CEO Insights
CEO Insights: The industrial companies face cybersecurity challenges that span the full IT-OT-IIoT spectrum
Several years ago Stuxnet made the public aware of the reality of critical infrastructure cyber-attacks by a nation-state. It was also one of the earliest examples of an IoT attack where the PLCs that connected to…
CEO Insights: “The Internet of Things is about much more than just connecting devices”
Running factories from our phones, adaptive robots that work alongside with humans or 3D printing are just a few characteristics of smart manufacturing. Nico Steyn, CEO of IoT.nxt shares his thoughts about Industrial IoT, connecting devices,…
CEO Insights: As plants get smarter, manufacturers need to “watch the robots”
Using digitization to improve how things get done has boosted revenue by reducing downtime in connected factories. The ability to immediately analyze and respond to process upsets, and the possibility to more accurately conduct scheduled maintenance…
CEO Insights: Top cybersecurity challenges in the healthcare industry
Healthcare cybersecurity faces threats that go beyond patient privacy: ransomware, Advanced Persistent Threats, unsecured medical devices, and BYOD all put lives at risk. Ofer Amitai, CEO and Co-Founder at Portnox, explains how healthcare organizations can address…
CEO Insights: We’re entering a “Golden Age” as it relates to the field of robotics
Ben Wolff, Chairman and CEO of Sarcos, describes the current moment in industrial robotics as a "Golden Age," driven by advances in computer vision, artificial intelligence, edge computing, and falling hardware costs. Robots are moving beyond…
CEO Insights: the best way to prevent an ICS/SCADA cyber incident
As part of the CEO Insights Series, IIoT World's Managing Editor, Lucian Fogoros, interviews the CEO of Waterfall Security Solutions, Lior Frenkel, about ICS security, IT/OT divide and the solutions to prevent an ICS cyber incident.…
CEO Insights: Direct Potable Reuse – smart water recycling for smart cities
According to The World Health Organization statistics, for the first time ever, the majority of the world's population lives in a city, and this proportion continues to grow with projections of 70 percent by 2050. As…
CEO Insights: Four major challenges in protecting ICS from cyber attacks
Protecting Industrial Control Systems from cyber attacks presents four distinct challenges, according to Barak Perelman, CEO of Indegy, in an interview with IIoT World Managing Editor Lucian Fogoros. ICS technologies predate cyber defenses, having been built…
CEO Insights with Dr. Ulrich Lang: Customers are not aware yet of ICS security risks that IIoT Apps bring
IIoT applications introduce serious ICS security risks to manufacturing, energy, oil and gas, chemical, and transportation industries, according to Dr. Ulrich Lang, Co-founder and CEO of ObjectSecurity. In this interview, Dr. Lang explains that most customers…
CEO IIoT Insights: How can you secure what you cannot see in an industrial enterprise?
Industrial companies are flying blind on 80% of their cyber assets, according to Eddie Habibi, CEO of PAS. In this CEO IIoT Insights interview with IIoT World, Habibi outlines why most industrial organizations lack visibility into…
CEO Insights: Intelligent IoT messaging opportunities for Smart Factories
As part of the CEO Insights Series, IIoT World Managing Editor, Lucian Fogoros, interviews Unified Inbox CEO, Toby Ruckert, about the opportunities in Smart Factories with Intelligent IoT Messaging. Lucian Fogoros: In March, IBM and Unified…