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SecurityWeek’s ICS Cyber Security Conference is the conference where ICS users, ICS vendors, system security providers and government representatives meet to discuss the latest cyber-incidents, analyze their causes and cooperate on solutions.

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The ICS Cybersecurity Conference  focuses on safeguarding critical components, including SCADA systems, plant control systems, engineering workstations, substation equipment, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and other essential field devices. Join us as we explore cutting-edge strategies and solutions to fortify your OT environments and enhance resilience against cyberattacks.

This event offers unmatched networking opportunities and promises an amazing experience. (All meals and receptions are included with a full conference ticket).  Capture the Flag (CTF) competition will take place in the Park Lane room (Tuesday-Wednesday).

(Note: Monday, October 27th is a pre-conference training day that requires registration. Conference sessions begin on October 28th)

Monday, October 27, 2025

Trippe Room (Breakouts) Hope II Hope III

8:00 AM

8:00 AM - 8:25 AM

Training & Workshop Day

8:30 AM

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Industrial Cybersecurity Launchpad (9AM - 4PM)

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

[Launchpad] Answer the ICS Security Wake-up Call: It’s Time to Stop Fixing OT Problems with IT Tools

9:00 AM - 4:55 PM
Hope II

ICS/OT Cybersecurity Incident Preparedness & Response Workshop

9:00 AM - 4:55 PM
Hope III

Applied ICS Security Training Lab

9:45 AM

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

[Launchpad] Integrating IT and OT: Designing a Secure ICS Architecture

10:30 AM

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Break

10:45 AM

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

[Launchpad] Tales from the Road, How to Crawl, Walk, Run in ICS Cybersecurity

11:30 AM

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

[Launchpad] Securing OT/ICS: Implementing CISA’s Secure by Demand Principles

12:15 PM

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Lunch

1:15 PM

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Build a Resilient OT Cybersecurity Ecosystem: Lessons from Experience in Middle East

2:00 PM

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

[Launchpad] How Effective Insider Risk Management is Essential to Operational Reliability

2:45 PM

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

[Launchpad] The OT Approach to Design and Cybersecurity

3:30 PM

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Afternoon Break

3:45 PM

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

[Launchpad] Lean Teams, Big Impact: Automating Evidence and Governance in OT

6:00 PM

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Welcome Reception

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Windsor CDE (Main Stage) Windsor C (Strategy Breakout) Windsor DE (Technical Breakout) Trippe Room (Breakouts) Hope II

8:00 AM

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Windsor CDE (Main Stage)

Breakfast & Registration

8:10 AM

8:10 AM - 8:55 AM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

What Does the Data Reveal About Modern Advanced Threats and How to Counter Them?

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Windsor CDE (Main Stage)

Panel: OT Security Successes, Failures, and the Road Ahead

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Hope II

Training: Cyber Attack Methods for Cyber-Physical Systems (Day 1)

9:45 AM

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Windsor CDE (Main Stage)

Failure to Accelerate - How to Re-ignite the Spark to Sustain OT Security Programs

10:30 AM

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Windsor CDE (Main Stage)

Morning Break

10:45 AM

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Windsor CDE (Main Stage)

Navigating Complexities in Global Oil and Gas Projects: A Fireside Chat on ICS Security

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Security Fused into the Network to Protect OT at Scale

11:30 AM

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Windsor CDE (Main Stage)

Closing the Gaps: No More Easy Targets

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Rethinking Cybersecurity with an OT-First Approach

12:15 PM

12:15 PM - 1:25 PM
Windsor CDE (Main Stage)

Lunch

12:30 PM

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Securing the Unseen: Transforming OT/IoT Risk Management with Nozomi Networks

1:30 PM

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Harnessing AI to Defend and Transform Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Defend Your Industrial Network: The Zero-Trust Blueprint You Need

2:20 PM

2:20 PM - 2:55 PM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Maturing OT Cyber Programs: From Static Defense to Strategic Advantage

2:20 PM - 2:55 PM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Why OT Johnny Can’t Encrypt

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Secure Remote Access for Operational Technology

3:00 PM

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Defining, Refining, and Automating Your OT Cyber Processes

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Protecting Critical Infrastructure with the Rigor of Classified Networks

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Building Secure OT & IoT Environments: How to Future-Proof Industrial Networks

3:30 PM

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Windsor CDE (Main Stage)

Break

3:45 PM

3:45 PM - 4:20 PM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Practical Guide for Evaluating OT Identity Access Management, Endpoint Protection & Backup Solutions

3:45 PM - 4:20 PM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Faster, Lighter, and more Vulnerable than Ever: Modern OT Labs with GRFICSv3

4:20 PM

4:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Supply Chain Risks: When The Vendors Are an Attack Vector

5:00 PM

5:00 PM - 7:05 PM
Windsor CDE (Main Stage)

Reception

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Windsor C (Strategy Breakout) Windsor DE (Technical Breakout) Trippe Room (Breakouts) Hope II

