Manufacturing

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…

It’s that time of year again: baseball playoffs. The top teams in both leagues are squaring off against one another this fall. One of the charms of baseball is that the best players make the game look easy. But it’s more difficult than it seems—especially hitting.…

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…

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…

Over the last several years, the manufacturing industry has consistently fallen victim to the attacks of increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals. Recent reports indicate that: In order for manufacturers to stay economically viable and protect brand reputation and worker safety, it’s critical that…

We’re consistently hearing from manufacturers that security risks and protecting data are their top careabouts. In light of this we are hosting a #CiscoChat to learn how manufacturers are protecting their value chains on Wednesday, September 14th at 10AM PDT/1PM EDT. I’ll be joining Gregory Wilcox…

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In the first blog of this series, we talked about some of the unique security challenges that manufacturers face. The more connected your environment becomes, the more difficult it is to integrate your enterprise IT with your industrial technologies.  Here are the rest of the Security 7: Play zone…

There’s no better example of the recent trend of “Made in America” products than this year’s Ralph Lauren’s Olympics uniforms. But Ralph isn’t the only one leading the “Made in America” charge. Photo Credit: Fortune Walmart is also capitalizing on the trend. According to them, “Made in the USA” is…