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Interview
Security at every stage
Ian Bramson of Black & Veatch discusses the importance of prioritizing core operational continuity in critical infrastructure environments
Black & Veatch has been home to innovative minds for more than a century . The company is at the forefront of critical human infrastructure , delivering full engineering , procurement and construction projects as well as the upfront advisory and ongoing operations services that keep critical infrastructure flowing smoothly . As employee-owners , the team is deeply committed to solving the world ’ s infrastructure challenges today , tomorrow and always .
“ My career has been somewhat eclectic ,” begins Ian Bramson , Vice President of Global Industrial Cybersecurity at Black & Veatch . “ It ’ s not your typical cybersecurity or operational technology ( OT ) career path , having started out at Coca-Cola in Santiago , Chile , with one of the bottling partners . I ran my own company a couple of times and worked for different consulting agencies , at one time in the intelligence community . I ventured into cybersecurity when I was at Booz Allen Hamilton . While my expertise wasn ’ t necessarily technical , I did have an aptitude for advising senior executives at Fortune 500 companies how to mature and develop their cybersecurity programs , and that ’ s how I got into the sector .
“ I went on to work for Siemens , heading global sales for the cybersecurity solutions team , working with senior executives in the energy market to develop strategic cybersecurity solutions for their OT challenges . My next move was to ABS
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