Eric Byres, the Chief Technology Officer at aDolus Technology Inc., is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts in the field of Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity. He is the inventor of the Tofino Security technology – the most widely deployed OT-specific firewall in the world – licensed by industry leaders like Honeywell, Schneider Electric, and Caterpillar.

Eric now focuses on improving the security of the software supply chain for OT. He is member of the NTIA SBOM Awareness & Adoption Committee and has authored numerous articles of Software Bill of Materials.

Eric's many accomplishments include chairing the initial ISA SP-99 Security Technologies Working Group (now known as IEC-62443) and testifying to the US Congress. He has received numerous awards from international organizations and was made an ISA Fellow in 2009. In 2013 he received ISA’s highest honor: Excellence in Leadership.