About this Event
You're invited to our next ISA Will-DuPage Technical Meeting. Join peers from across the automation community for networking, dinner, and a technical presentation.
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Time: 5:00 to 8:00 PM
Location: Werkforce Brewing, 14903 S Center St #101, Plainfield, IL
Speaker: Richard Rodriguez, Information Security Executive
Topic: OT Vulnerability Management and Active Threat Detection in Process Automation
Focus Areas:
- Protocol Vulnerabilities: Securing legacy, unencrypted protocols like Modbus TCP, EtherNet/IP, and Profinet. Passive vs.
- Active Scanning: Why standard IT vulnerability scanning crashes PLCs, and how to safely audit OT environments.
- OT Penetration Testing: Conducting specialized, non-disruptive pen testing on staging environments or backup controllers.
- Threat Detection & Anomalies: Deploying deep packet inspection (DPI) to spot unauthorized setpoint changes or rogue firmware updates
Evening Schedule:
- 5:00 PM – Social Hour
- 6:00 PM – Dinner
- 6:45 PM – Presentation
Attend in person or virtual ~ either way, we hope you can join us!
Join Virtual Microsoft Teams Meeting: TBA
🎓 1 Professional Development Hour (PDH) certificate available upon request with attendance.
Speaker Bio:
Richard Rodriguez is an information security executive with more than 15 years of experience leading enterprise security programs across healthcare, financial services, and critical infrastructure in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. He currently serves as VP of Information Security at SG Impact Ventures AG, advising defense startups and government-owned critical infrastructure operators, following his role as Senior Director, Cybersecurity at LTIMindtree. One of the first 11 people worldwide to earn all nine ISC2 certifications, he holds an Executive MBA and an LL.M in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity and International Law from the U.N.-mandated University for Peace. He serves as an ISC2 Subject Matter Expert, contributing to the development of ISC2 certification exams, an information member of the International Society of Automation (ISA) ISA99 Committee and speaks on cybersecurity strategy, board-level risk communication, and AI governance.
Event venue & nearby stays
Werk Force Brewing Co., 14903 South Center Street, Plainfield, United States
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