January 2020 – IIoT World

January 30, 2020 · Connected Industry

Three Common IIoT Mistakes

Not a day goes by without an article or blog outlining the technology stack required to build an enterprise IoT solution. During hype-cycles like this, the immaturity of the technology and the general lack of knowledge definitely requires education and even evangelism. However continued reporting of high project failure rates should raise significant concerns. There […]

January 28, 2020 · Our Contributors

Michael Riemer, Managing Partner

An “accidental” entrepreneur with 33+ years of sucessfully building things – products (SaaS, IoT, & hardware), services (communications networks), and companies. A three-time co-founder with five patents (NLP and transporation safety), and three exits as well as being an early executive at Nextel leading the go-to-market strategy and product management. As a consultant/advisor, he has […]

January 28, 2020 · Our Contributors

Christophe Blassiau, CISO

Experienced Leader in Digital Transformation at a worldwide scale, Christophe is currently leading Digital Security at Schneider Electric as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He’s passionate about speed and digital and aiming for a global positive impact on our planet combining Digital & Cybersecurity.

January 28, 2020 · Cybersecurity

Is OT security ready for the next wave of cybercrime?

Forrester’s Predictions 2020: The Internet of Things report has an eye-opening forecast on cybercrime for the coming year – an IoT prediction that demands that we collectively consider how to strengthen OT security. We cannot close the door on connectivity’s many benefits. It’s clear that connectivity across people, assets, and systems empowers us to make […]

January 27, 2020 · Smart Cities

‘Cybersecuring’ Smart Cities

‘Cybersecuring’ Smart Cities Are the fears of the public sector holding back progress and opportunities for improved quality of life created by smart cities? After more than a decade of exploration, discussion and advancement, the term ‘smart city’ has come to have slightly different definitions depending on the source. However, though the term is fairly […]

January 24, 2020 · Cybersecurity

[Use Case] Smart Grid and Distribution System Cybersecurity Protection

Smart grid is an evolving new power system framework with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) driven power equipment and a massively layered structure. The new generation sensors, smart meters and electronic devices are integral components of smart grid. However, the upcoming deployment of smart devices at different layers followed by their integration with communication networks […]

January 22, 2020 · Cybersecurity

Real Threats Logs From a Smart Factory Honeypot

Trend Micro just published the results of a six-month honeypot imitating an industrial factory. The highly sophisticated Operational Technology (OT) honeypot attracted fraud and financially motivated exploits. The six-month investigation revealed that unsecured industrial environments are primarily victims of common threats. The honeypot was compromised for cryptocurrency mining, targeted by two separate ransomware attacks, and […]

January 21, 2020 · Connected Industry

Reinventing the IoT Platform for Discrete Manufacturers

The Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) space is hot right now, as manufacturing represents perhaps the largest greenfield opportunity left for digitization. Yet, IoT platform implementations have historically had a high rate of failure within this vertical. What’s contributing to these failure rates, and what needs to change? The IoT Platform “Revolution” The term Industry […]

January 20, 2020 · Artificial Intelligence & ML

The Basics Behind Building Machine Learning Solutions

Machine Learning Requires a Systematic Approach to Systems, Architecture, and data. Developing Machine Learning analytics yields immediate and long-term benefits. 1. Make Machine Learning Part of a Modernization Strategy After decades in research labs, machine learning is now getting enormous attention for real-world applications that harness the technology’s formidable power to discern patterns in huge quantities and […]

January 16, 2020 · Cybersecurity

5 Game Changers for Facilities Managers and Cybersecurity

The year 2019 produced important game changes that help Facilities Managers wage war against cyber attacks on Building Systems. Prior to 2019, Facilities stood on the sideline, hoping the IT department would protect their systems, which did not happen (and may never happen) for reasons explained below. With cybersecurity increasing the stakes for Facilities, these […]

January 14, 2020 · Our Contributors

Philippe Thiabaud

Philippe Thiabaud is chemical engineer with MBA and MSc in Technology & Innovation Management. More than 20 years of experience combining international business development, engineering, sales and technical consultancy for process engineering and real-time dynamic simulation. He is currently leading sales activities for CORYS’ Hydrocarbon Division delivering digital twins / high fidelity virtual process plants […]

January 14, 2020 · Our Contributors

Joel Rakow, Partner

Joel helps system integrators and their customers secure, buy, sell and implement solutions, making the IT supply chain stronger and able to conduct business more easily. It all starts with each party embracing its own cybersecurity hygiene. Joel Rakow is a Partner with Fortium Partners, LP, a firm comprised of over 80 of the world’s […]