Click here to send us your ideas and feedback on Blueprint!With ransomware and other highly disruptive attacks on the rise, there are few systems more important to defend than our critical infrastructure and ICS equipment. How should we think about defending these systems vs our typical IT network though? In this episode, Dean Parsons is here to give us that answer. Our Guest - Dean ParsonsDean brings over 20 years of technical and management experience to the classroom. He has worked in both Information Technology and Industrial Control System (ICS) Cyber Defense in critical infrastructure sectors such as telecommunications, and electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and oil & gas refineries, storage, and distribution. Dean is an ambassador for defending industrial systems and an advocate for the safety, reliability, and cyber protection of critical infrastructure. His mission as an instructor is to empower each of his students, and he earnestly preaches that “Defense is Do-able!” Over the course of his career, Dean’s accomplishments include establishing entire ICS security programs for critical infrastructure sectors, successfully containing and eradicating malware and ransomware infections in electricity generation and manufacturing control networks, performing malware analysis triage and ICS digital forensics, building converged IT/OT incident response and threat hunt teams, and conducting ICS assessments in electric substations, oil and gas refineries, manufacturing, and telecommunications networks. A SANS Certified Instructor, Dean teaches ICS515: ICS Visibility, Detection, and Response and is a co-author of the new SANS Course ICS418: ICS Security Essentials for Managers. Dean is a member of the SANS GIAC Advisory Board and holds many cybersecurity professional certifications including the GICSP, GRID, GSLC, and GCIA, as well as the CISSP®. He is a proud native of Newfoundland and holds a BS in computer science from Memorial University of Newfoundland.Follow Dean ParsonsTwitter: https://twitter.com/deancybersecLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-parsons-cybersecurity/Resources mentioned in this episodeOSINT / Site-visit Cheat Sheethttps://www.sans.org/posters/ics-site-visit-plan/ICS Cyber Kill Chain Whitepaper:https://www.sans.org/white-papers/36297/?msc=blog-ics-libraryICS specific Network Security Monitoring:https://www.sans.org/posters/industrial-network-security-monitoring/Top 5 ICS Incident Response Tabletopshttps://www.sans.org/blog/top-5-ics-incident-response-tabletops-and-how-to-run-them/My weekly ICS Defense Force LiveStreamhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjoUWqjR7qXhdZIcC8LgEBogrTyeoKqRTCheck out John's SOC Training Courses for SOC Analysts and Leaders: SEC450: SOC Analyst Training - Applied Skills for Cyber Defense Operations LDR551: Building and Leader Security Operations Centers Follow and Connect with John: LinkedIn

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