Humans are addicted to stories. But sometimes the stories we tell are overly simplistic. In cybersecurity, a recurring narrative is one of C-suite executives perpetually at odds with IT leaders. They’re disinterested in what the security team does, and release funds begrudgingly and often reactively once a serious incident has occurred. This leads to mounting […]
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The fourth industrial revolution is making manufacturing faster, smarter and leaner. Known as Industry 4.0, this wave sweeping across factory floors takes automation to the next level. Using the Industrial Internet of Things, manufacturers can connect the physical world with the digital and take complete control over systems as never before. Manufacturers can harness data […]
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Four major industrial revolutions have occurred in the last few centuries with each revolution contributing to enhanced productivity and operational efficiency of the manufacturing process. Transition time between these revolutions has decreased drastically (Figure 1). As newer technologies emerge and business priorities change, the time between the last revolution, Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and the next […]
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Oil and gas companies are working hard to update their strategies and shift capital in the context of the energy transition. But are they doing enough to change their operating models? Watch this on-demand session to learn how O&G companies can leverage IIoT technologies to transform the energy sector and drive real change.
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The way a building is designed and constructed directly impacts the costs to operate and maintain that building over its entire life cycle. Therefore, real estate investors and building owners have a big financial and operational stake in how these processes are done. In that respect, building information modeling is something you need to know […]
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QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge Opens Applications April 1-30th Boston, MA, April 4, 2022 – Leading Cities is pleased to announce the launch of the 2022 QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge in partnership with QBE North America for the fourth consecutive year. The global competition, ranked among the top 5 GovTech accelerators in the world, accelerates the […]
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Spring has Sprung, but don’t get “fooled” as April comes! For this month, we’ve curated the list – and timeline – of major events happening in April 2022 around the globe, in-person or online, and what’s in it for the Industrial IoT & ICS Cybersecurity community across all industries. OH, USA: Smart Cities Connect, April […]
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With each passing day, the Internet of Things is becoming more and more prevalent – at the office, in the laboratory, on the production line, etc. IoT technology is not only improving the way things are done now, it is opening the doors to new advancements in areas such as real-time decision making and predictive […]
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Smart Factory initiatives – main driver of manufacturing competitiveness Smart Factory is a concept until recently considered futuristic, but now translated into reality by the existing technologies on the market. Relying on cybernetic systems that communicate with each other, Smart Factory is based on the direct communication of production equipment with each other and with a central […]
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Highlight case: Food and Beverage Industry– Individualization is one of the most important trends in the food and beverage industry. Manufacturers have to react faster to increasing social diversity, new lifestyles, needs, consumer habits, tastes, and preferences. How is Siemens helping these manufacturers to adapt? Would you please give us one or more examples? – […]
Read more →![[Report] ICS cybersecurity for the Electric Utilities Industry](https://iiot-world.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cybersecurity-1-1024x683.jpg)
The risk of security incidents is rapidly increasing in the electric industry, which plays a crucial role in critical infrastructure. This is due to the increasing vulnerability of the system caused by the modernization of the electricity generation, transmission, and distribution systems (i.e. digitalization, network connectivity, and the use of generic software and IT). There […]
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Grain power station, on the Isle of Grain in Kent, is the newest Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) in Uniper’s UK portfolio, having been commissioned in 2011. The current power station replaced Grain-A, a 1320MW oil-fired station, commissioned in the 1970s, which was closed in 2012 under the EU’s Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD) legislation. It once […]
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