Perspectives
Paul Rogers: Why Cyber Risk Should Be Treated Like an Unlocked Car
Instead of trying to guess the risk of cyber attacks, companies should view their industrial assets like an unlocked car — and simply focus on stopping attacks from occurring in the first place.
Part of my job is to evangelize the need for cyber security solutions to protect industrial control systems (ICS). In many instances, when I meet with executives from companies who own or operate industrial technology, they are already aware that their control systems are at risk from cyber attacks.
William Ruh: What the Rise of Industrial Internet Means for Cyber Security
As the world’s markets rapidly evolve into complex hybrids of physical and digital assets, cyber security is increasingly critical as a stabilizing force. It is no longer an esoteric art practiced mainly by rival intelligence agencies and giant corporations — it has become a basic necessity of everyday life for any business.
GE to Acquire Wurldtech to Advance Cyber Security for Industrial Internet
GE said today it would acquire the cyber security company Wurldtech to expand its digital arsenal for protecting critical infrastructure and operations technology.
GE has started connecting jet engines, power plants, locomotives and other technology to the Industrial Internet, an emerging digital network that links machines, data and software with people.