65: How the S4x23 Conference Can Help Your CyberSecurity Career

(CS)²AI Podcast Show: Control System Cyber Security

Dale Peterson, the Founder of the S4 Conference, joins Derek Harp today.

Dale was on an earlier podcast last year where he spoke about the founding and history of the S4 Conference. Today, he joins Derek to discuss the S4x23 Conference coming up shortly. It will open with a preliminary day on February 13th, and the event will take place on the 14th, 15th, and 16th of February.

For more than 15 years, Dale Peterson has been on the leading/bleeding edge helping security-conscious asset owners effectively and efficiently manage risk to their critical assets. He has pioneered numerous ICS security tools and techniques, such as the first intrusion detection signatures for ICS that are now in every commercial product. In 2007 Dale created the S4 Events to showcase the best offensive and defensive work in ICS security and build a community. S4 is now the largest and most advanced ICS event in the world. Dale is constantly pushing and prodding the ICS community to move faster and get better.

The S4 Conference has been growing and evolving for many years. In this episode, Dale dives into what to expect and look forward to for this year’s S4x23 Conference.

Show highlights:

• Dale gets into what to expect from the upcoming S4x23 Conference
• Dale discusses what excites him about the upcoming event
• Dale talks about the women’s social event that will take place on the night of Monday the 13th
• There will be a My Favorite Metric game show on the morning of Thursday the 16th
• There will be 100 free tickets for women in ICS
• There will be a special space for worthy cause exhibitors
• Who the event is geared toward

Links and resources:

(CS)²AI

Dale Peterson’s website

Dale Peterson on LinkedIn

Go to www.s4xevents.com for more information about the upcoming S4x23 Conference.

Books mentioned:

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek