Inside Industrial IoT: The promises and the challenges

Get ready for the convergence of IT and OT networking and security

Network World IoT Alert August 19, 2019

Inside Industrial IoT: The promises and the challenges Way before IoT became a buzzword, industrial verticals had connected systems – now, networking industrial devices to enterprise IT is unlocking great potential, and big challenges. Read more ▶

Your Must-Read Stories • Get ready for the convergence of IT and OT networking and security • Report: Smart-city IoT isn't smart enough yet • Microsoft finds Russia-backed attacks that exploit IoT devices • Reports: As the IoT grows, so do its threats to DNS

Get ready for the convergence of IT and OT networking and security Collecting telemetry data from operational networks and passing it to information networks for analysis has its benefits. But this convergence presents big cultural and technology challenges. Read more ▶

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Report: Smart-city IoT isn't smart enough yet A report from Forrester Research details vulnerabilities affecting smart-city internet of things (IoT) infrastructure and offers some methods of mitigation. Read more ▶

Microsoft finds Russia-backed attacks that exploit IoT devices Microsoft says default passwords, unpatched devices, poor inventory of IoT gear led to exploits against companies by Russia's STRONTIUM hacking group. Read more ▶

Reports: As the IoT grows, so do its threats to DNS ICANN and IBM's security researchers separately spell out how the growth of the internet of things will increase opportunities for malicious actors to attack the Domain Name System with hyperscale botnets and worm their malware into the cloud. Read more ▶

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