Rowan Macfarlane

Rowan Macfarlane is a Principal Industrial Consultant at the industrial cybersecurity company Dragos. Rowan performs architectural assessments, network vulnerability assessments, compromise assessments, consequence-driven modeling of industrial environments, tabletop exercises and a range of other customer-facing activities. 

 Prior to joining Dragos, Rowan worked as an OT cyber security specialist in operations for an Oil & Gas major. During this time, Rowan: 

• Helped define and build the operational OT support team 
• Baked cyber security into day to day operating procedures 
• Assessed, integrated, and started up over 2000 automation systems as the OT operational representative during the commissioning of two LNG plants 
• Led design and implementation of a ‘zones and conduits’ network architecture 
• Designed and built OT management zones, monitoring, and a secure remote access systems 
• Scheduled, planned and led multiple routine maintenance tasks such as obsolescence projects Before working in Oil & Gas, Rowan worked in a management consulting firm providing advice on OT risk management and performed technical penetration tests for a range of industries in the Asia Pacific region.  

FORMAL EDUCATION 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, majoring in Internetworking and Computer Security by Murdoch University (Perth – Australia)

CERTIFICATIONS 

• SCADA Security Architect 
• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) 
• SABSA Chartered Security Architect 
• ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist