Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are not just another part of your infrastructure. They are the infrastructure.
They run power grids, water systems, manufacturing lines, transportation networks. When they fail, it is not just an IT problem. It becomes an operational problem, a safety problem, sometimes even a public trust problem within hours.
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Inside the Boardroom and Beyond: Reflecting on My Induction into the EC-Council C|CISO Hall of Fame 2025
There are moments in a professional journey that make you pause, look back at the decades of late-night incident responses, budget battles, and architectural shifts, and realize that the grind was worth every single second.
ICS Security Fundamentals
Industrial Control Systems (ICS) form the backbone of the world’s most critical infrastructure from power grids and water treatment plants to oil refineries and manufacturing facilities
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Countering Terrorist Operations in the Age of Hybrid Warfare
Countering Terrorist Operations in the Age of Hybrid Warfare Read More »
Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR): A CISO’s Guide an article by Dr Erdal Ozkaya
Understanding Digital Forensics Incident Response Strategies
Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) is the discipline that combines the technical investigation of cyber in
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OT and IT security are not the same problem. This post explains why industrial environments need a fundamentally different approach — and what a real OT security programme actually looks like, from asset discovery to incident response.
OT vs IT Security: Why Industrial Environments Need Different Protection Read More »
A practical framework I’ve taught CISOs in dozens of countries: Risk → Decision → Metric → Ask. How to turn fifteen minutes of board time into decisions, not presentations.
The Ozkaya Board Briefing Framework: How CISOs Win the 15 Minutes Read More »
The US Vanguard Leadership and Resilience at The World CIO 200 Summit
Connecting Vision with Execution: The World CIO 200 Summit Arrives in the USA Read More »
Dark Web in 2026: What CISOs Need to Know I wrote a book about the dark web. Literally — Inside thNew Book Inside the Dark Webe Dark Web, published by CRC Press and used as the core textbook for Charles Sturt University’s Dark Web course. So when I say the dark web of 2026 looks nothing like the dark web of even three years ago, I’m speaking from deep familiarity with how this space has evolved.
Dark Web in 2026: What CISOs Need to Know About Today’s Underground Economy Read More »
Let’s be honest: cybersecurity can feel like a sea of jargon and reactive fire-fighting. Once you move past the basics, the signal-to-noise ratio gets messy. My goal for this post isn’t to drown you in technical acronyms it’s to make the complex concepts actually “click.”
Demystifying Cybersecurity Read More »
