Mike Holcomb is the Fellow of Cybersecurity and the ICS/OT Cybersecurity Global Lead for Fluor, one of the world’s largest engineering, procurement, and construction companies. His current role provides him with the opportunity to work in securing some of the world’s largest ICS/OT environments, from power plants and commuter rail to manufacturing facilities and refineries.
As part of his community efforts, Mike founded and leads the UpstateSC ISSA Chapter and BSides Greenville conference. He also wrote and taught all six cyber security courses for Greenville Technical College’s cyber security program which focuses on helping educate the cyber security practitioners of tomorrow.
Mike also provides consulting services to outside parties through his company, UtilSec LLC.
Introduction
“How do I get started in industrial cyber security?”
This is the most common question I receive.
To help answer this question, I wanted to write a quick start guide to share (while I work on a much longer book).
How you get started though depends on your background. Are you an OT engineer or other professional? Are you in IT cyber security? Do you have no experience in either?
This guide is written for those of you in IT cyber security today that want to learn more about the fascinating world of industrial (ICS/OT) cyber security.
