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OT Cyber Resilience and Business Continuity for Global Energy Facilities
Marco Ayala is Technical Director, Global Energy for ABS Consulting and Energy Market Lead for the ABS Cyber Center. An ISA-certified cybersecurity trainer with more than 22 years of experience in industrial control system security across the energy, oil and gas, and chemical sectors, he serves as President and National Sector Chief, Energy for InfraGard National Members Alliance, a volunteer role fostering collaboration between the FBI, private sector and stakeholders to protect US critical energy infrastructure. He also serves as Chair of the Threat Analysis and Cybersecurity Committee and Cybersecurity Coordinator for the Gulf of Mexico Area Maritime Security Committee Outer Continental Shelf.
Marco Ayala
Technical Director, Cybersecurity - Global Energy
The Case for Process-Safety Driven, Risk-Based Approaches to Manage Industrial Cybersecurity
Cyber risk in the oil, gas and chemical sectors goes beyond the standard IT exposure—it threatens operations, business continuity and national security. It directly impacts uptime, safety, compliance and resilience across the energy value chain. As attacks on critical infrastructure accelerate and the financial impact of OT cyber incidents continues to rise, energy companies can no longer afford to treat industrial cybersecurity as a checklist exercise or a problem delegated outside plant operations.
In this white paper, ABS Consulting Technical Director Marco Ayala draws on decades of industrial control system (ICS) security experience to reframe the conversation and make the business case for a practical, process-safety-driven, risk-based approach to OT cyber risk management—one designed to reflect the realities of plant operations and help leaders strengthen readiness, protect critical infrastructure and build lasting resilience.
Download OT Cyber Resilience and Business Continuity for Global Energy Facilities for more information and explore an engineering-driven approach to integrating OT cybersecurity into broader operational risk strategies that strengthen business continuity, operational resilience and long-term operational excellence.
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