Technology Magazine May 2019 | Page 74

DIGITAL DISRUPTION

“ When it comes to IIoT , security is just as important as interoperability ”

— Stephen Jamieson , Head of SAP Leonardo , SAP UK & Ireland
74 which cybercriminals can strike .
In Germany , for instance , the government currently considers attacks on online control or cloud components to be one of the largest threats to industrial control systems .
But companies can help prevent attacks , for example by connecting machines only where necessary , and by making security a priority and a continuous process that covers as much ground as possible in line with the prevention , detection , and reaction mantra .
What trends or opportunities are you seeing in the technology market today ? Getting business value from IIoT that goes beyond the initial connectivity and data insights is the next step , and it will require true integration between the IoT and the broader business .
In most scenarios , those using IoT data are specific departments within a company . But in today ’ s networked economy , those who might be able to innovate with IoT data no longer sit within traditional corporate or industry
MAY 2019