Webinar: Compromised Components: The Threat Already Inside Your Network by Energy Group Webinars

Compromised Components: The Threat Already Inside Your Network

About

In 2023, a Fortress Information Security review of more than 200 software products commonly used by utilities showed that 90 percent contained component contributions from Russian and Chinese developers. Software with Russian or Chinese-made code examined by Fortress research is 2.25 times more likely to have vulnerabilities and three times more likely to have critical vulnerabilities. Fortress’s findings made headlines - getting covered by POWER as well as CNBC and The Wall Street Journal.

Now, Fortress is preparing a follow-up report looking at a much larger pool of software. The researchers want to know:
● what are the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures in critical infrastructure
● what’s actually exploitable to remove noise and identify what to prioritize
● what can you do about it when patching isn’t an option

Webinar participants will get an in-depth look at the newest research and learn how to attack the threats already lurking inside their systems.

Presenters

Bryan Cowan

Product Owner, SBOM; Fortress Information Security

Bryan is a research analyst on Fortress' research and development team where his focus is on software supply chain integrity and security. He previously worked on inventory management, product ordering, and supply chain issues in the grocery industry.

Bryan’s current research focuses on software transparency and improving software supply chain security through Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) and Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX), including ways to automate and to improve operational vulnerability response. He has authored several white papers on software supply chain security and SBOMs. He has authored several white papers and research articles on software supply chain security and SBOMs.

Bryan earned a degree in Finance from the University of Florida and Master’s in Information Security from the University of Denver.

Aaron Larson

Executive Editor, POWER magazine

Aaron Larson joined the POWER team in September 2013 as an associate editor and was named executive editor in 2017. Aaron has a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering technology and a master’s degree, specializing in finance. He spent 13 years in the U.S. Navy nuclear power program, advancing to Chief Petty Officer. He has worked at commercial nuclear, biomass, and coal-fired power plants, functioning in operations, maintenance, safety, financial, and management capacities. Aaron holds a Chief A Engineer boiler operator license in the state of Minnesota.

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