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An IST podcast bringing conversations on emerging security challenges—and ideas to tackle them—to the forefront. In season one, we’re focusing on the race to accelerate innovation in technologies of national strategic importance.

Electricity. Finance. Transportation. Our water supply. Host Bryson Bort walks through the world of hackers working on the frontlines of cybersecurity and public safety to protect the systems we rely on every day. Presented by IST and ICS Village.

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Episode 51: Cyber-Informed Engineering: Moving Beyond the Firewall

Episode 51: Cyber-Informed Engineering: Moving Beyond the Firewall

For the last episode of season 5, host Bryson Bort sat down with Andrew Ohrt, Resilience Director at West Yost Associates. A civil engineer specializing in water infrastructure, Andrew bridges the gap between traditional engineering and digital risk. Andrew walks us through the "invisible" nature of water systems, the impact of data centers on utility resilience, and how Cyber-Informed Engineering protects our most essential resource.

civil engineering, critical infrastructure, cyber, cyber-informed engineering, digital risk, resilience, UnDisruptable27, water

March 18, 2026

Episode 50: Systems Engineering for Survival: A Physician’s Guide to Emergency Management

Episode 50: Systems Engineering for Survival: A Physician’s Guide to Emergency Management

Bryson Bort welcomes Dr. Natalie Sullivan, Medical Director of the Emergency Response Medical Group and an emergency medicine physician at a D.C. area hospital. Trained in EMS and disaster and operational medicine, Natalie turned her attention to the critical intersection of clinical medicine, patient safety, and cybersecurity resilience after experiencing a prolonged ransomware attack on a major hospital.

critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, emergency management, emergency systems management, resilience, UnDisruptable27

February 17, 2026

Episode 49: Bridging the IT/OT Divide in Oil and Gas

Episode 49: Bridging the IT/OT Divide in Oil and Gas

Bryson Bort is joined by Dd Budiharto, Microsoft’s Customer Security Officer for the Oil, Gas, and Energy sectors, as she shares her experience bridging the IT/OT divide in the energy sector.

CISO, cybersecurity, energy, gas, IT, oil, OT

January 20, 2026

Episode 48: AI and the Future of Maritime Cybersecurity

Episode 48: AI and the Future of Maritime Cybersecurity

In a new episode of the ICS Village and IST podcast Hack the Plan[e]t, retired maritime cybersecurity professor Gary Kessler joins Bryson Bort to walk us through the ins and outs of cybersecurity at sea, automated identification systems, and AI’s current and future role in maritime operations. What is AIS spoofing, and why is it dangerous? What are the unique challenges posed by cybersecurity at sea? Is the maritime industry ready for artificial intelligence integrations?

critical resilience, cyber, cybersecurity, martime

December 16, 2025

Episode 47: Creating a Cyber Aware Culture for Local Water Utilities

Episode 47: Creating a Cyber Aware Culture for Local Water Utilities

Bryson Bort and Cyber Readiness Institute Deputy Managing Director Lessie Skiba sit down to discuss the CRI’s new program connecting cyber experts with small and medium sized water utilities to bolster their cybersecurity and resilience.

critical infrastructure, cyber resilience, cybersecurity, water

September 9, 2025

Episode 46: Local Infrastructure is Critical Infrastructure

Episode 46: Local Infrastructure is Critical Infrastructure

Bryson Bort sits down with NY Chief Cyber Officer Colin Ahern and Cybersecurity Strategic Advisor for the State of Ohio Kirk Herath to discuss the importance of community cybersecurity protections and what makes local infrastructure critical.

critical infrastructure, cyber, cybersecurity, resilience

August 13, 2025

Episode 51: Cyber-Informed Engineering: Moving Beyond the Firewall

Episode 51: Cyber-Informed Engineering: Moving Beyond the Firewall

For the last episode of season 5, host Bryson Bort sat down with Andrew Ohrt, Resilience Director at West Yost Associates. A civil engineer specializing in water infrastructure, Andrew bridges the gap between traditional engineering and digital risk. Andrew walks us through the "invisible" nature of water systems, the impact of data centers on utility resilience, and how Cyber-Informed Engineering protects our most essential resource.

critical infrastructure, cyber, resilience, water, UnDisruptable27, cyber-informed engineering, civil engineering, digital risk

Episode 50: Systems Engineering for Survival: A Physician’s Guide to Emergency Management

Episode 50: Systems Engineering for Survival: A Physician’s Guide to Emergency Management

Bryson Bort welcomes Dr. Natalie Sullivan, Medical Director of the Emergency Response Medical Group and an emergency medicine physician at a D.C. area hospital. Trained in EMS and disaster and operational medicine, Natalie turned her attention to the critical intersection of clinical medicine, patient safety, and cybersecurity resilience after experiencing a prolonged ransomware attack on a major hospital.

cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, resilience, UnDisruptable27, emergency management, emergency systems management

Episode 49: Bridging the IT/OT Divide in Oil and Gas

Episode 49: Bridging the IT/OT Divide in Oil and Gas

Bryson Bort is joined by Dd Budiharto, Microsoft’s Customer Security Officer for the Oil, Gas, and Energy sectors, as she shares her experience bridging the IT/OT divide in the energy sector.

cybersecurity, energy, OT, IT, CISO, gas, oil

Episode 48: AI and the Future of Maritime Cybersecurity

Episode 48: AI and the Future of Maritime Cybersecurity

In a new episode of the ICS Village and IST podcast Hack the Plan[e]t, retired maritime cybersecurity professor Gary Kessler joins Bryson Bort to walk us through the ins and outs of cybersecurity at sea, automated identification systems, and AI’s current and future role in maritime operations. What is AIS spoofing, and why is it dangerous? What are the unique challenges posed by cybersecurity at sea? Is the maritime industry ready for artificial intelligence integrations?

cybersecurity, cyber, critical resilience, martime