Topic: Operational Technology Under Attack: Leveraging AI for Proactive Defense
Abstract: Operational Technology (OT) environments are increasingly becoming prime targets for sophisticated cyberattacks as the convergence of IT and OT expands the industrial attack surface. Critical infrastructure, manufacturing systems, and industrial control environments now face advanced threats ranging from ransomware and supply-chain compromises to targeted attacks on industrial control systems (ICS). Traditional security approaches often struggle to provide adequate visibility and timely detection in OT environments due to legacy systems, limited patching windows, and the need for continuous availability. This is where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative force in OT security. The current webinar explores how AI-driven security solutions are enabling organizations to shift from reactive defense to proactive threat detection by leveraging behavioral analytics, anomaly detection, and predictive intelligence. The webinar will also discuss how AI can help identify early indicators of compromise, reduce incident response times, and strengthen cyber resilience across industrial environments. Join us to understand the evolving OT threat landscape, key challenges in securing cyber-physical systems, and how AI-powered security strategies can help organizations detect, respond to, and mitigate attacks before they disrupt operations.
Key Takeaways:
- Understanding the OT threat landscape
- Role of AI in strengthening OT security
- Enhancing Proactive security and incident response with AI
- Best practices for AI adoption in OT security
- Building cyber resilience in industrial environments
Speaker:
Prof. Atdhe Buja, Assistant Professor, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bio: Atdhe Buja is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Digital Forensics, and Cybersecurity at the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, USA (Bloomsburg University). Atdhe is a world-renowned cybersecurity expert with decades of experience. As PM, Atdhe has established andcc. He is an EC-Council Instructor (CEI) and CEH, Microsoft IT Professional, and Oracle Administrator for RDMBS, and a leading authority on information technology, Industrial IoT, and ICS/SCADA cybersecurity. His research work focuses on cybersecurity countermeasures for Industrial IoT, IoT security, ICS/SCADA infrastructures, wireless sensor networks WSN, cybersecurity of ML and artificial intelligence, and database management systems. Author of multiple books, including ‘Cybersecurity of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)’ and ‘AI and ML-Driven Cybersecurity: Industrial IoT and WSN with Python Scripting’.
