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
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
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 2016, the Industrial Internet Consortium gained agreement upon an understanding of the term “trustworthiness” and its effect on design and operation of an industrial system. At the core of that und 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
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
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
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
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
During the early 2000's, there was much skepticism about the value and viability of virtualization. Today, however, there is no doubt that companies have embraced the efficiencies and expansion capabi more
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission recently released an in-depth report entitled, The Internet of Things: Privacy & Security in a Connected World , which included a long list of considerations and reco 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
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
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
We talk a lot about copy protection in this space but what I want to focus on today is what is meant by the phrase "secure software licensing." Let's unpack the term and look at each component separat more
Anytime you add a 3rd party component into your overall product stack you need to be thoughtful before you decide. Copy protection software is no different: it's something you will rely on to protect more