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Denisismagilov
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Cybersecurity

Webinar: Cybersecurity center stage in 2025 and beyond

Sponsor Yubico provided the platform for three panelists, including Smart Industry's Scott Achelpohl, to discuss cyber defense and what manufacturers can do now that threat actors...
Niall Wiggan
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Cybersecurity

Why ransomware attackers target backups—and how to ensure your data is protected

What if the bad guys manage to destroy, damage, or encrypt your backup data in addition to your production data? In that case, you're pretty much out of luck.
Andrii Yalanskyi
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Cybersecurity

The cost of downtime: Manufacturing's worst nightmare and how to solve it

Downtime at critical sites, whether the result of an outage or a ransomware or other cyberattack, can lead to millions in losses.
Ekkasit919
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Digital Transformation

New report reflects optimism among manufacturers mixed with some caution

Digital transformation still is surging, but Industry 4.0 faces workforce, C-suite buy-in, and money challenges among others in manufacturing, SI survey shows
Svetlana Diacenco
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Special Reports

Crystal Ball preview: Top cybersecurity risks in 2025 and beyond

As we have seen with Boeing Co. and others, ransomware—online extortion schemes perpetrated against vulnerable companies—remains a top concern. And OT and the vast supply chain...
Casimirokt
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Digital Transformation

New report reveals ‘grind’ of digital transformation, slow road to success

Results of new Gartner survey reveal only 48% of initiatives have been successful, but CIOs say investments will nevertheless surge in 2025 in cybersecurity, AI, business intel...
Tashatuvango
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Digital Transformation

Poll: Which manufacturing tech will rise in 2025?

Smart Industry is asking, so please look into your own crystal ball and answer which factory floor technologies, if any, will take the title of "most hyped" away from AI.
Leowolfert
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Cybersecurity

Every cybersecurity program should include regulatory compliance

Assessing and repelling external threats to your production line can’t come at the expense of preventing damage from regulatory penalties that can be as costly or more so than...
Justlight
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Digital Transformation

Managing the industrial edge: challenges, approaches and solutions

A new generation of edge computing solutions is revolutionizing the industrial plant and automation markets, thanks to the emergence of the IoT, Industry 4.0, and advances in ...
Simon Kadula
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Digital Transformation

Leveraging smart factories to adopt data-driven approaches

It’s Industry 4.0 in action to think of these strategies as ways to not only upgrade your technology but also to keep up with your competition.
Benzoix
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Cybersecurity

Why communication is as vital as technical skills for manufacturing cybersecurity teams

The convergence of security and network operations is no longer a luxury—it’s an imperative—before the next wave of cyber threats, particularly AI-powered attacks.
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Digital Transformation

Speak up, add your voice to our 2024 State of Initiative Report

Please share your perspective on your digital transformation successes, challenges, and plans in Smart Industry's annual survey.
Yana Lysenko
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Cybersecurity

How automated patching shields vulnerable manufacturing from cyberattacks

This process happens on schedule, according to rules set up by IT admins, freeing up IT personnel from the painstaking manual process while allowing patches to be rolled out quickly...
Blackboard373
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Digital Transformation

Oh how far manufacturing has come in adopting emerging technologies

Despite the economy’s stumbles of recent years, 68% of executives feel positive about their company’s outlook, and that positive feeling should translate into plenty of investment...
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Benefits of Transformation

How universities help manufacturers with technology testing, adoption

Digital transformation is necessary but can be expensive—and there are lots of unknowns. College and trade school labs, however, are trying out what works (and what doesn’t) before...