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Understanding OT Frameworks & Standards for Secure Industrial Networks
In April 2021, a ransomware attack shut down the largest pipeline network in the United States. Colonial Pipeline, which supplies almost 50% of the Northeast’s energy needs, lost nearly 100 gigabytes of proprietary data. In light of the...
How Manufacturers Gain Full Visibility in OT While Adopting Industrial IoT Technologies
Etymologically speaking, the word “manufacturing” has its roots in a Latin phrase that means “making by hand.” In practical terms, when talking about manufacturing, you're talking about factories – that is, non-residential facilities that...
Upgrade Cabling without Blowing the Budget
It never fails. You’re in a hurry, running late. You’re driving too fast when, suddenly, a speed bump. What was designed for safety has now created fury, as your not-so-decaf coffee instantly repaints the car’s interior an unflattering...
“Not another installation setback”
As my daughter approaches her 3rd birthday, we've loosened up the rules on watching cartoons. Now, we all look forward to Saturday morning cartoons … and pancakes. Personally, I haven’t watched cartoons in 30 years. Surprisingly, it seems...
Fewer Surprises Make Better Deployments
I remember it clearly. Christmas 1982. I was 6 years old. I wanted only one gift from my parents that year: Masters of the Universe Castle Grayskull As the big day grew closer, I knew exactly what was in that large box under the tree. I...
Don’t let snags unravel IT network deployments
Maximizing the merriment in December requires Santa-like scheduling superpowers. There are friends and family to visit, gifts to buy, cookies to bake, and Hallmark movies to binge. Likely, there’s also a holiday sweater to dig out and dust...