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Control room leaders share what actually runs critical infrastructure.

NOC Your SOCs Off is a conversation-driven series hosted by Dan Gundry, focused on the people running control rooms across building management and critical infrastructure. Each episode surfaces operational trends, technology decisions, and leadership challenges straight from the professionals managing network operations and security operations centers. The format pairs candid industry insight with an informal tone that keeps technical content accessible.

7 episodes
Channel Brief·NOC Your SOCs Off · 7 episodes
Updated Oct 11, 2023

Control rooms shift from isolation to integrated security strategies

NOC Your SOCs Off documents how command and control environments are moving beyond air-gapping toward holistic product security, VR-enabled planning, and workforce evolution across physical and cyber domains.

The channel argues that control room operators and SOC professionals face a fundamental transition: traditional security isolation no longer works, and the industry is converging on integrated hardware-software strategies while simultaneously crossing from physical (GSOC) to cyber (CSOC) expertise. Episodes ground this thesis in concrete vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, market growth data, and direct testimony from product security officers and industry founders.

Drawn from Securing Products for Today’s Control Room Env… and 2 more →

“Traditional measures like air-gapping are no longer sufficient.”

Episode 1: Securing Products for Today's Control Room Environments

By the numbers

$33B to $44.9B

command and control systems market growth 2022-2027

$44.9B

projected command and control systems market size by 2027

20+

years of command and control evolution discussed

What the channel argues

InsightAir-gapping alone cannot protect critical infrastructure control rooms from evolving threats.→
DataCommand and control systems market is growing from $33B in 2022 to $44.9B by 2027.→
InsightSecurity professionals are transitioning from GSOC (physical) to CSOC (cyber) environments, reshaping industry expertise.→
InsightVR tools improve communication between integrators and clients by enabling real-time visualization of design spaces.→
InsightControl room design planning frequently misses critical pre-planning and physical space design components.→

What you'll learn

•Why air-gapping and corporate security measures are insufficient for protecting critical infrastructure control rooms and what integrated product security means in practice.
•How professionals with physical security backgrounds are successfully transitioning to cyber operations and what that reveals about commonalities across the two domains.
•How virtual reality is being deployed both for commercial control room design planning and as an emerging virtual command center technology.
•That command and control systems represent a $33B-plus market growing at double-digit annual rates, reflecting escalating complexity and stakes.

What to do about it

→Audit your control room security posture for over-reliance on air-gapping and traditional isolation tactics, and design integrated hardware-software strategies with a dedicated product security role.
→Recruit or develop GSOC professionals into CSOC roles by recognizing and leveraging their process discipline and systems thinking, rather than treating physical-to-cyber transitions as complete career breaks.
→Pilot virtual reality tools in control room space planning and design to reduce miscommunication with clients and integrators, and accelerate visualization of design changes before construction.

Who and what shows up

Timo Kosig

Product Security Officer, Barco

Articulated the distinction between corporate and product security in control rooms and the need for integrated hardware-software strategies beyond air-gapping.

Patrick Higaki

Director of Sales, Modus VR

Demonstrated how VR tools bridge the vision gap between clients and integrators in commercial control room space planning and design.

Ryan Schonfeld

CEO and Founder, HiveWatch

Identified critical gaps in GSOC design, operations, and execution, particularly around planning and physical space design.

Mark Templeton

Founder, Headwell VR

Explored virtual command centers as an emerging innovation in control room technology and their potential applications.

Dan Gundry

Host, NOC Your SOCs Off

Consistently guides conversations across product security, workforce transformation, and technological evolution in control room and command center environments.

Questions this channel answers

Q

Why is air-gapping no longer sufficient to secure critical infrastructure control rooms?

Because control rooms increasingly require integration with connected systems, and a breach in connected environments can have widespread impacts on critical infrastructure. Product security must address both hardware and software holistically rather than relying on isolation alone.

Securing Products for Today’s Control Room Environments →
Q

What is driving the shift from GSOC to CSOC in the security operations industry?

The industry is evolving to address both physical and cyber threats in an increasingly interconnected world. Professionals are discovering unexpected commonalities in process and discipline between physical and cyber security domains.

The SOC Landscape is Seeing a Gradual Change as Professi… →
Q

How can virtual reality improve control room and command center design and planning?

VR tools enable real-time visualization of design spaces, allowing clients to conceptualize their spaces and streamline design changes before construction, while serving as a superior sales asset for commercial integrators.

Modernizing Space Planning & Design with Virtual Reality… →
Q

What is the market size and growth trajectory for command and control systems?

The command and control systems market was valued at $33 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow to $44.9 billion by 2027, reflecting the increasing significance and growth of this sector.

The Evolution of Command and Control Technologies is Lea… →
Topics:Product security in control roomsGSOC to CSOC workforce transitionVirtual reality in space planning and command centersCommand and control technology evolutionCritical infrastructure protection
Themes:Isolation is no longer a viable security strategy in connected control roomsPhysical and cyber security expertise are converging and mutually informativeVirtual reality is becoming essential infrastructure for command center design and operations

Industry context

Industrial cybersecurity is shifting from perimeter-based isolation toward integrated, context-aware monitoring across interconnected IT/OT environments. As manufacturing networks connect PLCs, cloud services, and enterprise systems, traditional firewalls alone no longer suffice.

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