SC Awards Finalist: TXOne Networks – Terence Liu – SCA26 #1

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Full Segment Notes
Key Moments
  • 0:00 - Welcome to SC Awards 2026 Interview
  • 0:14 - Meet TXOne Networks & OT Security Focus
  • 0:30 - What is OT / ICS Cybersecurity?
  • 0:49 - Challenges Securing Industrial Environments
  • 01:09 - Why OT Environments Are Highly Fragmented
  • 02:07 - One-Size-Does-NOT-Fit-All in OT Security
  • 02:32 - Legacy Systems: Windows XP, DOS & Beyond
  • 03:59 - Biggest Challenge: Supporting Legacy Systems
  • 04:13 - What OT Customers Really Need from Security
  • 05:40 - Balancing Security, Safety & Productivity
  • 06:11 - Introducing Stellar Endpoint Protection
  • 06:35 - Application Whitelisting for OT Systems
  • 07:07 - Why Many Factories Lack Basic Security
  • 07:26 - Preventing Ransomware in Industrial Networks
  • 07:50 - CPSDR: OT Detection & Response Explained
  • 08:33 - Reducing False Positives with Whitelisting
  • 09:40 - Why OT Still Relies on Antivirus Basics
  • 09:58 - Managing Change in Industrial Systems
  • 10:35 - Risks of Updates & Maintenance Windows
  • 11:02 - Deployment Challenges in OT Environments
  • 12:58 - People, Process, Technology in OT Security
  • 13:33 - Designing Simple Yet Effective Security
  • 14:41 - Safe Software Updates & N-1 Strategy
  • 14:52 - Final Thoughts on OT Cybersecurity
Guest
CEO at TXOne Networks

Terence is the CEO of TXOne Networks, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions for operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems. He is focused on protecting critical infrastructure and ensuring the reliability and safety of industrial environments in an increasingly connected world.

Prior to this role, Terence served as Vice President at Trend Micro, where he led the Network Threat Defense Technology Group and expanded the company’s reach into telecommunications and IoT security. Earlier in his career, he was CEO of Broadweb, where he developed its deep-packet-inspection (DPI) strategy and led the company through its acquisition by Trend Micro in 2013. Terence holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from National Tsing-Hua University and has authored multiple patents and academic publications.

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