OT Cyber | From the Plant Floor Up: Tim Mullen from Applied Control Engineering (ACE)

Published June 9, 2026

What is the best first step in an OT cybersecurity journey? According to Tim Mullen, Cybersecurity Manager at Applied Control Engineering (ACE), it starts with understanding your environment and taking action.

In this episode of OT Cyber | From the Plant Floor Up, Tim joins Chris Gibbs to discuss cyber-informed engineering, secure-by-design OT systems, and the challenges manufacturers face when trying to balance cybersecurity with operational requirements. They explore why organizations should focus on incremental improvements, how asset visibility lays the foundation for security, and why ongoing care and maintenance are critical to long-term cyber resilience.

Tune in for practical insights on building stronger OT cybersecurity programs without disrupting production.

Learn more about Applied Control Engineering (ACE): https://www.ace-net.com/

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OT Cyber | From the Plant Floor Up is a podcast focused on diving into the latest innovations and developments in the industrial control systems and cybersecurity space.

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Author: Dynics Team

The Dynics engineering group designs and builds industrial computing hardware and OT cybersecurity systems for the plant floor. Its engineers hold more than 75 years of combined experience, and its plant-floor deployments go back more than 30 years. More than 75% of staff work in product development, design, assembly, and service. Dynics designs, fabricates, and assembles its panel PCs, monitors, rackmount chassis, and security appliances at a 37,500 square foot facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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