Joe Lobdell

Joe Lobdell is an OT cybersecurity leader focused on securing the systems where cyber risk meets the physical world. He currently leads OT cybersecurity architecture at AM General, where his work spans industrial network architecture and segmentation, risk management, incident response, and building practical security programs for manufacturing environments. His background includes security engineering and consulting across both IT and OT environments, with experience applying frameworks including NIST, IEC 62443, and CIS Controls. Joe holds a degree in Cybersecurity from Bellevue University and a graduate certificate in ICS/OT Security from SANS Institute. He is particularly interested in making OT security approachable for practitioners who suddenly find themselves responsible for environments that don’t behave anything like traditional IT.


Sessions

10-23
13:30
45min
So, You've Inherited OT Security
Joe Lobdell

OT (Operational Technology) security is frequently handed to an IT security team with little to no training in how or why it's different.
Come learn:
- What is OT?
- Why can't I just use IT security tools?
- What is the right way to secure them?

Walnut
10-24
10:00
360min
PLC Training Kit and Attacks!
Oren Niskin, Joe Lobdell

LIVE demo of an OT system you can build yourself, complete with Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Human Machine Interface (HMI) and all the hardware and wiring!
- Program a PLC
- Program an HMI
- Attack the industrial process! (Rogue Modbus and Modbus Man-in-the-middle)
- Detect the attacks with Zeek and Snort!
- Lots of blinking lights. mmmm...

If you're interested in getting hands-on experience with OT without breaking the bank, this is for YOU!

Check out the kit project GitHub for a look at what we're bringing!
https://github.com/oniskin/PLC-Trainer-Kit

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