Securing The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT): Protecting Legacy Systems in the Era of IIOT

Welcome to "The Connected Frontier," the podcast exploring the cutting edge of technology and its impact on our world.  Today, we're continuing the conversation on a topic we started in our first episode: securing the Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT.  

In this episode of The Connected Frontier, we dive into the critical challenge of securing the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) against cyber-physical attacks. We explain how the convergence of modern IIoT with decades-old industrial control systems (OT/ICS) creates a vast attack surface, emphasizing that unlike IT security, OT security prioritizes physical safety and continuous operations. The episode highlights the persistent vulnerabilities of legacy systems, which were not designed for today's cyber threats, and the difficulty of patching them due to continuous uptime requirements.