Podcast: Adam Firestone on Critical Infrastructure, Government Security

Brian Donohue interviews Adam Firestone, President and General Manager of Kaspersky Government Security Solutions, about why critical infrastructure systems are insecure, and why added on security does not work.

Adam FirestonBrian Donohue interviews Adam Firestone, President and General Manager of Kaspersky Lab’s newest subsidiary, Kaspersky Government Security Solutions, at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit in Washington D.C. Firestone explains why critical infrastructure systems are insecure, that added on security does not work, and how we are currently presented with a unique opportunity to build new industrial control systems — security first — as older ones reach the end of their lifespan.

 

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