 62443: A Pragmatic Approach to Cybersecurity and the principal author of the CCPS concept book Managing Cybersecurity in the Process Industries – A Risk-based Approach. Patrick represents exida on the International Society of Automation Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA). Mr. O’Brien graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in German Language and Culture.