Industry 4.0 Security Risks and Opportunities Industry 4.0, also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, is a term used to describe the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing and other industries. This new era of manufacturing is characterised by the use of advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial…
Is IT & OT Convergence Dead? IT/OT Convergence: Is it bringing two worlds together? IT / OT convergence describes the merging of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). In the past, IT and OT departments have been working in silos, but in the past decade, organizations have started to see the benefits of connecting…
Bridging the IT & OT Divide Why is it important to bridge the gap between IT and OT department? In the past decade, though IT and operations technology (OT) appear to be working together more frequently than in the past, they’re still far from being a united team, according to Automation World’s latest reader survey…