When IT Cyber Events Bring Down the Plant Floor

Craig and Dino break down how cyberattacks that start in traditional IT systems can shut down entire manufacturing production lines, leading to massive financial losses.

Using real-world examples like UNFI's $500 million drop in market value in 60 hours, they explain how overlooked connections between IT and the OT plant floor are often the weakest links.

You’ll hear why simply installing firewalls isn’t enough, how organizational silos between IT and operations cause major blind spots, and what it really takes to secure industrial equipment.

Whether you're in leadership, technology, or operations, this episode will change how you think about cyber risk and business continuity in connected environments.

Chapters:

• 00:00:00 - Introduction: Where Responsibility Ends and Authority Doesn’t Begin
• 00:01:08 - Meet Your Guides: Dino & Craig On the Frontlines
• 00:01:14 - When Cyber Hits the Plant Floor
• 00:01:28 - Real-World Wake-Up: The Unify IT Incident
• 00:02:36 - The Gaps No One’s Watching in OT Security
• 00:03:18 - How Org Structure Can Make or Break Cyber Defense
• 00:04:03 - Plugging in OT Visibility: IDS in Action
• 00:04:43 - Who’s Really Calling the Shots—Corporate or the Plant?
• 00:07:02 - IT-OT Convergence: What Leaders Must Understand
• 00:13:14 - Building Cyber Defense That Actually Works
• 00:15:25 - Recovery Starts Before the Breach
• 00:17:37 - Why IT Alone Can’t Fix OT Problems
• 00:24:55 - Just Getting Started? Here’s What to Do First
• 00:28:33 - Final Word: You Can’t Secure OT Alone

Links And Resources:

• Industrial Cybersecurity Insider on LinkedIn
• Cybersecurity & Digital Safety on LinkedIn
• BW Design Group Cybersecurity
• Dino Busalachi on LinkedIn
• Craig Duckworth on LinkedIn

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