Disruptive technologies are transforming all industries into digital industries and repositioning them to reap the benefits of Industry 4.0. In the industrial context, digital transformation (DX) is p more
The global phenomenon of digital transformation is dramatically shifting the ways businesses operate, the way they engage with customers, and the way in which they develop and deliver new products to more
I was glad to see that security found its niche in CRN’s rundown of the 50 coolest IoT companies of 2021 along with other companies who have launched innovative connectivity, hardware, industrial IoT, more
Trustworthiness, and confidence in that trustworthiness, are essential aspects of cyber-physical systems. Inattention to trustworthiness can lead to loss of human life, long-term environmental impacts more
Artificial Intelligence is a hot commodity in the technology world these days. But what does it mean in the context of the Industrial IoT? An early definition of artificial intelligence was one of “th more
Since the research firm Gartner described it in 2017 as a “disruptive trend that will have increasingly broad and deep impact over the next five years and beyond,” and again as one of its “ Top 10 Str more
Given the unbridled growth of the IoT and its potential impact on consumer safety, critical infrastructure, and business continuity, the need for global regulation is quite evident. To their credit, i more
In our daily lives, how frequently have we heard someone say “let’s make sure we are on the same page”, whether it be during a personal interaction or a business communication? Pretty often I would sa more
Trustworthiness in the context of an industrial system is a relatively new term intended to provide a better understanding of the meaning of trust in such a system and how this trust can be approached more
The U.S. Congress recently introduced legislation to address the growing concern for security on IoT devices purchased by the U.S. government. Does the proposal go far enough? Let’s take a further loo more
In the Fall 2018 issue of the Industry IoT Consortium (IIC)’s Journal of Innovation, I published an article on Trustworthiness in Industrial System Design . The article introduced trustworthiness as a more
“Advancing progress toward a technology environment where all software products are safe and secure by design is a top priority for the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the more
All is not well within today’s pharmacist community. Several recent reports have documented the growing pressures brought on by increasing workloads with limited resources, time, and staffing. During more
Adobe may have raised some eyebrows last year when they announced they were moving their packaged Creative Suite PC software to the cloud, but most industry analysts predicted this day was coming – it more
Faced with an increasingly complicated network environment, made only more complex by the addition of virtualization, cloud services and bring your own devices (BYOD), many of your customers are also more
By now, many of you have heard about the "BadUSB" exploit, where two security researchers at Security Research Labs demonstrated how they could perpetrate an attack on USB devices. By reprogramming th more
The big news for crypto-wonks this week is that an international group of researchers has cracked a portion of RSA encryption. And it's not like they had to throw supercomputers at the problem; it was more
We’ve been hearing the term " software monetization " bandied about. What does it mean? We define software monetization as the capability to effectively maximize your software revenue by meeting marke more
In their book, Embedded Systems Security , David and Michael Kleidermacher point out some all-to-real scenarios about the consequences of malicious threats to embedded systems. Consider that for every more
Dongles – The Historical "Bad Rap" When describing software protection dongles in a 2007 article appearing in PC Magazine , John C. Dvorak, a well-respected (but self-described curmudgeon) and award w more