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Industrial Talk/BCC is talking to Christian Reinhardt, Director Human Risk Management at SoSofe about "Cybersecurity psychology".

Overview

The conversation examined how psychology and human behavior shape cybersecurity risks, especially AI-enabled phishing, and how organizations can build practical security habits.

Core Discussion
Christian explained that cyberattacks often exploit emotions rather than intelligence, using urgency, fear, or reward triggers.
AI-generated phishing messages are increasingly difficult for filters to detect; human judgment remains necessary.
Practical Guidance
Pause when an email feels uncertain, verify it through an established channel, and use a second person for review when appropriate.
Organizations should combine technical controls with engaging, incremental awareness training that demonstrates progress and recognizes employees who report threats.
Open Questions
How can organizations scale continuous cybersecurity education without overwhelming employees?
How can companies maintain trust and productivity while improving security awareness?
Outline
Cybersecurity Context
Promotion of the Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress, scheduled for November 3–5 in Barcelona.
Discussion focused on the human side of cybersecurity and the role of SoSafe.
Psychology of Attacks
Christian described attackers as sophisticated users of psychological manipulation.
Emotional triggers can cause capable and intelligent people to make unsafe decisions.
AI has made phishing attacks more scalable and convincing, while filters remain limited by what they have previously seen.
Personal Protection
Avoid reacting immediately to suspicious messages.
Pause, verify through a trusted channel, and ask another person to review uncertain communications.
Apply the same awareness to personal devices, smart-home systems, and family members.
Organizational Enablement
Technical defenses remain necessary, but employees must share responsibility for security.
Training should be practical, engaging, incremental, and connected to employees’ personal lives.
Progress should be made visible through positive feedback and recognition of effective reporting.
Sustaining Habits
Cybersecurity awareness requires consistent practice rather than one-time training.
Simple habits, such as locking a screen when stepping away, can become automatic over time.

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CHRISTIAN REINHARDT'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-christian-reinhardt/
Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sosafe-cyber-security/
Company Website: https://sosafe-awareness.com/

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Industrial Talk is talking to Roger Simonson, Founder/Inventor at One Eye Industries about "Industrial Magnetic Filtration".

Overview

The conversation explored One Eye Industries magnetic filtration technology as a way to extend equipment life, reduce fluid consumption, and support condition-based maintenance.

Technology Value
Roger explained that the filters capture particles smaller than conventional oil filters can remove, without restricting fluid flow.
The reusable magnetic elements can last more than 25 years and are used across engines, turbines, compressors, coolant systems, grease, powders, flour, and chocolate.
A customer reportedly extended equipment life by two to four times and reduced consumption of lube oils, coolant, and transmission fluid by 50%.
Adoption Questions
Industry acceptance has increased as equipment lead times and parts shortages make asset-life extension more important.
OEMs are adopting the filters to reduce failures during warranty periods, while some customers remain reliant on OEM-directed maintenance practices.
How can filtration data be integrated into oil analysis and predictive-maintenance systems when current reporting often excludes particles smaller than four microns?
How can One Eye Industries further demonstrate value to maintenance and reliability professionals?

Outline
Conversation Context
Scott introduced the discussion as an exploration of asset management, reliability, and filtration.
Roger represented One Eye Industries as its founder and inventor.
Company Origins
Roger described his background in road building, logging, and equipment operation.
The company name came from a story about a resilient one-eyed grizzly bear.
Technology Development
The concept emerged after Roger found metal filings in a rebuilt engine.
He combined magnetic filtration with conventional filters to capture fine contamination while preserving flow.
Applications And Results
The technology supports industrial engines, mining equipment, oil and gas systems, turbines, compressors, and food-processing applications.
Magnetic elements can be inspected for wear debris, providing a visible condition-monitoring indicator.
Reported benefits include longer equipment life and lower fluid consumption.
Market And Future Direction
Industry adoption is increasing because new equipment and replacement parts can require years to obtain.
The company is beginning to explore additional data capabilities for predictive maintenance.
Scott and Roger discussed connecting through LinkedIn and exploring participation in the SMRP conference.

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ROGER SIMONSON'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-simonson-6808266/
Company Website: https://oneeyeindustries.com/

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Industrial Talk/BCC is talking to Darren James, Head of Internal IT at Specops Software about "Zero Trust, Identity First Architecture".

Overview

The conversation explained how Specops helps organizations verify identity and secure cloud access against AI-enabled attacks.

Identity Security
Darren described service-desk identity verification using government-issued identification, selfie checks, and biometric liveness detection rather than knowledge-based questions or voice recognition.
Verification can be enforced before sensitive actions such as password resets; unsuccessful verification prevents the service-desk agent from proceeding.
Cloud Protection
Strong passwords and MFA do not fully prevent attacks involving social engineering, man-in-the-middle phishing, information stealers, or stolen session cookies.
Specops, part of Outpost24, emphasizes device trust and identity-first, zero-trust access while minimizing user friction through self-service remediation and grace periods.
Open question: How can organizations close security gaps between cloud point solutions while preserving productivity?

