San Diego Convention Center

2025 Technical Conference Sessions

Utility lessons learned from converging IT and OT security strategies

26 Mar 2025
C141
Cybersecurity , Detection and Prevention

This discussion features three utility leaders who have converged key areas of their IT/OT security efforts, with a focus on the challenges, strategies, and lessons learned from adopting cybersecurity best practices in operational environments that were not designed with security in mind.

Key Takeaways:

  • Asset Discovery & Enumeration
  • HBOM/SBOM Capabilities
  • Data Collection & Aggregation
  • OT Cybersecurity Architecture
  • User Awareness 
  • Security & Operations Adoption Efforts
  • Governance & Risk
  • OT Vulnerability Management
  • Emergency Response & Operations Planning
  • Monitoring
  • Incident Response

Attendees will walk away with an understanding of the key success factors and lessons learned in the implementation of both holistic multi-year OT cybersecurity programs at two investor-owned utilities — Calpine and Southern California Edison — as well as smaller, ad-hoc OT security projects at other utility and generation companies. 

Panel Moderator
Trevor Houck
Trevor Houck, Sr Manager - Accenture
Chairperson
Seshadri Nadendla
Seshadri Nadendla, Manager - Deloitee Consulting
Speakers
Jason Shea
Jason Shea, Lead, OT Cybersecurity Program - Southern California Edison
Russell Richardson
Russell Richardson, VP & Chief Security Officer - Calpine Corporation
Victor Calderon
Victor Calderon, Deputy Lead, OT Cybersecurity Program - Southern California Edison