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.
New Order in Babel: Industrial Internet Consortium Will Make Machines and People Talk to Each Other
The Internet is no longer just about email, ecommerce or Twitter. “We are at an inflection point,” says Joe Salvo, manager of Complex Systems Engineering Laboratory at GE Global Research. “The next wave of productivity will connect brilliant machines and people.”
But before that happens, they must find a common language. “It’s still like the Tower of Babel,” Salvo says. “We need to bring them together in powerful new networks.”