October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, made to encourage industry members to learn about cyber risks. Smarter Technologies discusses. Although no models are truly impenetrable, we’re zeroing in on zero trust architecture as the number one thing your organisation…
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MCU selection guide: what to look for in a microcontroller?
Turn on the datasheet of a microcontroller, usually, you will find more than 300 pages in front of you. It is time-consuming and inefficient to read the pages one after one, hence knowing which specifications are important is very necessary…
Securing industrial automation & control systems
The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) and the International Society of Automation announced the IoT Security Maturity Model (SMM): 62443 Mappings for Asset Owners, and Product Suppliers, and Service Suppliers. “This new guidance adds the service provider role. It extends the…
Networked devices increase cyber attack risk for building systems
Companies face an increasing but under-recognised threat from cyber attacks on building systems and facilities managers need to act now with IT professionals to address the issue, as this piece from independent research and advisory firm Verdantix warns. The above…