Hack the Plant

Bryson Bort

Booking Overview

Hack the Plant is a cyber security and critical-infrastructure show focused on how digital connectivity affects public safety and OT/industrial systems. It’s especially useful for PR outreach because guests sit at the intersection of cybersecurity, engineering, and policy—areas where credible, technically grounded voices are in demand.

Metrics

Episodes: 53

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

tyler@returnonideas.co

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Host

Bryson Bort - The description identifies Bryson Bort as the host who explores whether connecting critical infrastructure systems to the internet increases vulnerability to cyberattacks. The show frames his work ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Practitioners and leaders with domain expertise in critical-infrastructure security—especially OT/industrial cybersecurity, water/utility resilience, and emergency/disaster preparedness—with credible real-world experience connecting technology risk to public safety outcomes.

Required Achievements:

Leadership roles in infrastructure security/resilience, Deep technical or engineering specialization in OT, utilities, or healthcare emergency response, Experience translating cyber risk into operational/public-safety impacts

Recent Guest Discussions

Andrea Haddad - Transition From IT To Ot; Segmentation In Manufacturing; Security Challenges In Manufacturing; Cyber Conflict Scenarios; Cultural Differences Between IT And Ot.

Andrew Ohrt - Cyber-informed Engineering; Resilience Of Water Systems; Data Centers’ Impact On Utility Resilience; Integrating Cybersecurity Into Engineering Practice; Risk When Plcs Are Exposed Online.

Dr. Natalie Sullivan - Disaster Preparedness Cycles; Hospital Risk Vectors; Relationship Between Cyberattacks And Downstream Clinical Outcomes; Dependencies Between Hospitals And Surrounding Critical Infrastructure; Healthcare Resilience During Ransomware Events.

Recent Topics

Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Operational Technology, Resilience, Emergency Management

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Hack the Plant

From DC to Sacramento: Building Resilient Critical Infrastructure and OT Workforces

September 09, 2026

Welcome to season 6 of Hack the Plant! In this premiere episode, our host Bryson Bort is joined by three special guests: Institute for Security and Technology Exec in Residence and UnDisruptable27 leader Josh Corman, Clutch CEO James Regan, and Palo Alto Networks Head of OT Threat Research Adam Robbie. First, Josh and Bryson recap the biggest moments from Critical Effect DC ‘26 this summer—from CISA Acting Director Nick Anderson’s keynote to policy experiments like the Cyber Policy Shark Tank...

Kindness and Critical Infrastructure: Rethinking OT Security

May 27, 2026

In this bonus episode, Bryson Bort sits down with Andrea Haddad, a leader in technology and infrastructure architecture. Andrea has almost two decades of global experience across infrastructure, including network operations, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and cloud strategy. After beginning her career on the IT side, Andrea now specializes in building secure, scalable, and resilient digital foundations. She takes Bryson through her transition from IT to OT, segmentation in the real w...

Cyber-Informed Engineering: Moving Beyond the Firewall

March 18, 2026

For the last episode of season 5, host Bryson Bort sat down with Andrew Ohrt, Resilience Director at West Yost Associates. A civil engineer specializing in water infrastructure, Andrew bridges the gap between traditional engineering and digital risk. Andrew walks us through the "invisible" nature of water systems, the impact of data centers on utility resilience, and how Cyber-Informed Engineering (CIE) protects our most essential resource. How did a drive under a rebuilt bridge in Minneapoli...

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