Siemens to acquire Cambridge, UK-based UltraSoC Technologies Ltd., a provider of instrumentation and analytics solutions that put capabilities into the core hardware of system-on-chip (SoC).to Drive Design for Silicon Lifecycle Management

ARC has partnered with the IMSA to do a series of smart cities focused webinars. I will be hosting this week’s webinar, which covers the subject of cybersecurity in smart cities. I will be talking about the unique set of cybersecurity challenges facing smart cities, the impact of COVID-19 on cybersecurity, the cybersecurity vendor landscape, the vendor selection process as it relates to cybersecurity, relevant standards, and more.

CyberX, the IoT/OT security company, announced that it is being acquired by Microsoft.

Bayshore Networks announces the release of SCADAwall, a new hardware device that provides safe, non-routable, one-way data transfer from trusted sources in-plant to untrusted destinations.

“Driving Digital Transformation in Industry“: The ARC Industry Forum Europe is being reinvented as a virtual event, May 18th – 20th, with sessions on Cybersecurity and Safety, among others.

Coming up this Thursday at 10 AM Central time, Owl Cyber Defense will be hosting part II of its webinar series on securing the electric grid through isolation and segmentation.  Owl is partnering with firm Security Limits to offer a new solution for fully converged IT/IoT/OT environments, and last week's discussion was intriguing. 

PAS has carved a unique niche for itself among industrial software suppliers.  Today, the company’s primary focus is on OT integrity, including OT and ICS cybersecurity, automation asset management, and process safety.  At the 2020 ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, I once again had the opportunity to interview PAS founder and CEO Eddie Habibi.  We spoke about how customers can realize business value from the business value of digital transformation, the importance of providing information in context (to the right people at the right time), and the increasing importance of cybersecurity and building a good OT level asset inventory.  

The ARC Industry Forum Europe is being reinvented as a virtual event, May 18th – 20th, covering IT, OT, and ET Converge; AI and ML; Asset Performance Management; Cybersecurity and Safety etc.

Although it can be a challenge to remain isolated in our homes to protect ourselves in the midst of the pandemic, the experience can also provide us with new opportunities. Many of us have read about the use of virtual collaboration tools to allow students to continue their education while classrooms and campuses have been closed. This opportunity is not limited to students. We can all take advantage of Self-Paced Cybersecurity Training to enhance our current expertise in an area of specialty or explore new subjects of interest.