Securing IoT Medical Devices
With the expansion of the Internet of Things come increased cybersecurity concerns. The technology is finding its way into every industry, elevating connectivity and making our lives easier. However, there are downsides to this, and ever-growing…
Security Threats and Risks in Smart Factories
Smart factories are manifestations of how the industrial internet of things (IIoT) is changing traditional manufacturing. Organizations in the manufacturing sector already have a basic understanding of what smart factories are as well as their capabilities and the advantages…
Six Cybersecurity Predictions for Critical Infrastructure and the IIoT in 2019
Those of us who like to think about the future are always tempted to prognosticate at the beginning of a new year. Following are my top six cybersecurity predictions for 2019, based on the developments and…
The Common Vulnerability That Fintech and Bananas Share
Fintech is defined by technologies that span the cloud, mobile devices, blockchain, and AI for financial applications ranging from virtual currencies, to payment processing, money transfers, equity trading, and regulatory compliance, among others. There has been…
Security Architecture for Smart Factories
Building smart factories is a substantial endeavor for organizations. The initial steps involve understanding what makes them unique and what new advantages they offer. However, a realistic view of smart factories also involves acknowledging the risks and threats that may…
ICS security: what we should be aware of and what we should expect?
For organizations and entities that have a zero downtime modus operandi, insuring that cyber threats are mitigated without taking systems offline is critical. During this interview, IIoT World’s Chief Innovation Officer, Greg Orloff, dives in with…
One of Deutschland’s Iconic Businesses Addresses the Issue of Trust, Directly
What does it mean to trust someone or something? To my way of thinking, trust is having confidence that a person or organization will take actions that ensure my safety while aligning with my beliefs, expectations,…
IoT Security – Game of Trust
When it comes to prominent technologies that are certain to rule the world and our everyday lives in the future, IoT is one of those that have a profound impact. We use this technology daily, and…
What the Industry’s First Coleopteran Chief Vulnerability Officer Predicts for 2019
Let’s not beat around the bug – 2018 was not a good year for my kind. As of now, nearly one in three computers was hit with a malware attack this year, and ransomware attacks were up…
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Technology Design Issues and Implementation Vulnerabilities
In our latest research paper, titled “The Fragility of Industrial IoT’s Data Backbone: Security and Privacy Issues in MQTT and CoAP Protocols” and written with Rainer Vosseler and Davide Quarta, we discussed how MQTT and CoAP…