Industrial Internet of Things: Specificities and challenges

Security and the Industrial Internet of Things

Benjamin will discuss challenges in securing next-generation infrastructure technology. He will introduce the topic and discuss fundamental differences between IT, OT, IoT and IIoT security. He will then discuss some of the approaches Siemens takes in deploying security in products, and ongoing research, with real-world examples. Faculty Host: James Abello Monedero

Security for the Industrial Internet of Things

Internet of Things: Perspectives, Challenges and Opportunities

The Internet of things can be defined as to make the “things” belong to the Internet. However, many wonder if the current Internet can support such a challenge. For this and other reasons, hundreds of worldwide initiatives to redesign the Internet are underway. This article discusses the perspectives, challenges and opportunities behind a future Internet that fully supports the “things”, as wel...

Avoiding the Internet of Insecure Industrial Things

Security incidents such as targeted distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on power grids and hacking of factory industrial control systems (ICS) are on the increase. This paper unpacks where emerging security risks lie for the industrial internet of things, drawing on both technical and regulatory perspectives. Legal changes are being ushered by the European Union (EU) Network and Inform...

Enabling the Industrial Internet of Things

The world is being transformed as connected devices and equipment, embedded with sensors and software, communicate with one another and the cloud. The data generated by such intelligent technology can be analyzed to extract valuable information about the physical world, such as when an auto part is likely to fail, or how to make a wind turbine run more efficiently. Commonly referred to as the I...