Author Profile

Wally Magda is an internationally recognized cyber and physical security expert for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) with many years of practical hands on experience. His deep security experience spans military nuclear missile command and control systems, intelligence agencies and enterprise cyber and physical security. As a regional North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP) compliance auditor, Wally set a professional tone demonstrating for all stakeholders the necessity of adhering to governing rules of procedure. He successfully completed over 100 on and off site audits. Wally is the 2018 Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) International Security Professional of the Year. As an ISSA Fellow Member, he is recognized for his active contributions to the security community. Wally currently focuses on providing ICS cyber and physical security training courses. He also conducts cyber and physical security assessments for industries such as electric energy, natural gas, chemical, liquefied natural gas (LNG), water, water reclamation and manufacturing facilities.