Kristin Demoranville

Welcome to the Bites and Bites podcast. I'm your host, Kristen DeMoranville. And today we have something really awesome for you. I've teamed up with Aaron Crow, the Protect It All podcast host for this joint episode. Aaron and I chat about operational technology or OT, exploring how this critical area impacts industries from power to the food sector.

Welcome to the Bites and Bites podcast. I'm your host, Kristen DeMoranville. And today we have something really awesome for you. I've teamed up with Aaron Crow, the Protect It All podcast host for this joint episode. Aaron and I chat about operational technology or OT, exploring how this critical area impacts industries from power to the food sector.

Whether you're a cybersecurity pro or a food professional or just curious about how these issues affect our daily lives, this episode has something for you. So grab a snack, enjoy your workout, plane ride or commute and get ready for an enlightening conversation. And hey, while you're here, don't forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends and colleagues.

Whether you're a cybersecurity pro or a food professional or just curious about how these issues affect our daily lives, this episode has something for you. So grab a snack, enjoy your workout, plane ride or commute and get ready for an enlightening conversation. And hey, while you're here, don't forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends and colleagues.

If you haven't already, check out our website for more content, including this episode, blogs, and the merch shop. We've got some really awesome t-shirts, hats, aprons, and even a few other surprises. Let's get to it.

If you haven't already, check out our website for more content, including this episode, blogs, and the merch shop. We've got some really awesome t-shirts, hats, aprons, and even a few other surprises. Let's get to it.

Okay, great. Thanks for having me on the show. I am Kristen DeMaranville. I am the host of Bites and Bites podcast. That's bites like you bite something and bites like computer bites, where I talk to cybersecurity and technology professionals and anybody else in the food and agricultural industry about cybersecurity and technology and what that means to our food supply. It's a really fun show.

Okay, great. Thanks for having me on the show. I am Kristen DeMaranville. I am the host of Bites and Bites podcast. That's bites like you bite something and bites like computer bites, where I talk to cybersecurity and technology professionals and anybody else in the food and agricultural industry about cybersecurity and technology and what that means to our food supply. It's a really fun show.

So you can check us out. Also, we're kind of doing a joint episode here. Welcome to my listeners as well. But what I actually do, I am the CEO of Anson Sage, which is a cybersecurity firm that's focused on the food and ag industry, mainly risk management, OT related assessments, those kinds of things, trainings, lots of trainings.

So you can check us out. Also, we're kind of doing a joint episode here. Welcome to my listeners as well. But what I actually do, I am the CEO of Anson Sage, which is a cybersecurity firm that's focused on the food and ag industry, mainly risk management, OT related assessments, those kinds of things, trainings, lots of trainings.

I keep writing lots of trainings on what it means to be a cybersecurity professional in the food industry and how to be a better food professional with cybersecurity knowledge. So And then the other thing I am, I'm also CEO of Anzen OT, which is a OT resilience intelligence management platform.

I keep writing lots of trainings on what it means to be a cybersecurity professional in the food industry and how to be a better food professional with cybersecurity knowledge. So And then the other thing I am, I'm also CEO of Anzen OT, which is a OT resilience intelligence management platform.

Risk intelligence really features different things like cyber PHA assessment, scenario building, playbooks, lots of really cool intelligence things behind it. It is new on the market. We are a new startup. So come check us out there. I'm happy to talk about that all day long as well.

Risk intelligence really features different things like cyber PHA assessment, scenario building, playbooks, lots of really cool intelligence things behind it. It is new on the market. We are a new startup. So come check us out there. I'm happy to talk about that all day long as well.

I think the biggest difference between IT and OT, and I'm maybe a little bit more blunt than you in this regard, but I always say, well, IT is more about data, right? And OT is about safeguarding lives. It could kill somebody. IT is not necessarily going to kill anybody, right? Yeah. So it's a different mindset altogether where you're focused more on the people process side and the tech and OT.

I think the biggest difference between IT and OT, and I'm maybe a little bit more blunt than you in this regard, but I always say, well, IT is more about data, right? And OT is about safeguarding lives. It could kill somebody. IT is not necessarily going to kill anybody, right? Yeah. So it's a different mindset altogether where you're focused more on the people process side and the tech and OT.

We want to make sure it just stays up and available. So, you know, someone doesn't fall into a vat, becomes part of the muffin mix, you know, or they don't get electrocuted or they don't drown or they don't do anything that's awful and horrible. And nobody ever wants to go through that. And IT isn't dealing with people's lives necessarily. Right. probably is a little crossover there somewhere.

We want to make sure it just stays up and available. So, you know, someone doesn't fall into a vat, becomes part of the muffin mix, you know, or they don't get electrocuted or they don't drown or they don't do anything that's awful and horrible. And nobody ever wants to go through that. And IT isn't dealing with people's lives necessarily. Right. probably is a little crossover there somewhere.

But generally speaking, when I worked in IT, I was never worried about people's lives. I was more worried about my own life and being assaulted by an end user because they were upset. That was really probably my biggest thing there, right? OT, I was worried about me getting like catching on fire, watching somebody else get caught on fire and all these other things happening around it.

But generally speaking, when I worked in IT, I was never worried about people's lives. I was more worried about my own life and being assaulted by an end user because they were upset. That was really probably my biggest thing there, right? OT, I was worried about me getting like catching on fire, watching somebody else get caught on fire and all these other things happening around it.