The Cyber Fusion Report, Episode 16

The Cyber Fusion Report, Episode 16

In Episode 16 of The Cyber Fusion Report, host Gary Mullen is joined by Terry McCorkle, CEO and Founder of PhishCloud, and Katherine Hutton, Product Manager for Cybersecurity at Fluence, for an insightful discussion on the evolving cybersecurity challenges facing the modern energy sector. As Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) continue to expand, inverters become increasingly connected, and critical infrastructure grows more dependent on software and digital communications, the attack surface for adversaries is changing rapidly. Terry and Katherine explore how the industry is responding to these challenges, where cybersecurity programs are succeeding, and where significant risks remain. Listeners will learn why inverter security has become such an important topic, how global supply chains are impacting cyber risk, what "secure by design" should actually mean in operational environments, and why securing infrastructure with a 20-year lifecycle requires a fundamentally different approach than traditional IT security. The conversation also examines the realities of regulatory compliance, cyber-informed engineering, and the growing gap between digital control systems and their real-world operational consequences. Whether you're responsible for energy operations, OT cybersecurity, risk management, or critical infrastructure resilience, this episode provides practical insights into the threats, trends, and strategic decisions that will shape the future of energy security.

June 3 Webinar: NERC CIP Without The Theater

NERC-CIP Without the Theater: Turning Compliance Into Operational Readiness Passing the audit is not the same thing as being prepared for a real-world cyber attack. Many NERC-CIP programs are rich in documentation, evidence collection, and compliance reporting, yet still struggle to answer a more important question: Would we actually detect, contain, and prevent operational impact from a determined attacker? In this executive-focused session, PhishCloud leaders Terry McCorkle and Chris Weule explore why compliance programs often drift away from operational readiness, how attackers exploit attack paths rather than isolated vulnerabilities, and what utility leaders can do to transform compliance activities into measurable cyber resilience. Attendees will learn how leading organizations align controls to real attack paths, continuously validate detection and response capabilities, and provide executives and boards with meaningful visibility into operational cyber risk. An auditor measures evidence. An attacker measures effectiveness. The organizations that understand the difference are the ones best positioned to prevent operational impact.

The Cyber Fusion Report, Episode 15

In Episode 15 of The Cyber Fusion Report, host Gary Mullen sits down with Terry McCorkle and Brad Willet for a hard hitting discussion on the growing pressures facing operational technology security teams.The conversation explores why OT environments continue to fall behind despite rising threats, shrinking resources, and expanding operational complexity. Terry and Brad dive into the impact of AI on industrial cybersecurity, the coming wave of OT segmentation and firewall investments, the ongoing loss of experienced OT talent, and why predictive analytics in OT will ultimately depend on the quality and visibility of operational data. This episode delivers a direct and practical look at where OT security stands today, and what industrial organizations must do now to prepare for what comes next.

May 6 Webinar OT Executive Cyber Visibility

* The majority of cybersecurity dashboards were never built for the people who matter most in a crisis. Boards and executive teams are no longer asking, “Are we secure?” They are asking operational questions: Can production stop? How long would downtime last? What is our real business exposure? And what decisions need to be made, and by whom? In this Reality Event, Executive OT Cyber Visibility: What Boards Actually Need to See, we break down why traditional cyber reporting fails at the executive level and what effective, decision-ready visibility actually looks like. Led by Terry McCorkle, CEO and Founder of PhishCloud, and Chris Weule, Director of Operational Technology, Cyber Fusion and Strategy, this session draws on real-world experience across industrial environments to reframe how cyber risk should be communicated to leadership. During the session, we explore: • Why most executive dashboards create noise instead of clarity • The gap between technical reporting and board-level decision-making • How to translate cyber risk into operational and financial impact • The four questions every board ultimately asks about cyber risk • A practical model for moving from raw data to decision-ready insight • How to map OT cyber risk into downtime, revenue exposure, safety, and regulatory impact • What an executive risk map looks like in practice • Why compliance does not equal visibility, and how to use both effectively • How governance, not tooling, ultimately defines true cyber visibility This session is designed for CISOs, executives, and board-level stakeholders who need a clearer, more actionable way to understand and communicate cyber risk. Because in the moments that matter most, visibility is not about how much data you have. It’s about whether leadership can make the right decision, at the right time.

The Cyber Fusion Report: Episode 14

From Stuxnet to Today: How Has OT Cyber Hygiene Changed OT cybersecurity did not evolve overnight. It has shifted through phases of compliance, global expansion, and now widespread exposure among organizations that lack even the most basic protections. In this episode of The Cyber Fusion Report, Terry McCorkle, CEO and Founder of PhishCloud, is joined by Jonathan Pollet, Founder of Red Tiger Security and a longtime industrial cybersecurity pioneer, to examine how OT cyber hygiene has progressed over the past decade and where many organizations are still falling dangerously behind. Together, they walk through the evolution of OT security from early compliance-driven programs to today’s growing risks facing small and mid-tier manufacturers operating without segmentation, monitoring, incident response, or trained personnel. In this episode, you’ll learn: - How OT cyber hygiene has evolved from 2010 to today. - Why many organizations still lack foundational OT protections. - How attackers identify and target the most vulnerable environments. - The growing impact of workforce attrition and lost operational knowledge. - What organizations should prioritize now to reduce operational and business risk. This episode provides a real-world look at where OT cybersecurity stands today and what leaders must do to stay ahead of the next wave of attacks.