Billions are spent in the energy industry trying to secure the digital perimeter, whereas physical security languishes and can be defeated within minutes. With the rise of new OT/IoT technology being used, the digital attack surface is constantly evolving, for better or for worse. Whereas the power grid’s physical perimeter is stuck in the 1990s and relevant infrastructure does not receive the testing it deserves.

This session exposes the systemic blind spots in transformer station protection and challenges the status quo of passive security. Examples will be presented on how to move beyond "locks and cameras" to discuss offensive threat emulation, the critical data missing from your threat intelligence reports and why we must pivot from static defense to an active, resilient response, before the next act of sabotage is attempted.

Offensive R&D Specialist Tom Van de Wiele, DNV