Cybersecurity, Education, Workforce

MxD says training course will address forecasted worker shortage by teaching digital manufacturing roles to overcome an aging workforce, disrupted supply chains, cyber threats.

Chicago-based Manufacturing x Digital, known by its acronym MxD, said the federal funding would launch its Curriculum and Pathways Integrating Technology and Learning...

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That is the philosophy of CyManII (pronounced sī-man-ē), the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute. CyManII is an inclusive national research Institute comprised of members from: a) major leading research universities in cybersecurity, smart, and energy efficient manufacturing; b) Department of Energy (DoE) National Laboratories with...

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Cybersecurity, Education, Workforce

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...