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News alert: MxD roundtable with White House officials highlights cybersecurity workforce needs

The Last Watchdog

21, 2023 — MxD, the Digital Manufacturing and Cybersecurity Institute, today hosted a roundtable discussion with the White House Office of the National Cyber Director. Each participating organization is committed to developing cyber skills and programs to train the workforce across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing.

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MY TAKE: New tech standards, like ‘Matter’ and ‘BIMI,’ point the way to secure interoperability

The Last Watchdog

This is precisely what the consortium of software companies and device manufacturers, led Google, Amazon and Apple, set out to achieve when Matter was conceived four years ago. This step assures that the device meets an interoperability threshold as well as integrates robust security mechanisms at the device level.

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MY TAKE: Can Matter 1.0 springboard us from truly smart homes to the Internet of Everything?

The Last Watchdog

What they came up with is an open-source standard designed to ensure that smart home devices from different manufacturers can communicate simply and securely via an advanced type of mesh network. . If it’s there, it greenlights the communication and now two secure, compliant devices can interoperate.

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IBM Cloud patterns: Private wireless network on IBM Cloud Satellite 

IBM Big Data Hub

Communication service providers (CSPs) are teaming up with hyperscalers to offer private wireless networks that are owned and fully managed by whoever builds them. Instead, they can deploy and have control of a private network that meets their exact needs. Enterprises do not have to cater to the constraints of a public network.

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Building a sustainable automotive supply chain

IBM Big Data Hub

For example, the chip shortage has been a call to action for both original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers. Supply shortages can lead to line outages, manufacturing delays, out of stock issues and lost revenue.

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The IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020: Implications for Devices

eSecurity Planet

” And there it is for IoT vendors at-large; this regulation isn’t just about meeting the government contractor standard. After all, the benefit is to market your IoT product line as meeting federal compliance guidelines for security. Guidance for Manufacturers. Security standards will likely grow for all IoT devices.

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2018 National Meeting

Data Matters

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2018 National Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, from August 4 to 7, 2018. This post summarizes the highlights from this meeting. At the Summer Meeting, the Working Group agreed to expose the Trades Letter for a 45-day comment period.