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What’s in a name? CGI’s guide to the language of the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Telemetry is restricted to simple monitoring eg for measuring power usage or pumps in an industrial context or the term was also used for tracking vehicles eg public transport. The general focus for IoT is in the application of near Real Time data, there are also specific Real Time data applications in manufacturing (eg in Robotics).

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 29 January – 4 February 2024

IT Governance

of the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is being retired on 31 March, to be replaced by version 4.0 US GAO publishes ransomware report The US Government Accountability Office has published a study into federal agencies’ cyber security practices and, in particular, how prepared they are to mitigate the risk of ransomware.