Peggy Smedley Show

Paul Hedtke, advisor, Valens , discusses how its HDBase T technology moved from video platforms in the conference room to helping autonomous vehicles achieve more bandwidth to support driver data. He talks about the benefits of wireless versus wired security solutions in vehicles and how the Israeli company is creating a global reach for self-driving cars.

Peggy Smedley delves deep into new research suggesting new vulnerabilities in the Dept. of Defense. She explains as the IoT continues to grow, new entry points are created, which are forcing the DOD to rethink its approach to supply-chain threats.

Eddie Habibi, founder and CEO, PAS, discusses how the threat to cybersecurity in the industrial and critical infrastructure sector is not a hyperbole, but an inevitability. He details how compromised infrastructure can result in dangerous circumstances for the public, including the loss of electricity and food.

Eddie Habibi, founder and CEO, PAS, talks about how history can teach us important lessons when not adopting technology. When it comes to security, he says cybercriminals only need one opportunity to hack the industrial sector and cause real damage that cannot be undone. To combat this, he urges companies, as well as the public and the government, to adopt a culture based on security.

Eddie Habibi, founder and CEO, PAS, says despite what some may believe the components of the IoT have been seen within the industrial sector for a long time. He highlights the three main components such as sensors, connectivity, and computers as being the backbone of safety, reliability, and productivity.

Peggy Smedley reacts to new research that addresses a shift in focus on the viability of wearables. She explains that there will be a transition from consumers to enterprise and that wearables will become a part of a strategy to develop a connected factory.

Satish Cherukumalli, cofounder and CEO, TrakItNow, explains how the IoT has allowed sensors and tracking solutions to obtain more accurate results. He discusses leveraging tracking solutions in telematics and healthcare to tackle the travel of vector-borne diseases.

Sara Lupien, contract and revenue manager, Caterpillar Inc., discusses new efforts to help condition machine workers to understand the value of data through the use of subscription services. She explains how this can maximize production for companies to overcome hours of downtime that can lead to losses of $100,000.

Avi Reichental, founder and CEO, XponentialWorks, says Industry 4.0 introduces a new renaissance in manufacturing to allow companies to do things in effective, flexible, and efficient ways. He describes this convergence of technologies in manufacturing as an adaptive muscle that must maintain a balance of core values while taking revolutionary steps.

Peggy Smedley talks about a new legislation that clamps down on cybersecurity in manufacturing in order to provide more reliability to IoT (Internet of Things) devices and keep sensitive data safe. She hopes this goes beyond market benefits for vendors to enable governments and bipartisan efforts in national safety to move forward.

Paul Vragel, president, 4aBetterBusiness, says that a common understanding of process when bringing generations together in manufacturing is essential. He also talks the dos and don'ts when it comes to effective technology implementation.

Dan Yarmoluk, IoT business development executive, ATEK Companies, talks about how the industrial sector is seeing aging infrastructure along with an aging workforce that is pushing a new paradigm to work smarter in manufacturing. He says service providers will help during this transition toward a "digital factory" to prove that emerging solutions will solve complexity while providing the same econ...

P.K. Agarwal, dean and CEO, Northeastern University Silicon Valley, discusses a recent survey with I.E.E.E. that looks at the growth of IoT and how the workforce is either prepared or unprepared to take on this growing industry. On an educational level, he explains the difficulties in preparing the next generation and talks about the three waves of the Internet with the Internet of commerce, Inter...

Peggy Smedley explains that although Industry 4.0 is converging technologies across different verticals to reduce costs and expand portfolios, the workforce must not be ignored. She explains how investing in IoT for companies goes beyond financial means, as there needs to be major efforts in time, resources, training, education, and much more to ensure effective integration.

Nadir Izreal, cofounder & CTO, and Yevgeny Dibrov, cofounder & CEO, Armis Security , discuss their plan to eliminate the IoT security blind spot to give visibility and control of any device in an organization. They explain that while some organizations isolate the devices to avoid data being breached, this can detract from regular business processes.

Alex Natividad, founder and CEO, NimbusID, makes the point that while many people believe weak passwords are the root of the problem, he says access credentials in general have become too static. He explains how cognitive authentication can be designed with a contextual and personal interpretation to make security more dynamic and harder to penetrate.

Morgan Wright, cybersecurity/cyberterrorism analyst and strategist and Senior Fellow, The Center for Digital Government, explains the difficulty behind catching cybercriminals as they exist in the digital world and out of a specific jurisdiction. On a global level, he explains that historical relations may indicate how cyber-attacks will happen in the future and says government must be working wit...

Peggy Smedley addresses why data breaches are costing the United States more than anywhere else in the world. She examines how industries like finance, healthcare, construction, and manufacturing are set to experience breaches by cybercriminals and says they must not turn a blind eye when finding a better way to be prepared.

Scott Schober, president and CEO, Berkeley Varitronics Systems Inc., talks about how a host of security risks are inherent to the IoT and urges consumers to think twice when connecting devices to the Internet. He discusses furthering the education of previous cyberattacks so consumers and businesses can create a smarter plan designed through the eyes of a hacker to better spot strengths and weakne...

Scott Schober, president and CEO, Berkeley Varitronics Systems Inc., looks at how hackers keep advancing the impact of ransomware attacks, anticipating threats that go beyond personal and financial information to create dangerous situations with healthcare and transportation data. He talks about how many people have cyber complacency as they are relying too much on their current plans to keep them...

Bob Carver, CISM, CISSP, Verizon, explains the current perceptions of IoT security reflects the views expressed about identity theft made a decade ago. When it comes to businesses and consumers, he talks about how many people shrug off smaller security threats, unknowing that it can come back to cause damage on a much larger scale. 

Peggy Smedley reiterates that the IoT is relatively untested, and no business big and small is immune to a cyberattack. She details a current experiment that tested how cybercriminals penetrated a company's security system and discusses how companies are not taking the proper steps to keep data safe, whether lacking a budget or poor handling of usernames and passwords.

Darin Andersen, chair/founder, CyberTECH, says although many companies are struggling with security in the IoT, many people are approaching data with a resiliency mindset to keep threats out or controlled. He discusses differing global views of privacy and urges people to stand up and take cybersecurity in their own hands, as opposed to relying on a company or organization to keep them safe.

Shaun Murphy, CEO, sndr.com, says how cheap it is for cybercriminals to send out fake messages to a wide group of people or leverage malware or ransomware to target specific businesses directly. He advises people not to click on unfamiliar links and keep a look out for spelling mistakes or information they have not requested from governments or banks.

Peggy Smedley looks at how companies are building up stronger barriers to keep cybercriminals out. She discusses how the need for effective security doesn't just stem from an advanced solution or system, but from competent workers as well.