Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee to Address Global Audience on Cybersecurity Complexity and Resiliency at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland

SUMMARY: Dragos, Inc., the global leader in cybersecurity for operational technology (OT) environments, today announced CEO and Co-founder Robert M. Lee is returning as a speaker at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland for the session “Cutting through Cyber Complexity.”  

DETAILS: Escalating cyber attacks, geopolitical instability and unprecedented technological shifts cast a shadow on an organization’s ability to stay resilient. What emerging trends will reshape the cybersecurity model and how can global leaders harness these insights to build a more secure and equitable future? Lee will join government and industry leaders to share his perspective on cybersecurity for industrial and critical infrastructure during this session, building on the Global Cybersecurity Outlook report published annually by the World Economic Forum.  

WHEN: Wednesday 22 January, 11:30-12:15 CEST 

WHERE: Davos-Klosters, Switzerland 

LOCATION: Aspen 3, Kurpark Village, WEF Annual Meeting 

LIVESTREAM: The livestream is available on the World Economic Forum YouTube Channel.  

BACKGROUND: Lee is an active contributor to the World Economic Forum and returning Davos speaker. He previously spoke on “Securing Critical Infrastructure” at the Davos Annual Meeting 2023 and on “Cyber Security of Critical Infrastructure” at the Davos Annual Meeting 2022 during the Global Cybersecurity Outlook. He is a member of the WEF Cybersecurity Leadership Community and the WEF Subcommittee on Cyber Resilience for the Oil and Gas and Electricity Communities. Lee contributed to the WEF white paper for Cyber Resilience in the Oil and Gas Industry, “Advancing Supply Chain Security in Oil and Gas: An Industry Analysis,” and published the WEF article, “Cybersecurity has much to learn from industrial safety planning.”   

Dragos is part of the WEF Global Innovators community. The WEF had previously selected Dragos as a “2020 Technology Pioneer,” an annual distinction that recognizes the 100 most innovative early to growth-stage companies from across the globe that are poised to have a significant impact on business and society. Dragos was the first industrial cybersecurity company to receive this recognition. WEF subsequently named Dragos as a Global Innovator. 

ABOUT LEE: Robert M. Lee is a recognized authority in the industrial cybersecurity community. He is CEO and co-founder of Dragos, a global technology leader in cybersecurity for operational technology (OT)/ industrial controls systems (ICS) environments. 

Lee is routinely sought after for advice and input on cybersecurity for industrial and critical infrastructure and is regularly asked to brief national leaders. He testified to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce–Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and to the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, to advise on policy issues related to critical infrastructure cyber threats. He serves on the board of the National Cryptologic Foundation. 

Lee began his pioneering work in ICS/OT cybersecurity as a U.S. Air Force Cyber Warfare Operations Officer tasked to the National Security Agency, where he built a first-of-its-kind mission identifying and analyzing national threats to industrial infrastructure. He went on to build the industrial community’s first dedicated monitoring and incident response class at the SANS Institute (ICS515) and the industry recognized cyber threat intelligence course (FOR578). Today, he is a SANS Fellow. 

SC Media named Lee the Security Executive of the Year for 2022. A business leader but also technical practitioner, he helped lead the investigation into the 2015 attack on Ukraine’s power grid, the first time an electric system was taken down due to a cyberattack. With his team at Dragos he has been involved in the most significant cyberattacks on industrial infrastructure, including the investigation and analysis of the 2016 attack on Ukraine’s electric system, the 2017 TRISIS attack on a Saudi Arabian petrochemical facility in the first attempt to try to kill people through malicious software, and the 2021 Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. In 2022, his team at Dragos uncovered PIPEDREAM, a highly flexible framework to attack industrial infrastructure globally. Lee’s work has been featured in the book Sandworm and on 60 Minutes. 

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Contact: 
Kesselring Communications for Dragos 
Leslie Kesselring, 503-358-1012 
leslie@kesscomm.com