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Smart Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Secure: IoT Security Considerations for Manufacturers

The IoT is still very much in its infancy. We can only begin to conceive of what the future will look like, both in terms of smart connected devices and how we secure them. What we can say with confidence is that each deployment is going to have its own needs, and PKI is a great option for meeting many of them. PKI is based on established standards and covers all the basics of authentication, encryption, and data integrity. The key for manufacturers will be to avoid closed standards and leverage best practices and existing technology where possible. CITO Research recommends partnering with GlobalSign based on its history in supporting large scale PKI deployments and its forward thinking flexibility that supports customers, including manufacturers, that are evolving their products to meet market demands in a business-driven environment.

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IXON Cloud Security 2022

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Monitoring IT, OT and IIoT with Paessler PRTG: use cases and dashboards

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.

Different Dimensions of IOT Security

whitePaper | December 20, 2019

IOT is wirelessly connecting things to the internet using sensors, RFID’s and remotely accessing and managing them over our phone or through our voice. IOT uses various communication protocols such as Zigbee, 6LowPan, Bluetooth and has bi directional communication for exchange of information. The database for IOT is cloud which is also vulnerable to security threats. The increasing amount of popularity of IoT and its pervasive usage has made it more recurrent to prominent cyber-attacks such as botnet attack, IoT ransom ware, DOS attack, RFID hack.

Private 5G Mobile Networks for Industrial IoT

whitePaper | March 1, 2020

Private mobile networks designed and deployed specifically for enterprise users provide opportunities to optimize and redefine business processes in ways that are either impractical or not possible within the limitations of wired and Wi-Fi networks. For industrial users, the ability to design mobile networks to meet the coverage, performance, and security requirements of production-critical applications is fundamental to the new wave of cyberphysical systems known as Industry 4.0.

Embedding Generative AI and Advanced Search into your Appswith MongoDB

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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).

The Disruptions of 5G on Data-driven Technologies and Applications

whitePaper | December 18, 2019

With 5G on the verge of being adopted as the next mobile network, there is a need to analyze its impact on the landscape of computing and data management. In this paper, we analyze the impact of 5G on both traditional and emerging technologies and project our view on future research challenges and opportunities. With a predicted increase of 10-100x in bandwidth and 5-10x decrease in latency, 5G is expected to be the main enabler for smart cities, smart IoT and efficient healthcare, where machine learning is conducted at the edge.

Smart Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Secure: IoT Security Considerations for Manufacturers