Don’t WannaCry on your Industrial IoT System
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.
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.
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.
The main topic at the Control Systems Integrators Association annual conference (CSIA 2017) was transformative business models, and Skkynet fit right in.
A new automation revolution is expected to impact the job market well outside the traditional realm of manufacturing and process industries.
5G wireless is the next standard after 4G that will convey much more data at much higher speeds, making it ideal for Industrial IoT applications
The recent AWS outage is typical of the inherent risk of using the Internet. High reliability systems need some kind of redundant or backup solution.
Skkynet’s live demonstrations at the Automate show will feature DataHub, SkkyHub, and the ETK at the Renesas and OPC Foundation pavilions.
Skkynet has been helping organizations securely share real-time data for more than 25 years. We offer privately-hosted or fully managed solutions for moving data in industrial, embedded and financial systems, from anywhere to anywhere.
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