Beyond the Air-Gap: Securing Critical OT/ICS Infrastructure in the Age of Agentic AI

Date: August 27, 2026

Time: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Category: Cybersecurity

Location:

Salem State University Cyber Range
Harrington Campus
71 Loring Avenue
Salem, MA 01970
United States

Cybersecurity Certificate Training on Operational Technologies (OT) 
Onsite at Salem State University (Preferred) and Online 

Speakers

  • Praveen Sharma, Director Cyber Range Center, Salem State University
  • Derek Chu, Principle Product Manager, HPE

Why Attend? 

  • 2026 Threat Intelligence – Covers the latest adversary groups. AI-augmented attacks, and quantum-harvest threats.  
  • Immediate Applicability – Every module is built for practitioners.  Leave with frameworks, playbooks, and lab-tested skills you can deploy the next morning.  
  • Real Lab Environments – Virtual ICS testbed with real PLCs, SCADA historians, and live exploit simulation.  
     

Practical Takeaways 

  • Threat Detection Skills: identify OT protocol anomalies & attacker TTPs using real tooling  
  • IR Playbooks: OT adapted incident response you can activate in your environment immediately 
  • Architecture Blueprint: A 3-year OT resilience roadmap tailored to your organization Compliance Clarity: NIS2 & CISA requirements mapped to your security program 
    Certification + 7 CPEs: Applicable to CISSP, CISM, and GICSP recertification  
  • Lab-Tested Confidence: Hands-on industry-standard  
     

Who Should Attend  

  • CISOs, IT/OT Directors & Leaders, ICS/OT Engineers & Architects; Compliance Officers, Plan & Facility Leaders, Security Analysts; Cloud & Edge Ops 

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