In 2014, an unnamed German Steel Mill suffered a sophisticated cyberattack that targeted the industrial control systems of a blast furnace, causing the furnace to shut down improperly. This unstable and improper shutdown caused “massive damage”...
Ensuring the safety of their systems is a top priority for organizations operating within Industry 4.0. Anything from heavy-duty machinery in a smart factory to environmental sensors in an energy plant—all are potentially dangerous if they don’t...
There is perhaps no cyberattack more infamous or dangerous than the 2009 Stuxnet attack. It was the first ever weaponized cyberattack.
The Internet of Things (IoT) has evolved dramatically since its conception, and our world alongside it. The advancement of the IoT—including its subset the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)—has given way to the latest industrial revolution:...
Cybersecurity is a many-pronged approach. From smart thermostats to the automated factories of Industry 4.0, today’s embedded systems require multiple layers of protection to prevent cyberattacks. These different layers are known as the...
While the Internet of Things may have seemed like a pipe dream of the future just a few years ago, today it’s hard to classify it as anything less than a growing success. In fact, some analysts predict that the IoT is growing so fast, it could...
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Data breaches are costing companies millions across the globe, and they’re only getting worse.
According to a breakdown of IBM’s 13th annual Cost of Data Breach survey, “the total cost, per-capita cost, and average size of a data breach (by...
The Internet of Things garnered plenty of headlines in 2018, but not necessarily for the best reasons. While the rapidly growing industry successfully avoided the type of black eye that the Dyn DDoS attack left back in 2016, IoT devices are still...
There’s no doubt 2018 was an important year in cybersecurity, as a number of national stories and unfortunate attacks lifted the public’s awareness of the issues at hand like never before.
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