The Internet of Things (IoT) is slowly changing how we function every day. On the personal level, people now use internet-connected devices to monitor their home security, change their thermostats before they get home, and much more. But IoT has also changed the manufacturing sector, making it much easier and, in many cases, cheaper to make certain items than ever before. IoT devices can potentially transform a number of industries, improving manufacturing time and quality. Smart Manufacturing Most manufacturers have approached product creation on the batch level. This means they don’t really ..read more

With Tesla’s recent announcement of a semi-autonomous vehicle and Google’s strides in testing self-driving cars, we are beginning to see the first signs of a driverless future. But while autonomous vehicles are meant to make driving safer and less stressful, they also present a whole new range of security challenges—challenges that must be addressed long before these vehicles hit the road in large quantities. Consider a futuristic scenario in which a transportation and logistics company has taken drivers out of the equation with self-driving trucks, thus saving millions on employment and insur ..read more