Cyber threats targeting Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are rapidly evolving, placing critical infrastructure—utilities, manufacturing plants, and transportation networks—under increased risk. Despite investments in cybersecurity, many ICS operators still rely heavily on traditional activity-based metrics such as patches deployed or alerts acknowledged. These metrics often fail to demonstrate actual security resilience or meaningful risk reduction.

Cybersecurity Performance Management (CPM), a strategic framework developed and championed by cybersecurity expert Paul Innella, empowers ICS leaders to transition cybersecurity management from reactive to proactive, focusing clearly on measurable outcomes. CPM provides critical infrastructure organizations with precise, outcome-focused metrics—such as vulnerability remediation effectiveness, asset visibility in OT environments, incident response speed, and resilience of critical control systems.

This session will equip attendees with a practical understanding of CPM implementation in ICS environments, demonstrating real-world case studies and best practices. Paul Innella, with over three decades of cybersecurity experience advising high-stakes organizations such as DARPA, Deutsche Bank, and the U.S. Navy, will outline methods to accurately measure ICS cybersecurity performance, communicate strategic insights clearly to executive leadership, and ensure cybersecurity investments deliver demonstrable operational impact and ROI.

Participants will leave this session with actionable strategies for adopting CPM, strengthening ICS cybersecurity posture, and effectively reducing operational and financial risks.