Houston, TX — February 13, 2026 — Armexa is excited to announce that Jacob Marzloff, CEO and Co‑Founder, will speak at S4x26 on February 24, 2026, presenting a session focused on understanding and managing operational technology (OT) cyber risk during company acquisitions.
Marzloff’s session, “What Risk Have You Accepted in a Company Acquisition?”, will take place February 24 from 3:30–4:00 PM on Stage 3. The talk addresses a critical but often overlooked question in mergers and acquisitions: when you acquire an industrial business, how much cyber risk did you just buy?
Industrial asset owners are increasingly responsible for inherited cyber exposure following acquisitions, yet cyber risk is rarely evaluated with the same rigor as financial or safety risk. In this session, Marzloff will demonstrate how OT cyber risk can be tied directly into an acquiring company’s existing corporate risk matrix and executive decision‑making framework—using the same language and categories executives already rely on for financial, operational, and safety decisions.
Rather than introducing another checklist or maturity model, the approach translates OT cyber exposure into quantifiable business risk. While pre-close assessments are ideal, the reality of most transactions is that cyber diligence is constrained by time, budget, and deal priorities. Marzloff’s proposed model starts immediately post‑close, without slowing the transaction, and shifts cyber risk from a negotiation lever into an operationalized risk‑scoring process that CFOs, COOs, and CEOs can act on.
“The goal is simple,” said Marzloff. “Give asset owners a repeatable way to quantify exposure, prioritize action, and protect deal value.”
Want to schedule an in-person meeting with Armexa leadership while attending S4?
Use this link to schedule a meeting during the forum with Jacob Marzloff (President), Eric Forner (CTO), John Cusimano (CSO). You can also contact sales@armexa.com.
Session Details
- Title: What Risk Have You Accepted in a Company Acquisition?
- Event: S4x26
- Date: February 24, 2026
- Time: 3:30 – 4:00 PM
- Location: Stage 3
- Speaker: Jacob Marzloff, CEO & Co‑Founder, Armexa
About the Speaker
Jacob Marzloff is the CEO and Co‑Founder of Armexa, where he leads strategy and delivery for industrial cybersecurity programs across critical infrastructure sectors. His work focuses on aligning OT cybersecurity risk with business, safety, and financial decision‑making at the executive level.
About Armexa
Armexa is an industrial cyber risk management company comprised of dedicated OT experts with decades of hands-on experience in gas plants, refineries, pipelines, manufacturing, and offshore facilities. Armexa helps organizations build and commission OT cybersecurity programs that align with industry regulations, international standards, and corporate IT policies to ensure operations run safely, reliably, and securely. Visit Armexa.com to learn more.
