“We are keeping our computers offline. That way, they are safe.” I don’t know whether the IT professionals at French carmakers, British NHS hospitals, or German train operators believed this. What I d meer
An attack to an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) system typically starts with an attack on one or more endpoints. In many cases, an attacker will try to access the execution code and attack the we meer
Software entrepreneurs who are developing their first time application have the luxury of building-in their software licensing and protection solution from the outset. They most likely will choose to meer
Industrie 4.0, a.k.a. the fourth industrial revolution, is representative of the global strategic initiative to revolutionize industry by integrating digital automation, interoperability and advanced meer
With just a few shopping days left before Christmas, the retail frenzy is at its height. Judging from the plethora of products touted in all of the sales flyers and commercials, it seems that this is meer
The US FDA recently published new recommendations for both manufacturers and regulators to address medical device cybersecurity. The final document, Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical D meer
The push for some form of liability for vendors who sell faulty or insecure software has been the subject of debate for many years with little or no clear agreement on its legality or how to enforce i meer
Whether you are a total believer or not, it looks like the shift from perpetual software licensing to the software subscription model is here to stay. According to a Gartner report , “By 2020, more th meer
More than 81% of organizations believe successful adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is critical to their future success, yet ironically, only 25% of these organizations have a clear meer
The more that is written about the Internet of Things and its myriad of potential game changing applications, it seems that the terms “IIoT” and “disruption” become more closely aligned. Disruption in meer
Employing a features-on-demand licensing strategy has significant advantages for developers as well as end users. In many instances, the full capabilities of a particular software program are rarely u meer
Here at Wibu-Systems, we spend much of our time speaking with customers and evangelizing at industry meetings and conferences regarding the importance of protecting software and intellectual property meer
“In an eye-opening embedded systems safety and security survey conducted by the Barr Group , 28 percent of respondents said the systems they work on could cause injury or fatalities and 60 percent of meer
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 meer
The vulnerability of Internet-enabled endpoints in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a critical security concern. The rapid proliferation of these connected devices, which include sensors, P meer
A flexible software license management system is critical for enabling ISVs to keep pace with end user expectations, not only in the way the software is licensed, but also in the manner by which end u meer
In the past decade, the Internet has dramatically changed the way software and the corresponding licenses are delivered. As we know, the days of the CD ROM installation are long gone. Consumers today meer
Understanding the Vulnerabilities of IIoT Endpoints Much has been written lately about IIoT endpoints and their many potential security vulnerabilities. As defined by the Industrial Internet Consortiu meer
Blockchain frameworks enable the immutable storage of data [1,2]. A still open practical question is the so called “oracle” problem, i.e. the way real world data is actually transferred into and out o meer
The recent news about security vulnerabilities in common microprocessors and, by implication, popular operating systems and applications have left many users rightly concerned about their IT security. meer