Reported in 2014, hackers infiltrated the IT network of a German steel plant with a successful email “spear-phishing” attempt. Once they were into the system, the hackers subsequently were able to access the operational technology (OT) of the plant’s operating system. That’s when the crime turned deadly. The attackers compromised settings on the...
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More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and while organizations are working hard to resolve the supply chain problems impacting the United States and the rest of the world, global disruption persists and has impacted nearly every industry. Berardino Baratta, VP of projects and engineering at MxD, is dedicated to identifying how...
Amidst the lingering pandemic, shortages keep arising in many corners of American life, from rental cars to paper goods, food products, furniture, clothing and more. As fall began, supply headaches once viewed as temporary were predicted to extend well into next year. Executives involved at various stages of the supply chain shared their thoughts...
The University of Texas at San Antonio formally launched the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute, also known as CyManII, on Thursday.
CyManII is a $111 million public-private partnership led by UTSA, on behalf of the University of Texas system, based on the university's expertise in cybersecurity and its national industry relationships...
Viewing industrial security as a puzzle that must be solved.
The Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) recently announced that information-security expert Koushik Subramanian was named director of its National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing, which launched in March with $750,000 in seed funding from the U.S...