The paradigm shift brought forth by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is significantly enhancing the capabilities of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) across multiple verticals from critical infrastructure, automotive and manufacturing to water and wastage, oil and gas, even nuclear power facilities. However, industrial verticals that traditionally have been sheltered from internet connectivity are now finding themselves exposed to IP-borne attacks. Additionally, a new generation of cyber-threats ...

This report explores the industrial applications of blockchain technology in agri-food, manufacturing, utilities, and industrial IoT. The market is fairly nascent and many of the endeavors are still at proof of concept and project stage, with little commercialization in progress. However, there are a host of innovative and forward-thinking startups in the space driving their proposed ecosystem forward, including AgriDigital, BeefLedger, ElectricChain, FoodCoin, Lokaal Market, OwlTing, TE-Food, ...

How can a cloud-based platform help a manufacturer with a mismatched collection of legacy equipment, limited connectivity or networking and minimal IT staff? To do this, the platform provider must have an edge solution or partners that specialize in edge intelligence. This edge or fog solution should not only help solve the initial connectivity and data extraction problem but also provide stream processing, provide instant analytics for ...