The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is all about connecting machines, systems, and sensors to provide operational efficiency and other benefits to industrial applications, similar to the benefits achieved in the world of Internet of Things…
2021 saw several attacks on critical infrastructure, which resulted in the U.S. government pivoting to issue directives intended to address cyber protection and readiness. Unlike enterprise IT, OT organizations have little to no flexibility when it comes to…
What Is a Security Operations Center (SOC)? A security operations center (SOC) is a critical component of a threat containment plan to protect your business. According to a recent study, having a SOC improves your organization’s…
Defending critical infrastructure environments requires 360-degree visibility into asset and network vulnerabilities Vulnerability management teams often face difficulties in patching all of their systems on a timely basis. This is true for traditional OT devices such…
A man in the middle attack occurs when a third party intercepts a digital conversation without any knowledge of that interception from the legitimate participants. This conversation can occur between two human users, a human user…
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, isn’t actually a new concept. In fact, it’s been around since the 1950s. The problem back then was that computers lacked the ability to store commands, so they could be told what…
5G is projected to have an impact on the future, though its effects are already being felt today. A part of this conversation is the 4G/5G campus network, which is being rolled out in smart factories,…
As Industrial IoT has evolved over the past decade or two, the vision for secure data communications and the integration of enterprise and control systems has evolved at the same time. When the Purdue Model of…
This latest ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline is another call to action for all organizations to increase their cybersecurity efforts, harden their networks against attacks, and improve visibility to malicious actors in your network. Ransomware attacks…
The recent signing of the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity has spurred much discussion among the industry. IIoT World asked for input from leading cybersecurity experts and organizations regarding the EO, and we’re sharing…
Ensuring the quality, reliability and safety of software requires navigating a complex supply chain made up of engineers, operations managers, contractors, and independent software vendors (ISVs), along with open source software (OSS) providers. Oftentimes, device manufacturers…
An Executive Order from US President Donald Trump in May this year overhauled the backbone of the nation’s electricity infrastructure, highlighting gaps and vulnerabilities in the operations of power systems and bulk power equipment, to attacks…