Secolve Update: April 2024

Things are really starting to pick up as we approach the end of the financial year. With many organisations working towards their end-of-financial-year deadlines, Secolve is keeping hard at work on our OT security projects.

This month, we presented at conferences in Denmark and Dubai to showcase OT-SAT, our video-based OT security awareness training platform. We really enjoyed discussing the challenges that currently face the industry in these regions and how OT security awareness training is vital to protecting your most critical “human” assets.

We have also begun rolling out integration of Credly digital badges for OT-SAT. Users can earn badges to add to their profile as they complete our training modules covering OT-specific content like OT Cyber Security Fundamentals and The SOCI Act. Reach out for a demo now to see how OT-SAT can work as part of your OT security awareness training program.

We have an upcoming livestream this week, with Russ and Bruce Large - AESCSF AMA (Ask Me Anything. Mark this one down in your calendar as it will be an excellent opportunity to ask your questions directly to Bruce, who has worked with the standard for many years, within organisations and as a consultant.

We also have our third Brisbane OT security meetup coming up fast. We are hosting this event?with Palo Alto above the new Secolve office, so make sure you RSVP for an excellent night of drinks, nibbles, and networking with the Brisbane OT community. We look forward to seeing you there!?

Finally, I wanted to touch upon something different – my passion for championing women in OT. It was great to launch our inaugural Women in OT lunch last month, bringing together recent graduates to experienced C-level execs to share their stories, experiences, and build new relationships. We look forward to organising more of these events this year.?

- Belinda

2 May

Join our AESCSF AMA (Ask Me Anything) livestream on LinkedIn and bring your burning AESCSF questions with you to ask Bruce and Russ live!?

9 May

We are looking forward to hosting our third OT cyber security meetup of the year above the new Secolve office in Brisbane! Register your interest and join us for some drinks, nibbles, and networking with fellow industry peers and people interested in protecting our nation's critical infrastructure.?

15-16 May?

CyberWest Summit 2024 takes place across two days in Perth. Learn from dozens of cyber security experts and acquire the skills to prevent and react to cyber-crime targeting your business at WA’s flagship cyber security education and awareness event.?

21-24 May?

AUSCERT Cyber Security Conference 2024 will be held in Gold Coast focussing on how everyone’s actions, shared knowledge, and collaboration, can create a ripple effect in the broader community, strengthening the entire field of cyber security.?Our own Bruce Large will be presenting 'Using Operational Technology Cyber Security Programs to Amplify your Impact' on 23 May, so make sure you mark his session down as one not to miss!

7 June

The Cybersecurity for Infrastructure Summit 2024 will be a hybrid event, combining both in-person sessions for those who can attend in Sydney?and live or on-demand content for virtual attendees looking for strategies and technologies to manage evolving cyber-risks for infrastructure assets.?

There’s a lot that's happened in the OT security space, this month. Here is a summary of some of the latest news articles and industry news.?

?NIST has released an initial public draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-61r3 (Revision 3) for public comment. The draft intends to assist organisations with incorporating cyber security incident response recommendations and considerations throughout their cyber security risk management activities, as described by its framework NIST CSF 2.0. Read more about it here.?

The CISC has released their second Newsflash for 2024, detailing their year so far with various engagements and the launch of products aimed at educating and assisting critical infrastructure owners and operators. ?

MITRE announced an update to their ATT&CK framework with v15 updates enhancing detections, introducing a new analytic format, and providing cross-domain adversary insights, along with a 2024 roadmap indicating updates to the framework’s ICS sub-techniques coming later this year.?