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June 12, 2025 9:00 am
Critical Effect DC 2025
The next evolution of Hack the Capitol, Critical Effect DC is a two-day, annual critical infrastructure-focused conference connecting policymakers, members of civil society and academia, and OT/ICS stakeholders. Presented by ICS Village, in partnership with the Institute for Security and Technology, Crowell LLP, and the National Security Institute, this year’s event prioritized timely, solution-driven content with a sense of urgency, focusing on initiatives that can be implemented in the next two years.
critical infrastructure
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ICS
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OT
June 12, 2025
Podcast
Episode 45: Old Systems, New Threats
Bryson Bort is joined by Jim Montgomery, Director, Industrial Cybersecurity Solutions at TXOne Networks. With decades of IT security experience, Jim now leads TXOne’s work protecting Operational Technology environments across critical sectors.
critical infrastrucure
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ICS
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OT
June 10, 2025
Podcast
Episode 44: The Truth About OT Vulnerabilities
Bryson Bort sits down with Adam Robbie, Head of OT Threat Research at Palo Alto Networks, to pull back the curtain on OT threat research. With a background in electrical engineering, Adam’s first job in cybersecurity was at an IT help desk. He now leads a team dedicated to identifying, analyzing, and mitigating cyber threats targeting Operational Technology (OT) environments.
critical infrastructure
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ICS
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Operational Technology
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OT
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threat hunting
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vulnerability
May 16, 2025
Blog
Q&A: Defending Our Lifeline Sectors
We are too dependent on undependable things. What can we do about it? In this month’s edition of the TechnologIST, we sat down with IST Executive in Residence for Public Safety & Resilience Joshua Corman to learn more about UnDisruptable27.
critical infrastructure
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cyber
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cyber offense
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hybrid warfare
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ICS
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Industrial Control System
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OT
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resilience
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Volt Typhoon
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water
March 31, 2025
Podcast
Episode 41: From the Archives
Over four seasons and forty episodes, Hack the Plant with Bryson Bort has hosted everyone from hackers and scientists to industry giants and members of Congress. In a special episode, Bryson sat down to reflect on the work so far, and pick a few favorite episodes.
critical infrastructure
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ICS
February 28, 2025
Podcast
Episode 40: Protecting Critical Infrastructure for Rural Electric Cooperatives
On a new Hack the Plant, host Bryson Bort sat down with NRECA Cyber Director Carter Manucy to discuss how we can better combat the cyber threats facing our energy infrastructure.
cybersecurity
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electric
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ICS
February 3, 2025
Podcast
Episode 39: Reliability and Risks of the North American Power Grid
This month on Hack the Plan[e]t, host Bryson Bort is joined by Sara Patrick, President and CEO at the Midwest Reliability Organization to learn more about the organization’s mission to identify and mitigate security risks facing the North American bulk power system.
critical infrastructure
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cybersecurity
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ICS
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power grid
November 26, 2024
Event
May 30, 2024 10:00 am
Hack the Capitol 7.0
Hack the Capitol 7.0 took place in May 2024 in Washington, DC and featured 2 days of policy, strategy, and governance-focused panels and presentations, individual deep dives on corporate, legal, regulatory, technical, or operational details, and talks dedicated to peer-to-peer information sharing.
critical infrastructure
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cybersecurity
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hackers
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ICS
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Industrial Control Systems
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OT
May 31, 2024
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