Traffic Engineering & Technology – What Makes Us Safe?

According to government statistics, most of the illegal substances that come into the United States are trafficked across official border checkpoints disguised as something else. Therefore, border security officers need to distinguish suspicious persons and vehicles from thousands of other cars without causing delays in the traffic.  Often working with inadequate staff, border security agencies…

Data Security is a Serious Concern for IIoT Communication

Industrial IoT (IIoT) will increase profitability and productivity in many sectors such as oil and gas exploration, outdoor 5G infrastructures, autonomous transportation, smart manufacturing and smart grids. In an IIoT network, each IIoT device collects data continuously. Then, the datasets are analyzed to reach decisions. Periodically, select data travels to the central cloud for further…

Interoperability is the Pain Point for ICS / SCADA

In industrial control systems (ICS) or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, machines, controllers, graphical user interfaces, computers, and data networks work together to automate large-scale processes. ICS / SCADA has wide-ranging applications, including oil and gas exploration, manufacturing robotics, smart factories, smart grids, and smart buildings.  Because machines that are made by different…