Interview with Dave Whitehead, CEO of SEL

Dave Whitehead, CEO of SEL, joins Dale on this episode. They discuss a wide variety of topics including: <ul> <li>Early memories of working with Ed Schweitzer as a young engineer, being a CEO with the legend still there, and what SEL when Ed Schweitzer decides to slow down.</li> <li>SEL Security Products profitability today and in the future.</li> <li>Dealing with customers who don't want to secure their systems.</li> <li>SEL's high level of vertical integration including a new plant to manufacture PCB's and its impact on supply chain security.</li> <li>Dave and Dale's initial meeting over a vulnerability disclosure and how SEL deals with vulnerabilities today (direct disclosure to customers, not via a CERT).</li> <li>Are SEL customers updating their software/firmware when security issues are found?</li> <li>How does SEL decide what older products to add security features, such as signed firmware verified on the device, to?</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p><a href="https://selinc.com/mktg/134240/">SEL Security Solutions</a></p> <p><a href="https://selinc.com/company/podcast/">Dave's Schweitzer Drive Podcast</a></p> <p><a href="https://friday.dale-peterson.com/signup/">Subscribe to Dale's ICS Security: Friday News & Notes</a></p>