ACPGH August Event: From Compliance to Operational Resilience: Engineering Critical Infrastructure for an Era of Persistent Cyber Threats with Chuck Russell and Israel Reyes

This will be a hybrid event held both virtually and in-person. The in-person option will include lunch, and the registration deadline is Thursday 8/6 at 5pm.

The virtual deadline is Tuesday 8/11 at 11:30am. Connection details will be sent via email. Register for Virtual Option: Here!

Critical infrastructure operators face an increasingly complex threat landscape driven by geopolitical conflict, nation-state cyber activity, digital transformation, and growing dependence on interconnected Operational Technology (OT) environments. While cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory requirements establish important foundations for protection, organizations must also be prepared to sustain mission-essential operations when disruption occurs.

This session introduces the concept of Operational Resilience Engineering (ORE), a quantitative methodology developed to help organizations evaluate, measure, and improve resilience across critical infrastructure environments. Drawing on original research focused on energy systems and industrial operations, the presentation will explore:
The evolving cyber and geopolitical threat landscape affecting critical infrastructure
Key vulnerabilities introduced by OT, ICS, cloud connectivity, and digital transformation
The difference between cybersecurity compliance and operational resilience
Operational Dependency Modeling and identifying critical operational dependencies
Quantitative approaches to resilience using risk, reliability, and dependency analysis
Executive decision-support tools for prioritizing resilience investments and recovery capabilities

Attendees will leave with practical insights for strengthening organizational resilience, improving continuity planning, and enhancing preparedness for cyber, technology, operational, and large-scale disruption events.

Based on research presented through the Institute for Homeland Security at Sam Houston State University and focused on practical applications across energy, manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, and other critical infrastructure sectors.

For more information about our event and to register for a free spot, go to our chapter website
https://www.acp-international.com/greater-houston.