Robotics investments in December 2018 totaled at least $649.5 million worldwide with a total of 17 verified transactions. Unverifiable robotics investments have been excluded from this analysis. There are several robotics investments in which the amounts and rounds were not disclosed. If we verify those amounts and rounds, or come across new robotics investments, we…
Next-Generation of GPS Satellites Are Headed to Space
After months of delays, the U.S. Air Force is about to launch the first of a new generation of GPS satellites, designed to be more accurate, secure and versatile. But some of their most highly touted features will not be fully available until 2022 or later because of problems in a companion program to develop…
IBM, Siemens and the Charter of Trust
Druing last month’s Siemens cybersecurity press meetings, journalists had the opportunity to get the perspective of researchers at IBM Watson’s Munich IoT operations center. The Center brings together developers, consultants, researchers and designers to drive state-of-the-art collaborative innovation with SMEs and start-ups, as well as governments, schools and universities and investors. Dr. Angelika Steinaker, CTO…
Nearly $1 Million NSF Grant to Bolster Cyber-Physical Systems Security
A team of Missouri University of Science and Technology researchers has received a National Science Foundation research grant of nearly $1 million to develop stronger safeguards for a wide array of complex systems that rely on computers – from public water supply systems and electric grids to chemical plants and self-driving vehicles. Increasingly, these cyber-physical…
Bringing Advanced Microelectronics to Revolutionary Defense Applications
Today’s critical Department of Defense (DOD) systems and platforms rely on advanced electronics to address national security objectives. To help tackle obstacles facing a half-century of electronics advancement, DARPA launched the Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI) – a five-year, upwards of $1.5 billion investment in the future of domestic electronic systems. In November, DARPA expanded ERI…
Brainstorm: Security Challenges for Military Electronics
Q: What challenges in security do engineers face when designing electronics for the military? By Cary Eskow, vice president, Avnet Lightspeed Just a few weeks ago, the U.S. Government Accountability Office published its report, “Weapon Systems Cybersecurity” to the Senate Committee on Armed Services. They identified cybersecurity threats in a wide range of weapon systems…
Digitalization and the importance of cybersecurity
Here at Siemen’s press event on cybersecurity in Munich, the company is focusing on the issue of trust — without trust in digitalization, industrial users will not embrace the IoT and connected technologies. Eva Schulz-Kamm, Global Head, Government Affairs, Siemens, spoke today on “digitalization and the importance of cybersecurity.” Schulz-Kamm, a physicist by training, is…
Army Scientists Revolutionize Cybersecurity Through Quantum Research
Scientists at the RDECOM Research Laboratory, the Army’s corporate research laboratory (ARL) have found a novel way to safeguard quantum information during transmission, opening the door for more secure and reliable communication for warfighters on the battlefield. Recent advancements of cutting-edge technologies in lasers and nanophysics, quantum optics and photonics have given researchers the necessary…
Eight Steps to a Stronger Cybersecurity Strategy
If there’s an attack on the country, the military mobilizes. When a natural disaster strikes, recovery plans go into effect. Should an infectious disease start to spread, health officials launch a containment strategy. Response plans are critical to recovery in emergency situations, but when it comes to cybersecurity, a majority of industries are not paying attention. “The…
Q&A on IIoT in manufacturing: The value of being practical and starting small
In a recent Design World webinar (now available on demand) three IoT experts answered several questions about how manufacturers and machine builders can benefit from IIoT with more efficient, productive, and sustainable industrial enterprises … and best practices for approaching cybersecurity, ramping up a digital workforce, and appropriately scaling the digital transformation. Here’s what they…
ForeScout and Belden Form Strategic Alliance to Secure Industrial Environments
ForeScout Technologies, Inc. announced it has teamed up with Belden to help organizations mitigate detrimental impacts to safety, quality and productivity in their industrial automation and control networks caused by cyber events. Through this strategic partnership ForeScout and Belden deliver secure network access, comprehensive device visibility and dynamic network segmentation capabilities in industrial environments powered by Belden…
Dena Haritos Tsamitis Secures $5 Million NSF Award for CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program
At a time when demand for cybersecurity expertise has never been higher, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has just been awarded a $5 million renewal of its National Science Foundation (NSF) CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program through 2023. Led by principal investigator Dr. Dena Haritos Tsamitis, the Barbara Lazarus Professor in Information Networking and director of Information Networking…
Army Researcher Minimizes the Impact of Cyber-Attacks in Cloud Computing