8:00 AM

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast & Registration

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Tug-of-War in OT Security: Balancing Operations, Cybersecurity, and Compliance

9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

How to Assess Risk for AI in Embedded Systems and Cloud Environments

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Hope II

Training: Cyber Attack Methods for Cyber-Physical Systems (Day 2)

9:45 AM

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Measuring ICS Cybersecurity Effectiveness: Implementing Cybersecurity Performance Management (CPM)

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Failing Open Fails Zero Trust

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

AI You Can Touch: Securing the Hidden Power of Physical AI

10:20 AM

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

From Spam to Shutdown: Ransomware’s Social Engineering Path into OT

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

SBOMs for Embedded OT: A Practical Approach to Reducing Supply Chain Risk

10:50 AM

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM

Morning Break

11:05 AM

11:05 AM - 11:35 AM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Cybersecurity Implementation for Major Industrial Capital Projects

11:05 AM - 11:35 AM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Automated Cyber Defense for Critical Infrastructure: Lessons from DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge

11:05 AM - 11:35 AM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Case Study: Deploying Asset Discovery and Intrusion Detection Across 100+ Sites

11:40 AM

11:40 AM - 12:15 PM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Untrusted by Design: Agentic AI in Industrial Control Systems

11:40 AM - 12:15 PM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Leveraging Network Visibility to Validate Defensible Architecture

11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

From Implied Trust to Zero Trust for Operational Technology

12:15 PM

12:15 PM - 1:25 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Visibility Is a Good Starting Point, But What Are the Crucial Next Steps for OT Protection?

1:30 PM

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Cognitive Readiness in OT Security: Human Performance Under Pressure

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

From Ship to Shore: Real-World Threats and Zero-Day Attacks in Maritime Operational Technology

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Security Fused into the Network to Protect OT at Scale

2:05 PM

2:05 PM - 2:45 PM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Mean Time to Replace Expertise (MTTRE): Building an Expert Knowledge System that Reduces Risk

2:05 PM - 2:45 PM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Secure AI Adoption Framework for ICS/OT

2:05 PM - 2:45 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Taking Back Control: Centralizing Remote Access to ICS

2:50 PM

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Securing the Future of Industrial Operations: The Evolving Role of OT Backups in Cyber Resilience

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

From Tabletop to Practical Preparation: Advance OT Cyber Response Readiness with Live-Fire Exercises

3:20 PM

3:20 PM - 3:35 PM

BREAK

3:35 PM

3:35 PM - 4:05 PM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Securing the Unseen: AI-Driven OT/IoT Risk Management

3:35 PM - 4:05 PM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Applying Zero Trust in ICS: Where It Works — and Where It Breaks

4:10 PM

4:10 PM - 4:45 PM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Achieving "Left of Boom" Cyber Security and Resilience in CPS

4:10 PM - 4:45 PM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Defending Industrial Innovation: CMMC Resources for America’s Manufacturing Backbone

6:00 PM

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Offsite Party

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Windsor C (Strategy Breakout) Windsor DE (Technical Breakout) Trippe Room (Breakouts) Hope II Hope III

8:00 AM

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast & Registration

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Breaking the Kill Chain: How Industrial Sectors Can Coordinate to Deny Nation-State Infrastructure

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Project DARWIN - Can Bio-Evolution Solve OT Cybersecurity?

9:00 AM - 12:35 PM
Hope II

Training: Cyberattack Methods for Cyber-Physical Systems (Day 3)

9:00 AM - 2:55 PM
Hope III

Workshop: Introduction to OT/ICS Penetration Testing (9AM – 3PM)

9:45 AM

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

From Fire Drills to Fusion: How Cyber Fusion Centers Transform Security Operations

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Something’s in the Air: Uncovering Hidden Wireless Threats in OT/IoT

10:20 AM

10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Harmonizing Cyber Security Across Diverse Business Lines: The Role of the SOC

10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Packaged Control Systems – The Achilles Heel of Most OT Cybersecurity Programs

11:00 AM

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Break

11:15 AM

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Solutions Theater: Using the Right Signals to Protect and Manage OT Network Traffic

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

The Airgap Fallacy: Why Isolated OT Systems Are Still Vulnerable to Ransomware

11:50 AM

11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Solutions Theater: Security Fused into the Network to Protect OT at Scale

11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
Windsor DE (Technical Breakout)

Control Systems Under Pressure: Strategies for Running Effective OT Tabletop Exercises

12:20 PM

12:20 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Trippe Room (Breakouts)

Embedding Cyber Resilience: A Security-by-Design Blueprint for Critical Infrastructure Systems

1:30 PM

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Practical Guidance for Modernizing OT Infrastructure to Enable Secure Smart Manufacturing

2:05 PM

2:05 PM - 3:00 PM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

Closing Panel: Takeaways and Insights from the 2025 ICS Cybersecurity Conference

3:00 PM

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Windsor C (Strategy Breakout)

The Final Pour: Cheers & Conversations