Speaking
OT security talks for the people who keep pipelines and energy systems running.
Founder & Principal, Windlass Consulting · Houston, TX
Jacob spent twenty years on the operations side of critical infrastructure before he started Windlass. He brings that view to the room: what security work looks like when the systems can’t go down.
Topics
What Jacob talks about
TSA security directives in practice
The directives tell pipeline operators what has to be in place. Making it hold up year after year is the hard part. This talk covers turning the requirements into procedures a team can keep running, and being honest about what is still exposed.
Securing legacy OT without breaking operations
Industrial systems stay in service for decades, and maintenance windows are short. Jacob walks through finding the gaps before picking controls, and segmenting IT from OT around the work those systems do.
OT risk a board can read
A board cannot act on a stack of technical findings. It needs to know what is exposed, what could happen, and what it is being asked to decide. This one is about getting to that conversation without watering down the facts.
Continuity for critical infrastructure
A continuity plan only helps if it matches how operations recover when networks, systems or people are out. The talk covers mapping dependencies, running in a degraded state, and using exercises to find where the plan breaks.
Formats
Formats
Keynotes, panels, workshops and podcasts. Jacob pitches the depth to the room, whether that’s an operations team or a board.
For your audience
What your audience leaves with
Your audience should walk out knowing more about their own exposure, with a couple of decisions they can act on. The examples come from real operating environments, and Jacob doesn’t pitch products.
Planning an event?
Send the audience, the format and the date, and Jacob will suggest the topic that fits.