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Billion Dollar Pilots and Boil Water Notices: Securing OT Environments

  • Season 1
  • Episode 15
August 10, 2026

The Panel & Blog

• When the Perimeter Disappears Breakfast Briefing Recap Blog

Aaron Bishop, CISO, Department of War

Dr. Justin Ubert, CISO, Department of Transportation

Matthew Shelbetter, Director of Civilian Strategy, Armis

Armis Federal

Policy & Frameworks Referenced

OMB M-26-14 and the CISA Logging Reference Architecture : https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/

DoD OT Zero Trust Reference Architecture

CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model

GSA “Eliminate, Automate, and Optimize” playbook for AI/agents

NIST SP 800-82 — Guide to Operational Technology Security

The Threat Backdrop

CISA advisory on Iranian-affiliated actors targeting water and critical infrastructure

CISA Industrial Control Systems resources

EPA Water and Wastewater cybersecurity resources

The Three Monday-Morning Takeaways

Dr. Justin Ubert: Get the disparate teams — red, blue, OT, leadership — in the same room

Matthew Shelbetter: Talk to the operators; educate leadership and frontline managers, then get the right platforms and partners

Aaron Bishop: Start with asset discovery — know what you have, where it is, and who owns it

Related Episodes

• Episode 14: A Pause, Not a Pass on CMMC

• Episode 13: Fed Christmas in July? The OMB M-26-14 Holiday Rush Begins!

• Episode 7: Iran Came for the Dams and We Got Lucky: Frontline Insights into the OT Fight

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