In our new ARC Smart Cities Podcast, we discuss the role of cybersecurity for smart cities and what can be done to improve things.  Most people have heard of the ransomware issues affecting many major American cities, but it's not just a big city problem, and the issues go way beyond just ransomware.

Please join us next Tuesday for a webcast with Cimcon Lighting.  Some of the things we will discuss include the future of cyber threats to smart cities, things end-users and owner/operators can do to establish a good cybersecurity plan, and driving cybersecurity into supplier selection.  The market for smart city systems and products is quite large, but not many end-users have considered the role that cybersecurity plays in running a safe city.

Cybersecurity concerns are impeding secure digital transformation and Industry 4.0 initiatives in industrial and critical infrastructure organizations. 

The growing number of ransomware attacks on state and local government means cybersecurity is a crucial consideration for Smart Cities today. Additionally, the millions of connected IoT devices in Smart Cities could potentially leave a city vulnerable to hackers. What can cities do to protect themselves?

Shell Projects & Technology talked about an approach they are exploring to integrate cybersecurity risk assessment into traditional process hazard analysis (PHA) methods.