Unsolicited Response With Dale Peterson: 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:

• Early memories of working with Ed Schweitzer as a young engineer, being a CEO with the legend still there, and SEL when Ed Schweitzer decides to slow down.
• SEL security products profitability today and in the future.
• Dealing with customers who don't want to secure their systems.
• SEL’s high level of vertical integration, including a new plant to manufacture PCBs and its impact on supply chain security.
• 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).
• Are SEL customers updating their software/firmware when security issues are found?
• How does SEL decide what older products to add security features, such as signed firmware verified on the device, to?