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Ensuring cybersecurity resilience in an ultra-connected world

The development of the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), the cloud and big data have enabled devices that started out as unbelievable concepts to become a reality. From a consumer standpoint, these ever-increasing trends…

Cybersecurity and Productivity – What is Their Relationship?

Welcome to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) data problem series.  The goal of this series is to help leaders understand the data problems that industrial businesses face when deploying IIoT networks. Cybersecurity in productivity was…

How to Avoid the Most Common Micro-segmentation Mistakes

It’s possible to protect critical infrastructure without compromising security or your budget — find out how. The Need for Micro-segmentation Industry experts and organizations such as NIST, PCI, and the U.S. Department of Defense are all…

Working From Home? Here’s What You Need for Cybersecurity

There has been an influx of employees signing in remotely to corporate networks and using cloud-based applications. But this shift could also open doors to cybersecurity risks. Where should cybersecurity fit in? The current workplace reality…

Medical Device Safety and Security: Obvious but not easy to achieve

With accelerating technology innovation, medical devices are becoming more sophisticated and more connected. Consequently, as in most mission-critical systems, safety and security are two increasingly vital requirements in medical device design. In April 2018, the U.S.…

Supply Chain Economics and Cybersecurity

Let’s face it, supply chains are complex and distributed. Operations matter, and for some it is truly a miracle how many coordinated parts come together into a seamless operation. In fact, some manufacturers have tens of…

Extend the Lifecycle of Embedded Systems with a Hypervisor

Multiple embedded systems are at the heart of medical devices, transportation systems, automobiles, heavy equipment, and industrial robotics. In complex systems like these, a hypervisor provides the supervision to safely and reliably allowing separate functional software…

Identifying Compromises Through Device Profiling

The Internet and our local networks have the ability to handle an amazing quantity of connections simultaneously. That strength leads to a problem when we’re trying to detect malicious traffic: how can we tell when one…

Facility Managers Guide to Building Systems and Cybersecurity

Building automation systems (BAS) are increasingly connected to enterprise networks and the internet, creating new cybersecurity risks for facility managers who may not have deep IT security expertise. IIoT World created this guide to help facility…

Real Threats Logs From a Smart Factory Honeypot

Trend Micro just published the results of a six-month honeypot imitating an industrial factory. The highly sophisticated Operational Technology (OT) honeypot attracted fraud and financially motivated exploits. The six-month investigation revealed that unsecured industrial environments are…