In a recent article in The Guardian regarding the SolarWinds cybersecurity attack, security technologist Bruce Schneier said, “We have a serious problem. We don’t know what networks they are in, how deep they are, what access they have, what tools they left,” Schneier said. The only way to be sure a network is clean is “to burn it down to […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact business and the economy worldwide, companies in every industry are using a critical eye to prioritize their operations amidst shrinking budgets and a catalog of unknowns. This includes exploring automation technologies that can protect and even future-proof essential operations in an environment of fewer people, social distancing and […]
David Masson is Darktrace’s Director of Enterprise Security, and has over two decades of experience working in fast moving security and intelligence environments in the UK, Canada and worldwide. With skills developed in the civilian, military and diplomatic worlds, he has been influential in the efficient and effective resolution of various unique national security issues. David is an operational solutions expert and has a solid reputation across the UK and Canada for delivery tailored to customer needs. At Darktrace, David advises strategic customers across North America and is also a regular contributor to major media outlets in Canada where he is based, included CBC and The Globe and Mail. He holds a master’s degree from Edinburgh University.
Peter Zornio is chief technology officer (CTO) for Emerson Automation Solutions and has been with Emerson for 12 years. As CTO, Zornio has responsibility for overall coordination of technology programs, product and portfolio direction, and industry standards across the Automation Solutions group. This includes Emerson’s digitization and Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) developments, such as […]
Robert M. Lee is a recognized pioneer in the industrial security incident response and threat intelligence community. He gained his start in security as a U.S. Air Force Cyber Warfare Operations Officer tasked to the National Security Agency where he built a first-of-its-kind mission identifying and analyzing national threats to industrial infrastructure. He went on […]
This year, I attended CES 2021 with one goal – to find out about things that could make our life easier, better, and more sustainable. Because e-mobility is about so much more than transportation, my focus on this shortlist is centered on this topic. E-mobility and autonomous driving have the potential to reduce the cost […]
McKinsey’s Global Institute predicts that IoT will have an economic impact of around $11 trillion by the end of 2025. The growing demand for automation, centralized monitoring, and predictive maintenance are leading the IoT technology most prominently in the manufacturing industry. With issues like abrupt outbreaks, disasters, and conflicts, manufacturers are increasing their search towards […]
When pen-and-paper methods of tracking job efficiency left AccuRounds’ engineers and managers in the dark, the shop switched machine monitoring system. However, this brought morale challenges along with it. The data-driven practice quickly demonstrated the benefits of real-time monitoring. It also brought some tensions to the surface among shopfloor employees. AccuRounds’ story can serve as a […]
The first UK clinical trials of a nasal spray proven to kill 99.9% of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 will begin today, January 11th at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in Surrey. The SaNOtize Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (NONS) is designed to kill the virus in the upper airways, preventing it from incubating […]
I personally cannot remember another telecommunications rollout quite like 5G. For every article which heralds the next-generation capabilities of this network, there is another which warns of its dangerous potential. Meanwhile, for the rest of us, it is hard to know at what point between these two extremes lies the truth.So, as the new year […]
Tony Garcia, CTO of SBT Alliance. Mr. Garcia is a smart building technologist with over 25-years of application engineering experience and a holder of two US patents. Having worked with advanced wireless controls for more than two decades, Mr. Garcia is considered a pioneer as one of the first wireless controls developers at Daintree Networks in 2006. As a cornerstone engineer at Daintree, Mr. Garcia developed the fundamental hardware components, network design specifications and supported project deployments with hands-on commissioning and management of tens of millions of square feet of industrial and commercial spaces. Mr. Garcia is one of the founding partners and Chief Technology Officer of SBT Alliance, a leading IoT systems and solutions integration firm. In this position, Mr. Garcia oversees the company’s software development, system provisioning tools, and overall technology direction of SBT to foster greater adoption of IoT technologies and IoT solutions within industrial, manufacturing, and commercial spaces.