CISO Conversations: How IT and OT Security Worlds Are Converging
InformationWeek, Friday, July 25th, 2025
Dark Reading's Kelly Jackson Higgins interviews Carmine Valente, Deputy CISO at Con Edison, about his role at the New York-based electric utility and the state of IT and OT security. Valente highlights current threats like ransomware and supply chain attacks, as well as the impact of AI on both defense and threats.
Kelly Jackson Higgins, editor-in-chief, Dark Reading: Hello, and welcome to the Dark Reading Virtual News Desk. I'm Kelly Jackson Higgins, editor-in-chief at Dark Reading. And joining me today is Carmine Valente, deputy CISO with Con Edison. Welcome, Carmine.
Carmine Valente, deputy CISO, Con Edison: Hi, Kelly. Thank you. Thanks for having me.
Jackson Higgins: Thank you for joining me today. I thought it'd be nice to first talk a little about your role at Con Ed. I know your background in security has been quite vast. Maybe you could talk a little about how that brought [you] to where you are today?