A good way to think of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is as an ever-expanding toolset to improve your operations.

The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) reports several CPU hardware implementations are vulnerable to side-channel attacks, being referred to as Meltdown and Spectre (also KAISER and KPTI).

Kevin Fitzgerald, a global solutions architect and Schneider Electric Fellow and representative of OPAF, answers questions on IIoT and the OPAF’s role in IIoT technologies.

Knowledge of how attacks occur, new tools coming on the scene, and long-term investments in cybersecurity can all help processors stand a better chance of keeping their plants safely up and running.

As more components become connected, cybersecurity becomes a priority for food processors.

A primary concern of the new version is managing supply chain risks.

Report shows 70 percent of food and beverage companies that are hacked go out of business within a year of an attack.

A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) can help food and beverage facility owners plan and schedule assets and labor to optimize overall plant efficiency and minimize downtime.