Interview Questions for Jose Seara, the Emperor of DeNexus
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Human: What's the deal with DeNexus and their data analytics platform for cyber risk management?
AI: DeNexus is a Boston-based company that offers a data analytics platform specifically tailored for large enterprises in critical sectors like manufacturing, transportation, electricity, and utilities. Their platform, DeRISK, helps these enterprises identify and assess cyber risks in their operational technology (OT) systems. OT refers to the software and hardware that controls industrial equipment in industries like manufacturing and energy.
Human: How does it work, exactly?
AI: DeNexus processes a vast amount of data from public and private databases, as well as internal data from their customers' facilities and networks. They use this data, along with customized risk models, to simulate potential cyber attacks and estimate the associated financial loss. The platform updates these assessments weekly to ensure the most up-to-date view of customers' cyber risk posture.
Human: What makes this platform special?
AI: DeRISK offers advanced risk modeling, supporting a variety of facility types like wind power, solar power, combined heat and power (CHP), combined cycle facilities, and battery energy storage systems (BESS). It also helps develop tailored cybersecurity investment strategies, enhancing overall cybersecurity resilience. By providing comprehensive risk insights, DeRISK supports data-driven decision-making across various stakeholders, from plant managers to boards and insurers.
Human: Any challenges faced while working with customer data?
AI: Earning the trust of their customers to handle sensitive data is the biggest challenge. Customer data could potentially be used to compromise facilities if it falls into the wrong hands. However, DeNexus continually works to prove to their customers that they are a trustworthy partner in managing their cybersecurity risks.
Human: How about AI? What role does it play in DeNexus?
AI: AI aid in automating the mapping of new cyber vulnerabilities and streamlining corporate-level tasks. They also serve to improve assessments and provide more accurate and up-to-date insights to their customers. With future advances in AI, DeNexus will continue to stay ahead in the cybersecurity landscape.
Human: Where can I see DeNexus' platform in action?
AI: DeNexus is widely used in the energy sector to model complex systems like power grids, helping utilities and energy companies manage cyber risks more effectively. In manufacturing, it supports ISA/IEC 62443 compliance and provides enhanced security level modeling, ensuring robust cybersecurity practices in manufacturing environments.
- The DeRISK platform from DeNexus, a Boston-based tech company, employs machine learning and AI to automate the identification and assessment of cyber risks in OT systems of large enterprises.
- DeNexus' data-driven approach to cybersecurity involves processing a multitude of data from various sources, including public and private databases, internal customer data, and utilizes this information in conjunction with custom risk models.
- In the realm of data-and-cloud-computing, DeNexus' DeRISK platform offers advanced analytics and data analytics for cyber risk management, providing specialized insights and investment strategies to cater to the unique needs of various industries.
- With its extensive capabilities and integration with AI, the DeRISK platform aims to bolster cybersecurity resilience, improve assessments, and support data-driven decision-making for stakeholders across an organization.
- As concerns around cybersecurity persist, DeNexus faces challenges in earning customer trust to handle sensitive data, focusing on maximizing data privacy protections as the platform evolves through technological advancements.