Outline
Company And Expertise
Darren discussed his 15 years in cybersecurity and prior IT experience.
Specops specializes in identity verification and access protection within Outpost24.
AI-Enabled Threats
Attackers can use publicly available information, voice samples, deepfakes, and social engineering to impersonate employees.
AI-generated phishing can capture credentials, MFA responses, and session cookies through proxy attacks.
Information stealers can extract passwords, usernames, and session cookies from compromised devices.
Security Approach
Government-issued ID validation is combined with selfie matching and liveness checks.
Device trust limits access to approved devices, shifting the security perimeter from the network to the endpoint.
Self-service fixes and grace periods are intended to reduce operational friction.
Industry Context
The discussion promoted the Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress and referenced BCCPodcast26 as a discount code.
Darren and Scott planned to continue the conversation at the event.

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DARREN JAMES'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-james-91055310/
Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/specops-software/
Company Website: https://specopssoft.com/product/specops-password-policy/

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Industrial Talk is onsite at PowerGen and talking to August Bogner, Business Development Manager at EC Power about "Onsite power generation solutions".

Overview

The conversation examined EC Power’s small combined heat and power systems and their potential role in easing grid demand.

CHP Solution
August described a 24 kW system for U.S. commercial buildings such as hotels, schools, and nursing homes.
The system replaces or supplements boilers by producing hot water and on-site electricity from natural gas or propane.
Systems are sized primarily around consistent hot-water demand; multiple units can be cascaded where appropriate.
EC Power has about 20,000 systems worldwide and roughly 100 in North America.
Market Barriers
On-site generation can reduce utility purchases, transmission losses, and grid strain, particularly as electricity demand rises.
Economics depend on both electricity and thermal output; August estimated potential electricity costs in New England at roughly one-quarter to one-third of utility prices after accounting for heat value.
Interconnection approvals and other regulatory requirements remain major deployment barriers.
How can U.S. interconnection rules be streamlined for small systems, and when will local manufacturing become viable?
Outline
Participant Background
August is from Denmark, lives in Rhode Island, and joined his father’s company in 2021.
He gained experience across service, production, research and development, and sales.
Company And Product
EC Power manufactures small combined heat and power systems and assembles them in Denmark.
The systems fit through a standard door, use natural gas or propane, and provide heat plus electricity.
The company has 27 patents and is considering U.S. manufacturing after gaining more market traction.
Applications And Economics
Best-fit customers have steady demand for both heat and electricity.
Common applications include hotels, schools, and nursing homes.
Systems are generally sized to avoid exporting electricity, although net metering is more favorable in some European markets.
Growth And Regulation
Rising demand from data centers, electric vehicles, and heat pumps increases interest in distributed generation.
North American growth is constrained by complex grid interconnection requirements.
Deployment may take a few months for a ready project, with regulatory approvals often causing the longest delay.

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AUGUST BOGNER'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/august-bogner-466451228/
Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ec-power-inc/
Company Website: https://ecpower.com/

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Industrial Talk is talking to Michal Ukropec, CEO at Twinzo about "Operational Digital Twin: Real-Time operational insights from all your connected devices".

Overview

Digital twin and real-time logistics tracking were discussed as ways to improve manufacturing visibility, efficiency, and competitiveness.

Digitalization Gap
Michal said European manufacturers lag behind China and often operate legacy systems without connectivity or a coherent digitalization strategy.
Procurement decisions that remove connectivity features can create long-term data and integration problems.
Twinzo Use Case
Twinzo tracks logistics fleets, materials, and movement from suppliers through production, integrating data from PLCs, MES, and WMS systems.
Real-time location data can reduce forklift fleet requirements, prevent micro-stoppages, and improve material flow without adding equipment or staff.
Adoption Barriers
What leadership commitment and strategy are needed to modernize plants using legacy systems?
How can manufacturers ensure operational data is clean, accurate, and trusted before applying AI or analytics?
The discussion emphasized piloting technologies at limited scale, measuring results, and balancing technology with effective leadership and workforce engagement.
Outline
Manufacturing Competitiveness
Workforce and industrial competitiveness were framed as shared priorities.
Europe’s digitalization gap compared with China and the United States was discussed.
Legacy Infrastructure
Many plants still rely on older PLCs and IBM AS/400-era systems.
Replacing legacy infrastructure can be expensive and disruptive, but inaction limits visibility and efficiency.
Twinzo Platform
Twinzo originated in indoor positioning and evolved toward manufacturing and logistics tracking.
The platform can monitor fleets, materials, workstations, and production movement.
Potential integrations include PLC, MES, and WMS data.
Operational Benefits
Real-time location system data can reveal inefficient routes and unnecessary fleet capacity.
An automated material-ordering workflow was compared to an “Uber for the plant.”
Additional use cases include reducing energy waste and identifying equipment operating without orders.
Technology and Leadership
AI was characterized as a tool requiring appropriate data, evaluation, and measured adoption.
Leadership, culture, workforce capability, and trust remain central to successful transformation.

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MICHAL UKROPEC'S CONTACT INFORMATION:

Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michalukropec/

Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/twinzo/home/

Company Website: https://www.twinzo.com/

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