Tag: smart factories

Cybersecurity and reliability challenges from adoption of Industry 4.0 in IACS environments

Cybersecurity and reliability challenges from adoption of Industry 4.0 in IACS environments

One of the challenges highlighted in the recent NATO Energy Security Center of Excellence (NATO ENSEC COE) guide is the adoption of Industry 4.0 or industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) that has led to the integration of manufacturing with business…

manufacturing and smart factories

Greater cyber resilience necessary to cope with security risks in manufacturing and smart factories

Cybersecurity company Trend Micro released on Monday details from a recently concluded survey that analyzed the current state and challenges facing industrial cybersecurity, especially in securing manufacturing and smart factories. It looks into the importance of industrial cybersecurity within these…

industrial robots

Securing Industrial Robots

The use of robots in industrial environments is becoming increasingly common. According to a recent Research and Markets report, the global industrial robotics market accounted for $39.64 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach $101.72 billion by 2027. “An…

Securing Smart Factories

Securing Smart Factories – How manufacturers can increase security in the era of Industry 4.0

Earlier this year, IT consulting company CGI released its 2020 CGI Client Global Insights report. Among the reports many insights were a number of findings related to the world of smart factories. The report includes the results of more than…

5G and IIoT

Using 5G and IIoT to unleash digital transformation in manufacturing

Earlier this year, telecommunications company Ericsson released a report looking at the future of 5G. The report predicts that there will be 190 million 5G subscriptions by the end of 2020 and 2.8 billion by the end of 2025. 5G…