BCSM Meetup - February

Speaker: Daniel Castillo, mechatronics engineer turned cybersecurity specialist and Founder of Skadi Solutions.

Topic: CI Fortify Explained: Isolation, Rebuild Readiness, and Where to Start.

ASD/ACSC’s CI Fortify guidance looks short and “high level,” but it sets a high bar for real operational resilience in OT and enabling systems.

This session breaks down what CI Fortify is asking critical infrastructure operators to be able to do: isolate vital OT and enabling systems for three months while maintaining critical services, and rapidly rebuild vital systems from trusted, known-good references.

We’ll walk through the publication’s structure—key definitions, the three preparatory steps (asset inventory, identifying vital systems, and identifying isolation points), and the two planned actions—then unpack what those requirements imply in real environments (including corporate and third-party dependencies).

To close, Daniel shares his pragmatic 90-day roadmap and deliverable artefacts for demonstrating “Fortify readiness”, so teams leave with a concrete starting direction.

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Daniel Castillo is a mechatronics engineer turned cybersecurity specialist and Founder of Skadi Solutions, delivering cybersecurity services to critical infrastructure and building automation environments.

His early career spans robotics and systems engineering across complex, highly regulated service environments, before moving into cybersecurity across both enterprise IT and operational technology.

Daniel served in the Australian Signals Directorate’s Critical Infrastructure Uplift Program (CI-UP), supporting national resilience uplift initiatives. He has since led advisory, architecture, and engineering engagements that translate governance into deployable controls—designed for uptime, safety, and real operational constraints.

Daniel is known for bridging security, engineering, and operations teams to deliver practical, measurable uplift in resilience and operational performance.

Date and time:

• 12 pm arrival for 12:30 pm presentation
• Duration: 40 mins talk, 15 minutes Q&A

Location:

• IBM Offices Brisbane (Red Hat)
• Level 21, 345 Queen St, Brisbane 4000

Parking and building access
There are numerous parking garages in the nearby area. Access to the IBM offices is through the elevators to the left side after entering from Queen Street.

This meetup is open to anyone who is interested in cyber security, regardless of their level of knowledge or experience.

Contact
For any issues finding the location or other questions, please send a chat to the group organisers, or leave a comment in the event.