Houston, TX – February 3rd, 2025 – Armexa, a cybersecurity company that specializes in helping industrial organizations achieve secure, safe, reliable, and compliant operations, today announced that John Cusimano, Vice President of Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity, will be presenting at the BSides ICS/OT Conference in Tampa, Florida on February 10, 2025.
The presentation, If your Control System isn’t Secure, it isn’t Safe, will discuss the importance of incorporating cybersecurity into an overall industrial safety risk management program and best practices for assessing OT cyber-safety risks, why OT cybersecurity is critical to the prevention of industrial health, safety, and environmental incidents; and why OT cybersecurity, control system, and process/machine safety professionals must cooperate to identify and mitigate OT cyber-safety risks. The session will take place from 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. EST in the Smith Courtroom.
John Cusimano, CFSE, CISSP, GICSP, and SA 62443 expert, is the industry’s leading Industrial Control Systems/Operational Technology cybersecurity (ICS/OT) expert with an extensive background in process control and functional safety engineering.
As a recognized expert in ICS cybersecurity, Cusimano brings decades of experience conducting vulnerability and risk assessments across various industries. His work aligns with key standards like NIST, ISA/IEC 62443, and NERC CIP. Additionally, he developed the globally recognized CyberPHA methodology, a pioneering approach to assessing ICS and safety system risks.
Created by the BSides community, BSidesICS/OT is the first industry event dedicated entirely to ICS and OT cybersecurity. With the increasing awareness of ICS/OT cybersecurity threats, BSidesICS/OT provides a vital platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration. The event is designed for anyone passionate about defending the critical infrastructure, rom airports and mining sites to power plants and manufacturing facilities, to the range of ICS/OT environments that is vast and ever-expanding.
WHAT: Speaker session, If your Control System isn’t Secure, it isn’t Safe
WHO: John Cusimano, Vice President of OT Cybersecurity, Armexa
WHERE: Stetson University’s Tampa Law Center: 1700 N Tampa St Tampa, FL 33602
WHEN: February 10, 2025; 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. EST
REGISTRATION: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bsides-icsot-tickets-1078099778459
To schedule a meeting with John Cusimano, Jacob Marzloff, Co-Founder, President and CEO for Armexa, and/or Armexa’s Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Eric Forner at the event, or to learn more about Armexa’s services and solutions, email sales@armexa.com.
About Armexa
Armexa, an industrial cybersecurity company, is a team of dedicated operational technology (OT) cybersecurity experts with decades of hands-on experience working in gas plants, refineries, pipelines, manufacturing facilities and offshore facilities to help those operations run safely, reliably and securely. Armexa helps organizations build and commission OT cybersecurity programs that align with industry regulations, standards, and companies’ existing IT security policies and standards. Visit Armexa.com to learn more.
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