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Rick Peters

Rick Peters is the CISO for Operational Technology, North America for Fortinet Inc., delivering cybersecurity defense solutions and insights for the OT/ICS/SCADA critical infrastructure environments. He is charged with overseeing growth of Fortinet’s penetration into the largest global OT marketspace. That charge entails identifying and partnering to gain traction on existing OT business campaigns as well as targeting emerging customer opportunities.   
 
Immediately prior, he served as the director of operational technology, global enablement for Fortinet. In this capacity, Mr. Peters enabled OT business growth by partnering with Fortinet OT security, sales and marketing counterparts. The success realized in EMEA and APAC over two years keyed recognition and a strategic transition to focus on North America as the largest target marketspace in 2020.

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  • Preparing to Defend the Lesser Targeted Systems in the Supply Chain
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    Preparing to Defend the Lesser Targeted Systems in the Supply Chain

    In the coming year, traditional targets will remain high on the menu for cybercriminals, but we expect to see new areas for exploitation that include some of the previously lesser-targeted systems.
    By: Rick Peters
    15 March, 2022 | 3 minutes
  • Trying to Secure Critical infrastructure? You Can’t Take Your Foot Off the Gas.
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    Trying to Secure Critical infrastructure? You Can’t Take Your Foot Off the Gas.

    Now that bad actors have witnessed the impact an attack can have on critical infrastructure OT systems, they’re emboldened to try and expand cyber campaigns to illustrate supremacy and increase public distrust and anxiety. So, we’ll dive into some of the most significant concerns that OT leaders need to be aware of in the coming year–and what can be done to strengthen your security posture.
    By: Rick Peters
    08 December, 2021 | 3 minutes
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