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About Bob McIlvride

Bob McIlvride is the Director of Communications at Skkynet, as well as Communications Manager at Cogent Real-Time Systems, and is responsible for writing and editing technical documentation and marketing communications, as well as keeping in touch with sales partners and customers. He has a Master’s degree in Professional Writing, and 25 years experience writing and publishing in the natural gas and process control industries. He has lived on three continents, speaks three languages, and considers the whole world as his home.

Entries by Bob McIlvride

DoublePulsar – Worse Than WannaCry

by Bob McIlvride

Nobody wants to hear about anything worse than the WannaCry virus. But a companion threat, DoublePulsar, may be worse–and we’d better be prepared.

Skkynet’s Cogent DataHub Excels in OPC Compatibility Testing in Tokyo

by Bob McIlvride

OPC compatibility testing at the Asian OPC Interoperability Workshop 2017 found the Cogent DataHub fully compatible with all other leading OPC UA products.

Growing IIoT Security Risks

by Bob McIlvride

Security risks don’t have to increase with the growth of the IIoT, as long as we invest our resources to ensure that our systems are secure by design.

Skkynet Welcomes New Advisory Board Member

by Bob McIlvride

Software licensing and sales expert Francois van Vuuren to advise on new partnerships and strategy as newest member of Skkynet’s Advisory Board.

Cisco Study Shows Most IoT Projects Unsuccessful

by Bob McIlvride

Companies run into unexpected difficulties implementing IoT, but those that learn from failure and work with partners succeed, says a recent Cisco study.

Don’t WannaCry on your Industrial IoT System

by Bob McIlvride

A VPN is not enough to keep a virus like WannaCry out of an IIoT system. Skkynet’s secure-by-design software and services are a much better approach.