10:00 – 15:00 UTC 05:00 – 10:00 US Central
Introduction to Incident Response in OT/ICS Environments
Training · Day 1 of 3
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Hosted by AfricaCERT: three days of hands-on operational technology security training, followed by a full day of talks on securing Africa's industrial and critical infrastructure.
Event overview
As digitalization reaches deeper into Africa's power, water, manufacturing, and transport systems, dependence on industrial control systems and the networks that connect them keeps growing, and so does the exposure that comes with it. Left unmanaged, this exposure becomes an operational and safety risk, not just an IT problem.
The Virtual AF OT Summit brings together OT/ICS engineers, CERT/CSIRT teams, infrastructure operators, researchers, and policymakers from across the continent for three days of practical training and a full day of talks, building the shared knowledge and coordination the region still lacks.
1–4 September 2026 · Online
Four days of hands-on training and tutorials across two tracks, followed by plenary sessions on 4 September. All times are given in UTC and US Central.
10:00 – 15:00 UTC 05:00 – 10:00 US Central
Training · Day 1 of 3
Course outline10:00 – 15:00 UTC 05:00 – 10:00 US Central
Continued · Day 2 of 3
Course outline15:00 – 16:30 UTC 10:00 – 11:30 US Central
RESECURITY and AfricaCERT
Read the abstract10:00 – 15:00 UTC 05:00 – 10:00 US Central
Continued · Day 3 of 3
Course outline15:00 – 16:30 UTC 10:00 – 11:30 US Central
Tutorial · MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense
Read the abstractTimes to be announced
Full agenda published soon.
08:00 – 09:00 UTC03:00 – 04:00 US Central
09:00 – 09:30 UTC04:00 – 04:30 US Central
09:30 – 10:00 UTC04:30 – 05:00 US Central
10:00 – 10:45 UTC05:00 – 05:45 US Central
10:00 – 10:45 UTC05:00 – 05:45 US Central
Aviation cyber threat landscape
TLP:AMBER10:45 – 11:30 UTC05:45 – 06:30 US Central
11:45 – 12:15 UTC06:45 – 07:15 US Central
12:15 – 13:00 UTC07:15 – 08:00 US Central
13:30 – 14:00 UTC08:30 – 09:00 US Central
14:00 – 14:45 UTC09:00 – 09:45 US Central
14:45 – 15:30 UTC09:45 – 10:30 US Central
A Practical Africa-Wide Baseline for OT Assurance, Incident Coordination and Recovery
TLP:CLEAR15:15 – 15:45 UTC10:15 – 10:45 US Central
15:15 – 15:45 UTC10:15 – 10:45 US Central
15:45 – 16:00 UTC10:45 – 11:00 US Central
TLP 2.0 definitions per first.org/tlp.
Cyberattacks affecting OT/ICS operations increase every year, and an incident is a question of when rather than if. Most teams are not prepared for what to do when one happens. These environments are complex, but defending them — and responding to incidents in them — does not have to be. IT and OT incident response share a lot at a high level, yet the differences matter: understanding them is what lets a team bring the plant back up quickly while keeping everyone safe.
Course modules
This study evaluates how mature cybersecurity measures are for industrial control system assets across Africa. Adoption of new IT and OT solutions is an emerging driver of market growth as industrial operators look for better visibility and faster threat detection. Adversaries, meanwhile, are increasingly targeting national energy grids, power generation and transmission networks, nuclear facilities, upstream and downstream oil and gas, and mineral mining operators.
This session shows how to turn rich cyber threat intelligence into concrete, platform-aware detections, using ATT&CK v19 as the backbone. Attendees will see how the newest ATT&CK enhancements reshape the way practitioners map, prioritise and act on adversary behaviours, and how Detection Strategies (DETs), analytics and telemetry make that knowledge operational. The walkthrough covers practical steps for bridging CTI and detection engineering, so that what analysts surface drives directly what defenders design, deploy and measure.
Program subject to change. Speaker names and full session details for 4 September will be added here once confirmed by the Program Committee.
Objectives
Share best practices and lessons learned in OT/ICS security across Africa and beyond.
Connect incident responders, security teams, and government officials to strengthen collective resilience.
Hands-on training and workshops to build practical OT/ICS skills for engineers and decision-makers.
Discuss and shape OT security policy aligned with international standards and regional realities.
Build lasting partnerships across the African OT/ICS security community and its international peers.
Call for speakers & trainers
Open to the global community, with preference given to speakers and trainers with regional African experience.
Committee
The Advisory and Review team curates the agenda and reviews submissions; the Logistics team coordinates the Summit's operations.
Sponsors
Sponsorship helps us keep the Summit accessible while putting your brand in front of the decision-makers shaping OT security across the continent, with impact reaching beyond this event as we plan future gatherings, including in person.
We gratefully welcome all contributions, donations, and financial support.
Register
Registration is free and open to OT/ICS professionals, CERT/CSIRT teams, infrastructure operators, and policymakers across Africa and beyond.
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