With about 145,000 employees and 160,000 suppliers based in 35 countries representing 130 nationalities, the Airbus Group has been on a long journey over the last five years. The company has transformed company into a security-aware enterprise while continuing production. This is with manufacturing already booked solid for most of the next decade.
Anthony Caruana | 14 Apr | Read more
Ten years ago, security was a line item in most company IT strategies, if it was mentioned at all. But with the advent of mega-breaches in late 2013 through to nation state attacks such as the OPM breach a year ago IT security has leapt into the boardroom and C-suite.
Anthony Caruana | 14 Apr | Read more
Who'd have guessed there were so many ways to interact with a thermostat and a smoke detector? Nest Labs, the Google division responsible for developing the Nest Learning Thermostat and the Nest Protect smoke and carbon-monoxide detector, announced more than 15 new "Works with Nest" integrations at CES today. The devices range from smart door locks, to lighting controls, sleep monitors, and even IP telephones.
Michael Brown | 05 Jan | Read more
Control systems at South Korean nuclear plants have not been harmed by recent attacks by hackers, but nevertheless Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power is increasing its security efforts to defend against a possible additional attack, the company's CEO Cho Seok told legislators on Tuesday.
Yewon Kang | 31 Dec | Read more
Another batch of internal documents from the operator of South Korea's nuclear power plants leaked to the Internet Tuesday. The leaks are a "serious situation" and a matter of national security, President Park Geun-hye said during a cabinet meeting.
Yewon Kang | 24 Dec | Read more
Executives at midsized industrial firms believe their data is at little or no risk, even though they hold valuable intellectual property and business process data sought by criminals, according to consulting firm McGladrey.
Thor Olavsrud | 26 Aug | Read more
Adding new layers for both improved communications and business-focused data analysis may add pressure to already pressured CIOs, but information executives aren’t the only ones staring down organisational change as a result of the industry’s new information-driven dynamics.
David Braue | 04 May | Read more
Smart meters have a way to go. The recent 2010 Australian Smart Grid Study, a survey of 13 Australian utilities by sector consultancy Logica, showed an average self-reported maturity rating of just 2.14 on a scale of 1 to 5, and communications networks to support them rated 2.80.
David Braue | 03 May | Read more