Welcome to The CEO Brief — 2-minute power talks for business leaders who take security seriously.

In this episode, DJ shares a true story that will leave you stunned:

A state-of-the-art factory halted for 6 days.

Not because of a hacker group or zero-day exploit — but because of a vending machine.

What went wrong?

The vending machine had default credentials

It was connected to the same flat network as OT systems

Attackers pivoted through it to deploy ransomware on industrial controllers

No segmentation. No visibility. No asset inventory.

And a million-dollar question no leader could answer:

“Why was a vending machine on the same network as our industrial systems?”

In just 2 minutes, you’ll walk away with:

The critical need for IT/OT/IoT segmentation

Why every device must be inventoried and monitored

The questions every CEO must ask before it’s too late

Hosted by: Dhananjay Naldurgkar

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