Ransomware attacks against operational technology (OT) are increasing, spurred on by the convergence of IT and OT networks and the accessibility of attack kits available on the dark web. Over the last two years, the range of targets that represent operational technology and critical infrastructure has grown. Some attacks have even been able to target OT systems […]
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As organizations shift to the cloud in droves, their digital attack surface continues to rapidly expand. And with the number of threats rapidly increasing, security leaders need to enhance their attack surface risk management. We explore how a unified cybersecurity platform can help improve your defenses against cyber risk in comparison to point products. Digital […]
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In 2022, threats are unlikely to slow down. In fact, our experts predicted cyberattacks will increase in 2022. This is unfortunate news especially as the attack surface continues to expand. For organizations struggling to integrate and manage a collection of single-purpose products, the resulting complexity and lack of visibility is likely to leave these organizations […]
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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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For all the pain that 2020 brought on societies and economies around the world, it also brought some positives. Chief among them was the increased awareness for all of us to prioritize climate change and net-zero sustainability efforts. In their ‘next normal’ trend analysis, McKinsey & Company reported that “All over the world, the costs […]
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Right now, many of us are already tired of hearing the words metaverse and industrial metavrerse. It’s being tossed around like the words Internet and eCommerce were in the 1990s. Back then, many of us had no idea about the impact that the Internet and a new way of buying and selling would have on […]
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I have always been fascinated by innovation and startups power. I found about the Alpha startups program offered by Web Summit only in 2018. Some of these IoT startups have evolved quite a lot since then. This article lists a few industrial IoT companies present at Web Summit 2021 and two startups that focus on […]
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With the arrival of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), a digital transformation is currently underway. The manufacturing industry is beginning to use industrial analytics driven by real-time production data, not only to make better, faster decisions, but also to enable automation across the organization making data analysis in manufacturing an important […]
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Industry 4.0 is all about new technology. Here’s how to prepare your machining processes for the next industrial revolution. Machining Processes Overview You have probably heard that we’re entering the next “industrial revolution” – Industry 4.0. Like the three that came before it, this will be a period of disruption and monumental shift for every […]
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Geoff Mulligan is a consultant, developer and speaker on the IoT, Privacy and Security, as well as a co-founder of Skylight. He has served as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow and as US representative to the UN ISO Smart and Sustainable Cities Project. While serving as a Presidential Innovation Fellow working on Cyber-Physical Systems and IoT for the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, he co-created and launched the SmartAmerica Challenge. Mr. Mulligan was the founding Chairman of both the LoRa Alliance, growing it to over 500 members, and the IPSO Alliance, making it the global voice for open standards for the IoT. Skylight is a digital consultancy focused on the confluence of Micro-Services, open API design, Internet of Things and lean/agile innovation.
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One buzzwords nowadays is “4th Industrial Revolution”. Let’s ask ourselves: What are we talking about when we say “4th Industrial Revolution”? For sure, we are talking about a huge potential of innovation in Industry 4.0. Numerous studies have attempted to quantify the opportunities, and all talk about BIG numbers, in terms of number of connected devices, […]
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Innovation manager certified by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the National Body for Digital Transformation, Antonio Mosca spent over 20 years at the helm of digital innovation and business transformation initiatives, both in multinationals (Korber, Ericsson, Microsoft, EIT Digital) and consulting firm (Accenture, Ernst & Young). He recently founded New Digital Solutions, which offers consulting and solutions for Innovation and Digital Transformation. With in-depth ICT, Telco and Industry 4.0 skills, Antonio is an expert in technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data and Smart City. He contributes as a speaker to the MIP-Politecnico di Milano and collaborates with the “Digital Innovation Observatories”, a Think Tank of the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano. He publishes articles on business and technology topics, and novels.
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