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Willi Nelson

Willi Nelson is CISO for OT at Fortinet.

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    Influencing OT Security Strategy and Execution When You’re Not the CISO

    As an OT leader within an industrial organization, how do you influence security policy when you do not own the strategy?
    By: Willi Nelson
    26 June, 2023 | 4 minutes
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    Winning the Cyber-Physical Battle in OT Security

    To truly tackle this challenge head on, cyber and physical security will need to be addressed together in ways the two functions previously haven’t been.
    By: Fortinet, Willi Nelson
    22 March, 2023 | 3 minutes
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    The Importance of Cyber Resiliency in OT

    Cyber resiliency, as defined by The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is “The ability to anticipate, withstand, recover from and adapt to adverse conditions, stresses, attacks or compromises on systems that use or are enabled by cyber resources.”
    By: Fortinet, Willi Nelson
    18 January, 2023 | 3 minutes
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    Three Approaches to Overcome OT’s Cyber Skills Gap

    Across industries, there’s a major cybersecurity skills gap–and OT is acutely impacted by it because IT skills in general are often lacking here.
    By: Fortinet, Willi Nelson
    20 December, 2022 | 3 minutes
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    Applying a Zero Trust Mindset to Securing Industrial Control Systems

    In the "zero trust access" (ZTA) network security model, no one inside or outside the network should be trusted until their identify has been verified.
    By: Fortinet, Willi Nelson
    11 November, 2022 | 3 minutes
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    How to Set Up Segmentation for Better OT Security

    Bad actors continue to take advantage of vulnerabilities in OT products as IT and OT networks converge. With the right tools and processes in place, you can successfully segment your network.
    By: Fortinet, Willi Nelson
    10 October, 2022 | 3 minutes
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