IoT Security

5 First Steps to Defending against IoT Driven DDoS Attacks In honor of October’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, users of Twitter, Netflix, Reddit and the New York Times were treated to a special treat – and just in time for Halloween. Unfortunately it was more of a trick as users of these a…

Ansell, a leading manufacturer of safety solutions, helps protect workers across the globe and is now protecting itself from outside threats like hacking, phishing, and ransomware. They recently implemented a cybersecurity strategy across their operations – not an easy task for a global compan…

With the political election season finally drawing to a close, the one thing that has been a bit of a silver lining is the renewed interest and focus on the country’s Manufacturing sector. To truly grasp the impact of this industry on the U.S. economy, The National Institute of Standards and Technol…

Source: Edreformnow.org Have you ever told your team, “Upgrading our equipment is too expensive and likely to cause downtime. Let’s just keep it running.” Ultimately, you made a risk decision. While cyber security hasn’t been a critical risk factor until recently, it has quickly emerged as one of to…

We’ve all experienced it. A flash, a resounding boom, a flicker, then darkness. Then comes the scramble for the flashlights and candles. How long will the lights be out? It’s hard to say, but hopefully after a few anxious moments, there’s a flicker again and power is restored. Usually it’s a brief o…

This is the second part of a 2 part blog series and you can find the first part here. After presenting at Smart Industry 2016, I continue to examine how design thinking can drive IoT success. Applying internet technologies to the world of things offers an ocean of possibilities, but the path to a ta…

Has anybody ever actively encouraged you to hack your own car?  Did you know that hacking your car could mean diagnosing problems easily and for a lower cost than you would find at the local dealer? Did you know that the aviation industry has built in both safety and security from the ground up? How…

Manufacturing customers are already gaining insight from IoT data by securely connecting machines and sensors. One example of this is the Israel-based manufacturer Lordan. Lordan is a manufacturer of thermal-engineering heating and cooling systems and has a global reputation for delivering high-qual…

As I get ready for my presentation on The Factory of the Future, Today: Lessons Learned from Deploying IoT at the Design & Manufacturing Conference, I think the main value I get out of these conferences is networking with peers and staying relevant in a fast-evolving job market. Companies are al…