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The Business Viewpoint of Securing the Industrial Internet

The tone of the many well-meaning discussions about the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) varies widely from one viewpoint of unbridled optimism about the seemingly endless possibilities to another filled with apocalyptic doom and gloom about the safety of the planet and everyone on it. Two extreme views perhaps, but there is no denying the fact that security is an issue that needs to be carefully addressed before any of those endless possibilities can become a reality in the industrial internet.

Launching the Effort to Make Sure the IIoT Offers More Opportunity for Cyber Security than Cyber Crime

New IIC White Paper: The Business Viewpoint for Securing the Industrial Internet By Evan Birkhead, VP Marketing, Bayshore Networks Part of the Industrial Internet Consortium’s (IIC’s) mission is to bring together different viewpoints to share information and find common ground for progress. Frankly, we haven’t encountered a topic more polarizing

Applying the IIRA to the IIC’s Microgrid Testbed

With the increasing use of renewable energy sources at the edge of the power grid, increasing threats of cyber-attacks on the power system and aging infrastructure in the grid, there is an urgent, growing need for a new “smart” grid. This testbed provides a proof-of-concept environment in which to apply new IIoT technologies to challenges in deploying a smart grid.