Through a collaborative research effort, an Army researcher has made a novel contribution to cloud security and the management of cyberspace risks. According to U.S. Army Research Laboratory electronics engineer Dr. Charles Kamhoua, technology has been the cause of many changes. Among the changes made are to our language. “No longer does the word “cloud”…
FDA, DHS Partner to Speed Response To Medical Device Cybersecurity Threats
With the increased role of technology in health care and health care administration, concern over cybersecurity continues to increase. Cybersecurity sessions at health care conferences are often packed as industry leaders attempt to hammer out solutions that balance the need for data security and privacy of patient data. As part of the Administration’s ongoing efforts…
Alliance Sensors Group’s CyberSecure Smart AC-LVDT signal conditioner
H.G. Schaevitz LLC dba Alliance Sensors Group introduces its latest LVDT signal conditioner, the highly advanced S2A. This LVDT signal Conditioner offers smart and fast LVDT/RVDT setup and has been engineered to work with the widest range of LVDTs, RVDTs, and inductive half-bridge sensors including 3-wire GE LVRTs and GE gas turbine buck-boost style LVDTs. […]
US, Montenegro Conduct Groundbreaking Cyber Defense Cooperation
U.S. service members worked alongside cyber defenders within the Government of Montenegro over the past few weeks to build cyber defense capabilities. U.S. Cyber Command Airmen, in cooperation with U.S. European Command, have worked closely with NATO ally Montenegro conducting Cyber Defense Security Cooperation to increase interoperability, build partner capacity, and deter malign influence on…
Honeywell launches new industrial cybersecurity services to address customer skills gap
Honeywell has added new cybersecurity consulting services designed to help industrial and critical infrastructure customers identify and eliminate dangerous security weaknesses. The Honeywell CyberVantage Security Consulting Services portfolio now includes Penetration Testing, providing active “white-hat” hackers who exploit customer defenses in order to fix them. It also now offers System Hardening to reduce software vulnerabilities…
S&T Awards $11.6M to Defend Against Network/Internet Disruptions
Five research organizations were awarded separate contracts totaling $11,511,565 to develop new methods to identify and attribute Network/Internet-scale Disruptive Events (NIDEs), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today. Disrupted internet connectivity may significantly impact critical infrastructure systems, such as energy and water systems, the finance sector, commerce, and public safety and…
Outlook for 29th SPS IPC Drives is positive
The 29th SPS IPC Drives event is looking very positive and testifies to the importance of the exhibition for smart and digital automation. Some 1,700 automation providers from all over the world are expected in Nuremberg on November 27-29, 2018. Products and solutions, as well as trend-setting technologies of the future, will be on show.…
Army Research Takes Proactive Approach to Defending Computer Systems
A team of researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in the Republic of Korea have taken a step toward the development of moving target defense techniques in software-defined networks. This is a demanding cybersecurity research topic, scientists said. This…
What Teenagers Need to Know About Cybersecurity
Now that school is back in session, many high schoolers have new phones, new computers and new privileges for using their devices – and new responsibilities too. High schoolers today are more technology-savvy than average adults. While many people think that young people use their devices primarily for video games and social networking, the reality today…
Researchers Enable Real-Time Forensic Analysis with New Cybersecurity Tool
As technology continues to evolve, cybersecurity threats do as well. To better safeguard digital information, a team of researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has developed Akatosh, a security analysis tool that works in conjunction with standard software to detect significant irregularities in computer networks. “Akatosh is a…
Pentagon Restricts Use Of Fitness Trackers, Other Devices
Military troops and other defense personnel at sensitive bases or certain high-risk warzone areas won’t be allowed to use fitness tracker or cellphone applications that can reveal their location, according to a new Pentagon order. The memo, obtained by The Associated Press, stops short of banning the fitness trackers or other electronic devices, which are often linked to…
MOV.AI Raises $3M for Industry-Grade Cobot Operating System
MOV.AI has raised $3M in seed funding to develop an industry-grade operating system (O/S) for collaborative robots. The London-based startup is creating an ecosystem where developers, integrators and manufacturers collaborate to produce smarter robots on a large scale for operation and production lines. The round was led by Viola Ventures, Israel’s leading technology investor with…
Webinar: IIoT in manufacturing: Start small for big business results
This webinar was presented live on Tuesday September 4, 2018. Click below to watch it On Demand. As a manufacturer or machine builder, you may ask yourself: What’s the value of IIoT? And where do I even begin to launch my digital transformation journey? This Webinar leverages best practices, insights, and IIoT use…