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 a robust security architecture for smart factories requires a defense-in-depth approach that spans IT and OT network layers, from the enterprise cloud down to individual PLCs and sensors on the shop floor. As manufacturers connect…
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…
The Future of the ICS Security Market Revealed
Cue the music for the big reveal (Duhn Duhn Duhnnnnn)!!! As we approach the end of 2018, you will undoubtedly begin to see lots of articles and posts on the year in review, predictions for what the…
Insiders – the biggest security threat to their organizations
It was only a matter of time before what befell the Information Technology (IT) community was going to affect the Operational Technology (OT) community. Today, the OT C-suite is saddled with agenda items keeping them up…