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# Easy Pickin’s with Dawn Cappelli
- URL: https://www.cybrsecmedia.com/easy-pickins-with-dawn-cappelli/
- Published: 2024-12-11T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-01T22:44:22.000Z
- Author: CYBR.SEC.Media
- Tags: podcast, OT Cybersecurity, industrial cybersecurity, IT-OT convergence, CYBR.SEC.CAST

On our latest episode Michael and Sam are talking to the Security Fairy Godmother herself, Dawn Cappelli! They discuss her transition from programming to security, her passion helping SMB’s, and how that passion pulled her out of retirement to create free resources for the OT community. 

**Things Mentioned:**

- OT Cert Link - [https://www.dragos.com/community/ot-cert/](https://www.dragos.com/community/ot-cert/?ref=cybrsecmedia.com)
- Dragos Community Defense Program - [https://www.dragos.com/community/community-defense-program/](https://www.dragos.com/community/community-defense-program/?ref=cybrsecmedia.com)
- Over 145,000 Industrial Control Systems Across 175 Countries Found Exposed Online - [https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/over-145000-industrial-control-systems.html](https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/over-145000-industrial-control-systems.html?ref=cybrsecmedia.com)
- The CERT Guide to Inside Threats - [https://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Cappelli-Guide-Insider-Threats/dp/B00RWPOQ4M](https://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Cappelli-Guide-Insider-Threats/dp/B00RWPOQ4M?ref=cybrsecmedia.com)

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- Host: [Michael Farnum](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfarnum/?ref=cybrsecmedia.com)
- Host: [Sam Van Ryder](https://www.linkedin.com/in/svanryder/?ref=cybrsecmedia.com)
- Guest: [Dawn Cappelli](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-cappelli-cissp-a329505/?ref=cybrsecmedia.com)
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