Secure Industry 4.0 Data

Goals

As companies today of all sizes from small business to large enterprises find themselves in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0, they are all faced with the issue of security. The introduction of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), smart sensors and devices used in manufacturing and industrial processes allows information to move from ground zero autonomously to connect with back-end systems, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) . The advantages are multitude: reduced operational costs, increased efficiency with less down time, reduced energy consumption all contributing to a larger bottom line. The transfer of this “smart” data from the factory floor to the systems that analyze it and respond back puts this information at risk for attack from outside sources. Typically, the information is moved to and from multiple unrelated systems, a patchwork of devices, software and people all working together in different locations. For this reason, protecting your data often requires a multi-faceted approach.