Minimum Components of an SBOM Published by NTIA
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Minimum Components of an SBOM Published by NTIA

The NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) recently published the minimum elements for a Software Bill of Materials (more commonly known as SBOM). The document can be viewed HERE. What is an SBOM? – Definition of an SBOM An SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) is a formal record containing the details and supply chain relationships of […]

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Using Security Monitoring to Address Cybersecurity Threats
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Using Security Monitoring to Address Cybersecurity Threats

Joe Saunders, CEO of RunSafe Security, recently hosted a panel discussion on Monitoring Open Source Software in SAAS Infrastructure. His panel included business leaders in the software, technology, and security sectors: Jonathan B Fishbeck, Founder and CEO of EstateSpace, LLC, a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) that helps people reduce risk, retain property assets, and protect […]

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MQTT and Sparkplug: Delivering Plug-and-Play Interoperability for IIoT
· Smart Manufacturing

MQTT and Sparkplug: Delivering Plug-and-Play Interoperability for IIoT

The manufacturing industry is rapidly changing as leading companies invest in new technologies to modernize their manufacturing infrastructures, improve overall efficiencies, and develop more flexible manufacturing processes. The introduction of IIoT technologies, combined with machine learning, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing, create significant opportunities for all manufacturing companies. Overview of MQTT A key protocol in […]

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Plant Optimization with Artificial Intelligence (AI enabled Plant Optimization)
· Energy

Plant Optimization with Artificial Intelligence (AI enabled Plant Optimization)

Operating waste-to-energy power plants have a lot of day-to-day challenges. Volatile combustion, unstable steam, staff issues, and CO-peaks are common problems. In addition, there are problems that are unique to a single power plant. Often, these problems persist even with fire control systems. Artificial Intelligence in Power Plant Operations (AI enabled Plant Optimization) Uniper has […]

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Cybersecurity for Cloud Migration
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Cybersecurity for Cloud Migration

In an interview with Merritt Baer (AWS Office of the CISO), Aaron Ansari VP, Cloud Security at Trend Micro discusses how fundamental information security is to business functions in today’s world. Cybersecurity is Job Zero It’s everyone’s job to ensure they are working to help secure the organization – from the frontline workers to the […]

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Smart Manufacturing: Performing a Manufacturing Analysis
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Smart Manufacturing: Performing a Manufacturing Analysis

Manufacturing managers maximize the tools they have at their disposal by understanding their shop’s capacity. What is Manufacturing Analytics? Manufacturing analysis is critical for companies to drive efficient production and capture the highest profitability by better use of space, materials, labor, and optimized equipment performance. A capacity analysis can be an excellent solution for auditing […]

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Modernizing the Energy Industry with MQTT
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Modernizing the Energy Industry with MQTT

The global energy industry, encompassing oil & gas, solar energy, wind energy, etc. is going through tectonic shifts, confirms McKinsey. One of the major contributors to this shift is technological developments, such as digital transformation and digitalization initiatives, which revolutionize the safety, productivity, efficiency and sustainability of energy systems. A BloombergNEF research study anticipates that […]

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Supply Chain Control Tower Solutions to Conquer Disruption
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Supply Chain Control Tower Solutions to Conquer Disruption

44% of organizations lacked a clear strategy for dealing with supply-chain disruption, according to a survey published by the Institute for Supply Management in March 2020. Almost 75% of companies surveyed reported a disruption in their supply chains because of the COVID-19 pandemic (Source: “75% of Companies in ISM Virus Survey Report Supply Chain Disruptions,” Industry […]

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Energy Industry: Accessing Expertise Using Mixed and Augmented Reality
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Energy Industry: Accessing Expertise Using Mixed and Augmented Reality

The development of digital and virtual video technologies in the energy industry enables companies to engage the support of international experts in a more sustainable way. Solutions like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are doing what engineers have always aimed for – delivering improved ways to do […]

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MQTT Principals to Mitigate IoT Cyberattack
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MQTT Principals to Mitigate IoT Cyberattack

In September 2016, the Mirai malware cyberattack shook the IoT world with a DDoS attack model that infected over 600,000 IoT devices. Such attacks on network-attached devices and IoT devices continue to increase exponentially. With the IDC predicting that there will be 41.6 billion connected IoT devices, generating 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of data by 2025, the […]

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Cybersecurity Nightmare = Ransomware + Software Supply Chain Attack
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Cybersecurity Nightmare = Ransomware + Software Supply Chain Attack

Recently, the Russia-based hacking group REvil, attacked the Florida-based software company Kaseya Ltd. If you’re not familiar with Kaseya, they provide network and security management services for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), not unlike what SolarWinds offers for large businesses. So this is yet another attack taking advantage of poor software security at companies that […]

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IoT Platform Requirements to Consider
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IoT Platform Requirements to Consider

When organizations are contemplating bringing a new IoT product to market, the questions typically asked are: “Do we build our own platform and then develop our IoT product? Or, do we develop our IoT product on a platform that already exists?” Considerations for Building an IoT Platform Here are some common requirements to consider when developing an […]

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