Smart factories face a multitude of security challenges, especially if they are adopting new technologies to be used in combination with legacy hardware. Additionally, in an age of such heightened cybersecurity risk, organizations need to not only protect themselves from current perceived threats but future-proof their systems to allow for evolving measures to be taken as new threat profiles emerge.

What Are Some of the Security Challenges in Smart Manufacturing?

The internet of things (IoT) has brought about a colossal change in the extent to which technological connectivity features in our everyday lives. Furthermore, the industrial internet of things (IIoT) has...
The essential minerals needed to power modern society are getting harder to find and tougher to mine, yet customers trust Komatsu to deliver these resources. With Rajant’s low-latency Kinetic Mesh and support for LTE and WiFi, the company can focus on meeting those needs productively and responsibly. (Courtesy of Komatsu)

Rajant Achieves Certification for Komatsu’s FrontRunner AHS

Rajant Corporation, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, a 2021 'ASTORS' Award Winner, and a New Premier Industry Sponsor of the 2022 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, along with Komatsu,...
Darktrace data released today shows a 49% rise in high-priority attempts to breach systems across its global customer base in the past six months

Darktrace Launches ‘PREVENT’ to Proactively Protect Organizations

Darktrace, a New Competitor in the 2022 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has launched Darktrace PREVENT™, an interconnected set of AI products that deliver a proactive cyber security capability to help...
The iboss Zero Trust Edge prevents breaches by making applications, data and services inaccessible to attackers while allowing trusted users to securely and directly connect to protected resources from anywhere

iboss Returns to Compete in 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

iboss, a cloud security company that provides organizations and their employees fast and secure access to the internet on any device, from any location, in the cloud, who took home the...
The consensus is that hybrid and remote work situations are here to stay in some form for most companies, meaning workplaces must additionally adapt their virtual real estate and workplace cultures to balance the needs for in-person connection, while respecting virtual autonomy.

3 Steps to Build Hybrid Workplace Connection thru Virtual Experiences

Guest OpEd by Adam Riggs, Frameable Inc. CEO, @AARiggs Offices around the globe are reopening, but the new workplace experience is sharply different than we remember.  After years of work-from-home arrangements, employees feel...
The Log4j vulnerability was given a severity score of 10, the highest possible, setting off a rush to remediate the millions of affected systems and a top priority for the entire information security community. (Courtesy of Pexels)

What Is the Log4j Vulnerability and Why It’s NOT an Easy Fix

Guest OpEd by Gilad David Maayan, CEO and Founder of Agile SEO Log4j is a very popular logging package for Java. It is widely used by high-profile applications and services, including software...
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guardDog.ai Automated Cyber Threat Response Sponsors 2022 ‘ASTORS’

There’s a new solution for cyber security threats in “edge territory” – the locations outside the perimeter of the network or on attached devices that other solutions can’t see – including...
When we think of situational awareness and incident response, we can only be as effective as the preparation and planning among all stakeholders.  If we prepare and operate in individual silos, the response and outcome will be less effective and will likely result in immeasurable loss.

Unified Situational Awareness by Valor Systems Founder & CEO

Guest Editorial by William Rendina, Founder & CEO, Valor Systems, Inc. Situational Awareness is often thought of as an isolated situation.  While that may be the case, it may also be a...
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NEC New Affordable MS Teams Intelligent Direct-Routing Telephony

NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a Multiple Platinum Excellence Award Winner in the 2021 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is introducing NEC NETWORK CONNECT, a new $7.99 USD pricing per seat...
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BlackCat Targets Microsoft Exchange Signaling a Disturbing New Trend

Guest Editorial by Jon Hencinski, Director, Threat Detection & Response, Expel On June 13, Microsoft posted this blog, “The many lives of BlackCat ransomware,” detailing the history of one of the most...