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John Filitz

Product Marketing Manager IIoT Cybersecurity

Cisco Industrial IoT Product Marketing

John Filitz is Cybersecurity Product Marketing Manager for Industrial IoT at Cisco, where he focuses on GTM strategy development and execution for Cisco’s security enabled industrial networking infrastructure and solutions. With an early career in policy research across sectors like manufacturing, mining, upstream oil & gas, utilities, and transportation, he transitioned to enterprise IT and cybersecurity, working for a Cisco partner and multiple cybersecurity startups. He holds a MSc in Computer Science – Information Assurance from Regis University, USA, and a MA in Development Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Articles

April 1, 2026

INDUSTRIAL IOT

How Visibility-Driven Segmentation is Redefining the OT Security Starting Line

4 min read

Cisco at S4x26 showcased how Cyber Vision enables OT asset discovery and segmentation without extra hardware, while also demonstrating the power of Splunk — driving visibility, control, and streamlined SecOps workflows to cut OT cyber risk.

February 20, 2026

INDUSTRIAL IOT

Managing Industrial Security at Scale: Introducing Cyber Vision Site Manager and Splunk App

4 min read

Automate multi-site OT security management and gain unified visibility across all industrial sites with Cyber Vision Site Manager and the new Splunk app.

December 18, 2025

INDUSTRIAL IOT

OT Security Reimagined: From Legacy Limits to Network-Native Scale

4 min read

Network-native OT security eliminates costly appliances and visibility gaps by embedding protection into the network, delivering comprehensive asset discovery and segmentation built for scale