Utilizing Operations Data for Enhanced Cyber Threat Detection

Explore a joint discussion from PI World 2019 featuring Dan Gunter, Principal Threat Analyst at Dragos, and Mark Johnson-Barbier from Salt River Project. Delve into the increasing challenges faced by security teams in defending complex industrial control systems without disrupting operations. Learn how a large public electric utility plans to enhance threat detection capabilities by leveraging PI system data sets. Discover the three key benefits of integrating operational data with a threat detection platform: quickly ruling out threat activity as a cause of operational issues, improving detection of malicious activities targeting control systems, and supporting incident response and forensic efforts. Gain valuable insights into how this integrated approach enhances situational awareness and strengthens cybersecurity in critical infrastructure environments.