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When Hackers Meet Tractors: Surprising Roles in IoT Security

Data Breach Today

How to Find a Career in Industrial IoT - on the Factory Floor or in the Cornfield Cybersecurity once conjured images of IT departments, server rooms and corporate firewalls.

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How Kubota is changing the status quo in agriculture and sustainability with technology

IBM Big Data Hub

Kubota, a Japanese-based services and technology provider within the agriculture, water and environmental industries, has a keen focus on innovation and sustainability. Kubota consulted with IBM® to create a system that uses AI and IoT in the field of operations and maintenance to successfully address Kubota’s business challenges.

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Reinventing How Farming Equipment Is Remotely Controlled and Tracked

Dark Reading

Farmers are incorporating high-tech solutions like IoT and drones to address new challenges facing agriculture.

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Flaws in Realtek RTL8170C Wi-Fi module allow hijacking wireless communications

Security Affairs

Researchers from Israeli IoT security firm Vdoo found multiple vulnerabilities in the Realtek RTL8170C Wi-Fi module that could allow to elevate privileges and hijack wireless communications. ” reads a reported published by Vdoo.

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Knock, Knock; Who’s There? – IoT Device Identification & Data Integrity Is No Joke

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The Internet of Things (IoT) is very crowded. Connected things are what make the IoT – sensors, cameras, wearable electronics, medical devices, automatic controls. But making the IoT work requires trust in the devices and the data they collect. The IoT is not making the job of securing networks any easier.

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Over 100 irrigation systems left exposed online without protection

Security Affairs

To worsen the situation, experts pointed out that it is quite simple to search for these devices exposed on the Internet by using IoT search engines like Shodan. One of the attacks hit agricultural water pumps in upper Galilee, while the other one hit water pumps in the central province of Mateh Yehuda.

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The Internet of Things (IoT): Managing the Data Tsunami

Collibra

Continued adoption of IoT technologies will pose both opportunities and challenges. The Internet-of-Things has the potential to transform a range of industries – from automotive and agriculture through to healthcare, home appliances and insurance services. Monetising Data Assets. Privacy concerns: more data, more problems?

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