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| | | | | | Since this method of large-volume data transfer is used most among suppliers, distributors, and their partners, supply chains are most vulnerable, Kiteworks warned in a just-out study that includes last month’s GoAnywhere zero-day exploit. Black Kite also checks in, reporting that ransomware remains manufacturing’s No. 1 threat. |
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| | Digital transformation has many demands. Smart Industry has a new survey out about whether the surge to adoption is overshadowing other manufacturing technology investments that your company needs to make. |
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| | Manufacturing systems need to be protected like crown jewels, but when it comes to OT environments, performance is often prioritized over security. |
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| | | | | | The retirement wave and shifting workforce expectations are reshaping process manufacturing, but by investing in digital reliability tools, plants can transform these challenges into opportunities for resilience and growth. |
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| | Bukka weighs in on the company’s IT and OT successes with digital transformation and associated technologies such as AI, IoT, robotics and process automation among others. |
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| | More than 48% of industrial companies have had to delay or cancel operational improvements because their communications technology was too unreliable or outdated to support them, a new survey shows. |
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| | | | Sponsored | | Labor shortages and rising costs make automation essential. Join Schneider Electric’s Christine Bush to explore how robotic machine tending boosts productivity, safety, and flexibility—plus trends, ROI insights, and real-world automation strategies. |
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Sponsored | | The modern edge—as in edge computing—is not just a buzzword but an architecture with “untapped potential that will fundamentally redefine” industrial automation, as one author in this e-handbook notes. Read this article for a glimpse into edge computing issues. |
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| | | | | Two hidden gaps in Siemens’ RuggedCom ROXOS II, discovered and patched this spring, risked exposing critical infrastructure—like those in manufacturing and the power, transportation, oil and gas industries—to infiltration by bad actors. But Siemens acted swiftly and reports no real-world exploitations. |
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| In this episode of the podcast, IndustryWeek's Laura Putre and immigration attorney Jorge Lopez explore preparing manufacturers for audits and site visits. |
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