HOW IOT WORKS

whitePaper | June 28, 2022

Almost everything needs maintenance to ensure that it functions correctly. Parts wear out and need to be replaced but waiting till something breaks to replace it can be very costly. Unscheduled downtime can mean lost productivity, inconvenience or expensive overtime rates. Just think how much you would have to pay a plumber to come out at 3am on Christmas day.

whitePaper | February 12, 2020

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector are being left behind in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This worrying trend is exacerbating economic inequality, stifling opportunities for social mobility and dragging down global industrial productivity. To benefit from the technological advancements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, SMEs will need to overcome a range of challenges including a dearth of skilled employees, lack of access to capital and unclear returns on investment, a need to revamp their firm’s infrastructure and processes, a need to update information technology and operational technology, and navigate a nascent technology landscape that is currently poised to serve larger companies.

whitePaper | May 18, 2022

Digitalization and the convergence of IT and OT makes it crucial to have a unified view of your entire infrastructure. From machines on the factory floor, PLCs, programmable logic controllers and IIoT devices, through to industrial gateways and IPCs – you need to know the status and condition of it all.

whitePaper | May 18, 2022

Networking and security teams have historically relied on protections at the network perimeter to secure the entire enterprise. The internal network was deemed trusted and secure. While everything outside was considered “dirty,” everything on the internal network was considered “clean,” and application traffic would flow unrestricted. However, recent and developing shifts in enterprise working models are having a far-reaching effect on the traditionally managed network perimeter for security.

whitePaper | July 11, 2023

Never before has the launch of a new technology so rapidly fired the imagination of enterprises and consumers alike. The arrival of ChatGPT in November 2022 showcased the potential of Generative AI powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) in addressing a vast array of new use cases. These use cases were previously unimaginable with conventional computing and analytical AI (now sometimes described as “traditional” or “classic” AI).

whitePaper | May 14, 2021

The purpose of this draft paper is to start a conversation about what it means to have confidence in the cybersecurity of IoT devices used by individuals and organizations and the various ways of gaining that confidence. This paper describes the landscape of confidence mechanisms that are currently available for establishing the security of IoT devices in the marketplace. In preparing this paper, NIST conducted extensive research on initiatives that can help to instill confidence in IoT device security and held a series of meetings with government and industry experts to glean information on the unique aspects and challenges in this space.