Cybercrime has gone mainstream, with damages estimated to be $6 trillion globally in 2021. This lucrative business is predicted to grow by 15% per annum and be $10.5 trillion by 2025. This is larger than most countries’ economies and will be more profitable than the trading of illegal drugs.

Mission critical assets are known as ‘crown jewels’. These are high value assets that would cause the most business disruption if compromised. Anything of value attracts the attention of criminals and this no different in cyberspace.

It is essential that IT professionals are able to clearly articulate cybersecurity risks to management.

As supply chains have become integrated, interconnected and increasingly complex, supply chain cyber-attacks are on the increase as they are very effective.

ifm’s inductive ring sensors detect metallic parts such as screws and nuts as they pass through tubes at speeds up to 35 m/s, enabling precise counting, flow control and blockage detection, with sensitivity and output functions configurable via IO-Link.

Schneider Electric, AVEVA and 4Sight OT Automation are helping South African wastewater specialist, Calcamite, digitalise its modular treatment plants through a scalable edge-to-cloud automation platform, with the award-winning Gourikwa pilot now scaling to hundreds of remote sites.

AES Commercial Director Dennis Williams explains when a boiler retrofit makes more sense than replacement, outlines the range of efficiency and emissions upgrades available, and draws the line at safety: a boiler not legally signed off is shut down, no exceptions.

The QBiX-WP embedded system range from Vepac Electronics is built inside a sealed aluminium chassis with M12 connectors, operating in extreme temperatures and withstanding heavy dust or liquid immersion for harsh factory floors and outdoor installations.

Among the many things robots can do, it’s a lot of fun to follow how fast they are. They go from the Boston Dynamics cheetah, which first reached a record-breaking speed of 45,5 km/h, to the robot Charlie ...