Betsy Soehren Jones

Utilities—power, water, gas, and pipelines—form the backbone of modern society. Their critical role in delivering essential services makes them attractive targets of cyber attackers, who are leveraging increasingly sophisticated methods to infiltrate industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) environments. However, while these OT systems may be the ultimate target, the majority of these attacks originate through open communications ecosystems such as email, messaging, and conferencing platforms.  Adding to these challenges are the emerging risks posed by quantum computing. While quantum technology promises breakthroughs in science, medicine, and logistics, it also threatens to render today’s encryption…