The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) is aware of public reports from ESET and Dragos outlining a new, highly capable Industrial Controls Systems (ICS) attack platform that was reportedly used in 2016 against critical infrastructure in Ukraine. As reported by ESET and Dragos, the CrashOverride malware is an extensible platform that could be […]
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5G is scheduled to come in 2020. This post discusses NB-IoT use cases and its technical aspects that make it so important for the Internet of Things. NB-IoT, also known as LTE Cat NB1, is about to connect billions of devices in a smarter way. It’s cost efficient, supports lower-power consumption to use low-cost devices, […]
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As we are moving towards autonomous world – the lines have started blurring between machines and human. As more and more machines are taking control of the real-life situations, the topic related to Industrial IoT law, legal and regulatory aspects in the new initiative rollout is becoming very significant day by day. Industrial IoT is […]
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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. Lucian Fogoros: What is Waterfall Security’s focus within the Industrial IoT? Lior Frenkel: Since 2007, Waterfall Security has been protecting […]
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Today, companies in many heavy industries such as manufacturing, power generation, oil & gas, renewables, metals, chemicals, and mining are applying predictive maintenance (PdM) techniques to their multi-million dollar global operations to reduce the costs and downtime associated with unexpected critical machine failure and damage.In many ways, a doctor-patient relationship is a good analogy to […]
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Cybercrime will more than triple the number of job openings over the next 5 years, according to the Cybersecurity Jobs Report, realized by Cybersecurity Ventures. The cybersecurity job forecasts have been unable to keep pace with the dramatic rise in cybercrime, which is predicted to cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021, up from $3 […]
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Just about everything is connected: from cell phones and wearable devices to cars, refrigerators and industrial equipment. IT experts have long recognized this global connectivity will only continue to skyrocket. Connectivity adds convenience to our jobs. It is almost expected that employees will use BYOD devices such as laptops, smart phones and tablets to communicate. […]
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Nearly 70% of IoT and implicitly IIoT initiatives fail at the Proof of Concept (PoC) stage, according to a recent study by Cisco. Though the number looks high, it resembles the past records of other new initiatives such as cloud computing, agile initiatives or likewise. What are the main reasons for such high failure rate of […]
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As part of the CEO Insights Series, IIoT World’s Managing Editor, Lucian Fogoros, interviews Indegy’s CEO, Barak Perelman, about the major challenges in protecting ICS from cyber attacks and the best defenses against cyber threats in Industrial Internet of Things era. Lucian Fogoros: What are the major challenges in protecting ICS from cyber attacks? Barak […]
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Implementing supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems for outside-the-fence applications is gaining popularity among industries where assets are sprawled across a large geographic area. SCADA systems, however, were initially developed and optimized for inside-the-fence applications. In such setups, machinery and infrastructure are typically co-located or within short reach of a field office or central […]
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IIoT applications bring many ICS security risks to critical industries like manufacturing, energy, oil and gas, chemical, transportation. As a part of CEO Insights, Dr. Ulrich Lang, Co-founder and CEO of ObjectSecurity, explains what are the most critical cybersecurity risks, how to address them, and also what are the challenges and opportunities in this market. […]
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Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are blurring the lines between the physical, digital and biological spheres of global production systems. The current pace of technological development is exerting profound changes on the way people live and work. Production activities, defined as the full chain to “source-make-deliver-consume-reintegrate” products and services, will be altered and extended […]
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