emPOWERUP Podcast

GrayMatter's podcast featuring one-on-one discussions with digital transformation leaders, culture change experts, cybersecurity professionals and operational technology specialists.

emPOWERUP Podcast is a technology podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 27 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  27. Optimizing Manufacturing Workflows with Next Plus & AI

  Sep 24, 202520 minS0

  <p>In this episode of the emPOWERUP Podcast from GrayMatter, host Jeremy Boren speaks with Mickey Shaposhnik, co-CEO of smart manufacturing platform Next Plus, about the “Human Internet of Things” and how manufacturers can find real ROI from workflow optimization systems. Next Plus, a GrayMatter partner, helps manufacturers reduce training and engineering time, decrease friction across operations and make technology more intuitive for operators and engineers alike. GrayMatter, a leading industrial technology solutions provider, spotlights this partnership as an example of how human-centered innovation drives real results in modern manufacturing plants.</p><p><br></p><p>Visit https://graymattersystems.com/curr...

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  26. Managed Services Mastery: Keeping Ahead of Cyber Threats and Regulations

  Feb 12, 202440 minS0

  <p>GrayMatter Cyber Practice Director Scott Christensen aka "Scott," joins Brand Manager Jeremy Boren on the emPOWERUP Podcast for a chat about how industrial companies can quickly expand their OT cybersecurity capabilities by partnering with a managed services provider. </p> <p>Having trouble filling a cybersecurity role? So are hundreds of other companies in the U.S. It's a good time to look for a partner with the cyber expertise you need. </p> <p>Cybersecurity engineers with experience in operational technology are hard to find. Even rarer is finding one with experience building, or rebuilding, a secure OT network. It's...

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  25. Better Budgeting for Utility Cybersecurity & Modernization - Ampcus VP Barbara Wilson

  Apr 3, 202330 minS0

  <p>Ampcus Inc. VP of Technology Programs Barbara Wilson joins the emPOWERUP Podcast to discuss how water and wastewater utilities — and other public agencies — can adopt more agile budget practices through sole source providers and cooperatives.</p> <p>Utilities need to move quickly to modernize technology and strengthen cybersecurity, but budgeting procedures move at their own pace. </p> <p>Barbara shares lessons from her experience from working in senior IT and OT roles at Fort Worth Water in Texas and Metro Water Recovery in Denver, Colorado.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Visit graymattersystems.com for more about GrayMatter's cybersecurity offerings for...

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  24. Ransomware Targets Manufacturers - BlastWave CEO Tom Sego

  Jan 30, 202332 minS0

  <p>GrayMatter's emPOWERUP Podcast hosts BlastWave CEO Tom Sego to discuss how a new partnership between GrayMatter and BlastWave enables industrial organizations to better protect their physical plant systems from cybersecurity threats.</p> <p>Sego said research shows malicious actors are, unfortunately, shifting their focus to manufacturing.</p> <p>"In 2022 manufacturing surpassed financial services to be the most-attacked industry," Sego said. "The average ransom payment in manufacturing is now exceeding an average of $2 million, versus the industry average, which is around $900,000."</p> <p>The GrayMatter-BlastWave partnership emerged from the realization that major manufacturers need to identify third-party cybersecurity vendors that...

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  23. How Del-Co Water is Building a Mature Cybersecurity Strategy

  Jan 11, 202310 minS0

  <p>Del-Co Water Company's service area contains three of Ohio's five fastest-growing counties.</p> <p>That includes its namesake Delaware County, which led all of Ohio's 88 counties with a population increase of 27 percent between 2010 and 2022 to about 222,000 people.</p> <p>A rapidly growing customer base requires Del-Co, a GrayMatter customer, to invest in new technology and train agile teams to meet rising potable water service demands while maintaining its record of providing clean drinking water to customers.</p> <p>Among its most recent priorities is a cybersecurity strategy it built with GrayMatter to protect its operational technology environment by implementing...

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