TAP Into Technology Blog

7 Challenges for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Adopters

Businesses are in a constant battle to balance the benefits of new technology with the risks of increasingly sophisticated data breaches. But things are a bit different for those responsible for...

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Beware Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Attacks—The Dark Side of Connectivity

Just as you start getting used to the idea of shifting from serial communications to Industrial Ethernet connectivity, operational technology demands are changing yet again. For utility companies...

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Network TAPs for Critical Infrastructure

Securing critical infrastructure such as Smart Grid and industrial control systems continues to be an ongoing challenge for IT Managers and Security Architects. State based agents, terrorists and...

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Welcome to the Smart Grid—Time to Set Up Your Security Devices

The demand for more greater energy efficiency and the commoditization of connectivity have made the smart grid an inevitability. It’s easy to get caught up in the rush for smart grid support....

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How to Choose the Right Cables for Your Industrial Ethernet

It’s easy to get ahead of ourselves when we talk about the Industrial Ethernet. You look at the ever-growing reality of the Industrial Internet of Things and the longstanding concerns for security in...

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Industrial Ethernet Basics—What the Convergence of IT and OT Really Means

In previous blogs about the Industrial Ethernet, we’ve touched on the growing internet connectivity of traditionally offline systems and what that has meant for security. For some, the context of...

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