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Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT): Manufacturers Grow the Scope of their Deployed IoT Networks

By Dick Weisinger

Internet of Things is being widely and quickly adopted.  A recent survey by ON World found that more than one third of Industrial Internet of Things have more than 1000 nodes.  Roughly 12 percent of IIoT deployments have more than…

Blockchain and Cybersecurity: The ‘Cyber’ of Cybersecurities doesn’t Equate to Cybersecure

By Dick Weisinger

While Blockchain technology forms the basis for how cybercurrencies work, the ‘cyber’ of cybersecurities does not mean that blockchain can be effectively used to solve other kinds of ‘cyber’ problems, like cybersecurity. Marta Piekarska, , said that blockchain is no magic…

CyberSecurity: Businesses Powering the Criminal Economy Mirror LegitimateTechnology Businesses

By Dick Weisinger

A $1.5 trillion economy is controlled by cybercrime, according to a report by Bromium, Into the Web of Profit. The breakdown of illicit money derived from cybercrime activities is as follows: $860 billion – online illegal drugs and counterfeit goods…

Dark Side of Big Data: Signs of Big Brother as Police Adopt Data Techniques

By Dick Weisinger

A dark side to the growth in the use of Big Data is potential abuse of data privacy.  One worry is that governments, even with potentially good intentions, may use data as a means of tracking and monitoring its citizens. …

AI Meets Analytics: Self-Serve is Nice, but Smart Analytics are Better

By Dick Weisinger

Expect analytics to get smarter over the coming years.  Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are improving the capabilities of Analytics.  A report by Constellation Research found that the trend up until now has been to make Analytics easier to use…