WiM Ohio | Manufacturing at Risk: Securing the Future of Industry

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Manufacturing at Risk: Securing the Future of Industry

Manufacturing is more dependent on technology than ever before, but this reliance comes with serious risks that many businesses are unprepared to face. Technology in manufacturing can be divided into three critical categories: Operations (e.g., sales systems, accounting platforms, machinery control), Security (e.g., physical cameras, firewalls, role-based access controls, backups), and Marketing (e.g., websites, intellectual property, public relations). These systems are deeply connected, sometimes in ways that aren’t immediately obvious.

For example, a single compromised identity or misconfigured license in your operational technology can cascade into a security breach or cripple your marketing infrastructure. Cybercriminals know this—and they're exploiting it. The consequences? Production downtime, intellectual property theft, reputation destruction, and millions in lost revenue.

In this session, we’ll uncover the hidden dependencies that make your business vulnerable, dissect the key points of failure in these three technology areas, and explore practical solutions to secure your operations before it’s too late. The question is no longer if your manufacturing business will be targeted but when—and whether you'll be ready to defend it.

Meet Our Presenters

Gina Tabasso, founder of Barracuda B2B Marketing, is a Lean Six Sigma industrial-minded growth strategist who helps manufacturing, trade, industrial, distribution, supply chain and B2B companies grow. Her “massive manufacturing chops” make her different from every other B2B marketing agency on the planet: 
More than 30 years doing in-house marketing and business development. Worked for the Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). Holds Lean Six Sigma Yellow and Green Belts
Completed six Lean Six Sigma projects and applies this methodology to her marketing process. Welding certified. Managed American Machinist, Welding Design and Fabrication, Gases & Welding Distributor, and Construction News trade publications. Sandler Sales Bronze Certification & Sales Mastery. National Utilities Refund auditor. Founder of the Manufacturing Resource Group, a consortium of service partners who help manufacturers grow.

Kevin A. McGrail, aka KAM, has been working to keep inboxes safe for over 27 years. In his $dayjob, KAM is a Cloud Fellow and Principal Evangelist at Dito. At Dito, he leads the cybersecurity practice which earned Google's Security Partner of the Year from June 2022. KAM is a Google Cloud Innovators Champion for Workspace & AI/ML. He is CEO emeritus for PCCC, a member expert of the U.S. Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary, and a Distinguished Senior Fellow in Cybersecurity at Thomas University. KAM is also a member of the Apache Software Foundation and Chair Emeritus for the Apache SpamAssassin project. His research protects millions of users daily as the principal author of the KAM Ruleset and his work with The McGrail Foundation. 

Samir Black has been in tech for 15 years working in almost every business vertical understanding technology needs from the ground up. Last 5 years have been focused in security and business standards/needs. I’m a Principal security consultant to Lexis Nexis as well as a Serial Entrepreneur in the cyber security space. I’m CEO for Data Pros Consulting, an incident response firm for ransomware attacks and other cyber attacks. I’m also the CEO for a startup called SafePay which verifies payment recipients for B2B reducing business fraud and scams.

We can't wait to see you!