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What Is an Industrial PC? How Plant-Floor Computers Differ From Standard Hardware
An industrial PC is built to survive exactly what kills a standard desktop tower on a plant floor. Dust cakes the intake fan until it seizes. A forklift’s vibration works a memory module loose. A summer without air conditioning pushes the CPU past its rated…
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Looking Back at 2023 Cybersecurity Trends
As the saying goes, “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” So as 2023 enters our rearview mirror, what lessons can we take from it? In the case of cybersecurity, there are plenty. It’s been a packed year of cybersecurity incidents and…
DYNICS Industry Insights: The Rise of IIoT and 5G
Another month has come and gone, and it was yet again filled with exciting meetings, networking, and eye-opening industry events. Over the course of November, we connected with partners such as Cornerstone and EliteOps, attended a 5G forum, and so much more. With…
War and Cybersecurity: The Advancing Cyber Battlefront
When describing the war in Ukraine recently, NPR’s cybersecurity correspondent, Jenna McLaughlin, stated this: “It’s now been 18 months of fighting. The focus has rightfully been on dead and wounded, but there’s still real concern about how…
DYNICS Industry Insights: Rising Cybersecurity Awareness
October was a busy month for our DYNICS team. From customer and partner meetings to cybersecurity conferences, our networking agenda not only kept our bags packed but provided us with a deeper understanding of what’s driving the latest initiatives, concerns, and…
What’s Going on with Water Cybersecurity?
In April, we covered the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) action on water management cybersecurity and the environment prompting such activity. At the time, the agency had recently decided to release a set of actions and requirements for systems operators to…
DYNICS Industry Insights: The Importance of Protection, Visibility and Control
From a major airline and engine refurbishing plant to a communication protocols organization, there have been a few topics that have surfaced again and again in our recent conversations with cross-industry clients. This inspired us to round them up in what we’re…
The Evolving Landscape of Cybersecurity Legislation and Guidelines
As a company that works at the intersection of cybersecurity and critical infrastructure sectors, an important area we must keep our eyes on is compliance and regulations. With a growing emphasis on keeping systems and networks within our country and beyond safe,…
The State of Manufacturing in the U.S.
In serving the manufacturing sector, we understand that it goes through ebbs and flows. There are a lot of factors that play into its state of being. As we well know, advancements in technology are beckoning an entirely new era in the industry, hence our ongoing…
Cybersecurity Initiatives are Heating Up
As temperatures rise outside these last few weeks of summer, the heat on cybersecurity initiatives is also being turned up. One sector feeling it – pipelines. A year after introducing new requirements for pipeline operators, the Transportation Security…
Cybersecurity Labeling Introduced for IoT Devices. Is This Helpful?
The White House has been busy when it comes to cybersecurity. Around four months ago, it released the national cybersecurity strategy, and the administration just followed that up with the launch of an accompanying implementation plan. Throughout its 57 pages, the…
Getting Smarter: The Expansion of Smart Factories
As Doug Lawson, the CEO of ThinkIQ, wrote for Forbes, “The top business priorities for manufacturers in 2023 should be to improve profit margins while reducing operating costs.” One method that offers a way to accomplish these goals is the adoption of Industry 4.0…
Strengthening the Foundation: The Importance of Resilient Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
At the end of May, Reuters reported that Western intelligence agencies and Microsoft had evidence of a state-sponsored Chinese hacking group spying on a collection of U.S. critical infrastructure organizations. On top of that, investigators believe that the group…
