While ‘cyber security’ means many things in the world of information technology, and perhaps especially in discussion of the Internet of Things, there is an ever-growing need for organizations to shift their focus to (or at least include in their focus) their own sensitive data.  WHAT that data is… WHERE it resides in the network and Clouds and where it travels outside of the network… and HOW to protect that data even if bad actors gain access to networks and systems, are the key discoveries companies must accomplish and address, to avoid the ravages of ransomware and data breaches.  Join Thales Cloud Security’s Rob Vanderberry to explore these topics in an IoT world that faces new implications surrounding 5G and the coming Quantum Computing Age.

With ESG already creating a need for the customer energy journey coupled with over 100 billion in incentives from the inflation reduction act, there could not be a better time to be looking at energy services  and decentralized storage/blockchain as part of the IoT solution.

Analysts have long predicted that Internet of Things (IoT) technology will become a fundamental element for any business transformation. IoT’s disruptive impact will have a profound influence on all sectors, especially industrial IoT (IIoT). However, an imminent mass adoption and deployment of IIoT devices (along with their corresponding software, services, and platforms) in Smart Manufacturing creates cybersecurity challenges that OT engineers and IT departments might not be ready to face.

IIoT blurs the boundaries of the physical and digital worlds. These devices will become the fundamental basis of data communications, exponentially multiplying the number of cybersecurity risks and increasing the scope of vulnerabilities for manufacturing facilities.

The IoT is in purgatory, stuck between its promise and potential. Hear why he feels we’re moving too slow, and if we’re ever going to cross the chasm into the world of a trillion devices, we must speed up.