| | | | | | | | The S7 Series is part of a family of programmable logic controllers that are used widely in manufacturing and in critical U.S. infrastructure. The intrusions follow warnings, including those on this site, that AI is supercharging cyberattacks on plant gear. |
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| | | | Sponsored | | From Yokogawa America Join industry leaders, engineers, and innovators at YNOW2026 to explore how technology, collaboration, and human ingenuity come together to create a more connected future. |
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| | | | | | On the shop floor the winning tools are small, narrow, and built for one job. |
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| | As manufacturing digitally transforms—adopting AI, robotics, digital twins, and connected production systems—frontline roles are expanding beyond traditional boundaries, so train people to perform work beyond their assigned job titles. |
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| | Getting to functional, effective AI-optimized operations is about having data health and infrastructure that makes it all possible. AI must enter an environment ready for it. |
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| | | | | | Ransomware group Clop reportedly targeted a specific vulnerability in software commonly used by manufacturers, allowing access to documents from 43 companies in total. |
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| | Where agentic AI is emerging as an ally, it’s also being weaponized as a threat to factory IT and OT operations. |
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| | A recent Kiteworks report reveals that 80% of surveyed organizations experienced at least one incident in the past year and again shows a lack of industry-specific policies, rules, and oversight processes that guide AI. |
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| | | | | Mike Fedorov, COO and co-CEO of Applied AI Labs, joins the podcast and Smart Industry's Sarah Mattalian to discuss the common pitfalls of phasing in AI in manufacturing settings. |
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| Fiber has quietly become one of the tightest constraints in the AI buildout, and most companies aren't managing it well. |
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