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Fellows say OT Defender fellowship gave direct access to federal partners and built a trusted peer network
Summary
Participants described campus visits, physical security audits and repeated engagement with federal partners including DOE, the FBI, CISA and NSA, and said the cohort network is the fellowship's most valuable outcome for solving operational-technology security challenges.
A program participant described the fellowship as a selective cohort that provided unprecedented access to federal partners and industry peers. "It's a select group of people, some of the brightest minds in industry that we get access to," the presenter said, adding that the program enabled relationship-building with DOE, the FBI and CISA and brought those agencies onto participant campuses.
Participants said the program included physical security audits and repeated visits by federal agencies, which helped build familiarity and practical collaboration. One presenter said the cohort and the relationships it built were the greatest takeaway, noting: "When I have a challenge that I can't figure out, I now have a group of people that can help me as well." Those firsthand accounts emphasized both technical training and the value of interagency connection for incident response.
