{"id":733,"date":"2018-06-14T02:14:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T23:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kusuaks7\/?p=338"},"modified":"2026-03-31T06:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:28:22","slug":"shielding-valuable-iiot-data-with-vpns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/iot\/shielding-valuable-iiot-data-with-vpns\/","title":{"rendered":"Shielding valuable IIoT data with VPNs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReady to learn Internet of Things? Browse\u00a0 IoT Training and Certification courses<\/a> developed by industry thought leaders and Experfy in Harvard Innovation Lab.<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe growing use of IIoT worldwide is in the process of turning the concept of smart factories into reality. The phenomenon has been described by observers as the fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0 for short.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00a0<\/header><\/section>Industry 4.0 promises to combine digital technologies \u2014 such as big data, data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning \u2014 with all-pervasive internet connectivity to produce vast quantities of valuable data. Companies mine, analyze and convert the information into a wealth of insights and then use the knowledge to boost factory productivity, increase supply chain efficiency and make substantial cost savings.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs always, new trends bring about new security challenges. Though connecting industrial machinery to the outside world can be risky, the deployment of\u00a0virtual private networks (VPNs)<\/a>\u00a0can ensure that Industry 4.0\u2019s data treasures stay hidden from unwelcome observers.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Measuring IIoT success<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo take their industrial processes to a whole new level, manufacturers everywhere are placing great faith in IIoT\u2019s potential.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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In its 2016 Global Industry 4.0 Survey, PwC expected manufacturing organizations to\u00a0commit $907 billion a year<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 around 5% of revenue \u2014 to developing Industry 4.0 applications. It was also predicted that firms investing in Industry 4.0 would achieve ROI within two years.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2017, there were an estimated 9 billion connected IoT devices \u2013 one-third of which were industry \u2013related, according to Gartner. The electronics industry leads the way with investments totaling $243 billion a year through to 2020, closely followed by engineering and construction ($195 billion) and industrial manufacturing ($177 billion). Industrial cost savings are anticipated across the board by 2020.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPwC\u2019s study interviewed 2,000 respondents drawn from aerospace and defense, automotive, chemicals, electronics, engineering and construction, paper and packaging, industrial manufacturing, metals, and transportation and logistics. Cost reductions across the nine industries have a weighted average of 3.6%. In financial terms, that\u2019s a savings of $421 billion.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe most effective cost-saving method to emerge from Industry 4.0 is automated inventory management, which enhances both the supplier\u2019s and buyer\u2019s business performance.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAside from obvious ROI results, investments in Industry 4.0 will be measured by their impact on a range of factors including corporate vision, management strategy, process innovation, productivity and adoption of internationally recognized industry standards. A recent study from Bsquare revealed that manufacturers are most\u00a0commonly adopting IIoT<\/a>\u00a0to handle logistics challenges (95%), followed by machine health (82%) and operating costs (34%).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Security concerns<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDespite all its benefits, there\u2019s one aspect of Industry 4.0 that still concerns IT managers. Factory machines connected to the internet may attract unwelcomed attention from treasure hunters seeking to intercept the data for their own profit.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt is estimated that manufacturing businesses gather\u00a0around 2 exabytes of data <\/a>every day. Sensors built into all kinds of devices from motors to conveyor systems alongside other factory assets pump out data continuously. In some cases, it is needed for feeding into related systems such as ERP, line-level programmable logic controllers and human-machine interfaces. In others, it is needed for analysis by complex data analytics and AI systems that ultimately lead to better-informed decision-making.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe security dilemma can be handled in a number of ways, although almost all are constraints on ease-of-use. Furthermore, devices are under constant threat from new malware variants and must be capable of\u00a0secure remote management<\/a>so that they may be kept up to date with the latest patches and software upgrades.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Centrally<\/strong> managed VPNs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEssential machine-to-machine communications security is achievable by utilizing remote VPN services. Centrally managed VPN connectivity is a positive first step in\u00a0shielding valuable IIoT data<\/a>\u00a0from prying eyes. It allows device software to be patched and upgraded remotely in a secure and cost-efficient manner. Other qualities include device authentication for verification purposes along with logging and alerting capabilities to notify IT admins of unauthorized access attempts or tampering.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn conclusion, Industry 4.0 is turning manufacturing and utilities companies into digitally driven, data-centric powerhouses that are entirely dependent on the constant mining of valuable information to stay efficient and competitive. Both customers and suppliers, however, recognize that more needs to be done to realize the full potential of Industry 4.0.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDevice manufacturers must develop products that adhere to industry approved security standards, while customers need to carefully balance their rollout of Industry 4.0 against its implications for security practices. Industry 4.0 is\u00a0expected to evolve rapidly<\/a>, starting with localized solutions before expanding outwards to encompass cloud applications and secure connectivity between manufacturers and their supply chains.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nVPNs allow device authentication, updating and patching to be managed remotely from a central point \u2014 helping manufacturers shield Industry 4.0\u2019s treasures from the unwelcome attention of cybercriminals and industrial spies.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Industry 4.0 promises to combine digital technologies — such as big data, data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning — with all-pervasive internet connectivity to produce vast quantities of valuable data. Companies mine, analyze and convert the information into a wealth of insights and then use the knowledge to boost factory productivity, increase supply chain efficiency and make substantial cost savings. As always, new trends bring about new security challenges. Though connecting industrial machinery to the outside world can be risky, the deployment of virtual private networks (VPNs) can ensure that Industry 4.0’s data treasures stay hidden from unwelcome observers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":3914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[195],"tags":[93],"ppma_author":[1756],"class_list":["post-733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iot","tag-internet-of-things"],"authors":[{"term_id":1756,"user_id":232,"is_guest":0,"slug":"julian-weinberger","display_name":"Julian Weinberger","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Weinberger","first_name":"Julian","job_title":"","description":"Julian Weinberger, Director of Systems Engineering, CISSP -  NCP<\/a> engineering, has over 10 years of experience in the networking and security industry, as well as expertise in SSL VPN, IPsec, PKI, and firewalls. "}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38324,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733\/revisions\/38324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}