Dawn Nedohin-Macek shares how Manitoba Hydro unified IT and OT governance, reducing 20 policies to nine through cross-functional collaboration. She discusses strategies for building trust and navigating regulatory constraints.
Critical infrastructure requires governance uniting IT and operational technology through clear policies. Manitoba Hydro faced decades of fragmented policies - vague documents disconnected from reality where OT staff ignored IT policies to maintain power and gas operations. This created audit failures and governance gaps.
Effective collaboration needs dedicated leadership, governance expertise and technical writers translating engineering concepts into accessible language. Manitoba Hydro reduced 20 policies to nine by engaging operations, legal, privacy and engineering teams, embedding feedback mechanisms enabling quarterly updates addressing emerging threats like artificial intelligence and cloud.
This session, led by Dawn Nedohin-Macek of Manitoba Hydro, will cover:
- How public-private collaboration and information-sharing platforms strengthen OT and critical infrastructure defense;
- Strategies for building trust, navigating legal and regulatory constraints, and aligning cross-sector stakeholders;
- Continuous improvement through employee feedback and integrating cybersecurity into engineering standards.
Here is the course outline:
Public-Private Partnerships for Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity |
Completion
The following certificates are awarded when the course is completed:
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CPE Credit Certificate |
