Jacob Behnken
Secure the OT systems your operations depend on.
Founder & Principal, Windlass Consulting · Houston, TX
Jacob spent twenty years on the operations side of critical infrastructure. Now he helps pipeline and energy operators find their security gaps and close them without disrupting the systems they rely on.
Operating background
Twenty years keeping critical systems running
- 20 years
- in network and telecom engineering, NOC operations, infrastructure, OT communications and resilience.
- 20,000+
- nodes in an infrastructure environment he led.
- $80M+
- annual budget within that prior leadership scope.
- 3
- publicly traded companies covered by the continuity program.
Figures from Jacob’s prior operating roles. See his LinkedIn for the roles behind them.
Windlass Consulting
How Windlass can help
Jacob’s work at Windlass falls into three areas:
OT/ICS security assessments
Find out where you’re exposed and what to fix first.
IT/OT segmentation
Cut the connections you don’t need and keep the access operations depend on.
TSA pipeline cybersecurity
Turn the TSA directives into security work your team can keep up.
Selected results
Results from Jacob’s years in operations
Modernization
Jacob led modernization across the network core, SD-WAN, OT communications and data centers without major operational disruption.
Continuity
A continuity program covering three public companies and more than 160 departments received Everbridge “Best in Resilience” recognition.
Cost recovery
Telecom expense management and vendor renegotiation recovered more than $10M a year.
Speaking
Need a speaker on OT security?
Jacob speaks on the TSA pipeline directives, securing legacy OT, explaining OT risk to a board, and continuity planning.
Field notes
Notes on OT and ICS security
Windlass publishes notes on OT and ICS security.
Have an OT security question?
Windlass takes on assessment, segmentation and pipeline cybersecurity work.