Jim Montgomery

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Jim Montgomery is a principal solution architect at txOne Networks. He is a 30-year veteran of IT security, working in all aspects of solution design, deployment an implementation. During this time, he has helped several fortune 100 companies implement complex strategies for operational efficiency and secure processing. Montgomery currently is focused on OT/ICS architecture design and implementation, emphasizing targeted approaches to solve specific functional goals while keeping the environment operational.

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Enhancing HMI Security: How To Protect ICS Environments From Cyber Threats

By Jim Montgomery - 09 May, 2024 - Comments: 0

HMIs (Human Machine Interfaces) can be broadly defined as just about anything that allows humans to interface with their machines, and so are found throughout the technical world. In OT environments, operators use various HMIs to interact with industrial control systems in order to direct and monitor the operational systems. And wherever humans and machines intersect, security problems can ensu... » read more

Cybersecurity Metrics: The Path To OT Security Maturity

By Jim Montgomery - 04 Apr, 2024 - Comments: 0

In 2023, the cybersecurity challenges in the Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) landscape reached unprecedented levels. Ransomware, increasingly prevalent through new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) models, became a widespread and costly headache. While some might argue this exaggerates the risk, the growing demand for defenses is not overstated. 2024 continues to b... » read more