A white-hat hacker details their process for penetration testing Australian industrial assets and protecting them from cyber crime.
Unlike data breaches that steal information, attacks on operational technology seize control of vital systems – think power grids, water supplies, industrial control networks – posing an immediate risk to public safety.
Michael McInerney is a cybersecurity consultant at CyberCX, a company that specialises in processes such as penetration testing (or pen testing) and red teaming. He works to identify and address vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
To learn more about how pen testing is helping to protect Australia’s digital infrastructure, hit play on the video below.
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Video produced and edited by Joseph Harding, with interview conducted by Lachlan Haycock.
