Several of us from ARC will be attending, moderating, and presenting at the ISA Process Industry Conference (PIC) next week in Houston at the Westin Houston in Memorial City. Come join us!

Ensuring digital twins and artificial intelligence programs are unbiased and verifiable

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.

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?

I will be hosting a one hour webinar on smart cities and cybersecurity tomorrow as part of ARC's ongoing webinar series in cooperation with IEEE.

Cybersecurity supplier Nozomi Networks recently announced a major update to Its Guardian cybersecurity solution that includes several new features and integration with other products and applications.  Nozomi aims to greatly improve operator effectiveness and bridge the gap between the converging domains of information technology and operational technology (IT and OT), and the rapidly growing world of the Internet of Things (IoT).  Version 19.0 of Guardian promises a more holistic approach to cybersecurity that addresses some of the more specific aspects of IoT such as remote monitoring of distributed assets, expanded protocol support, and more effective visualization of alerts.  

Smart cities and critical infrastructure both face major cybersecurity-related challenges.  Today’s rapid adoption of IoT technologies, the convergence of IT and OT environments, drive toward ubiquitous connectivity, and resource constraints are all major challenges when it comes to implementing a good cybersecurity program for smart cities and infrastructure.  The 2019 ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida featured a dedicated track on smart cities and infrastructure.  Here, end-users shared their experiences in justifying and implementing smart building cybersecurity.    

Cybersecurity supplier Claroty recently released version 3.5 of its Continuous Threat Detection (CTD) security monitoring and risk assessment offering for both IoT and OT devices

Smart cities are based on the idea of making people’s lives easier and technology run smoother, but how is this done?  The first thing you need to do is define exactly what the community is.