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Water shortages will threaten growth within five years, say over half of European industrial leaders

Water shortages will threaten growth within five years, say over half of European industrial leaders

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, today released The Water Crunch Report, new research revealing that water is now one of the biggest risks to industrial business continuity across the UK and Europe, ranking as highly as cyber-attacks and supply chain disruption. This echoes last year’s US-focused research from Schneider Electric, where over half (56%) of business leaders said […]

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The risks of IT and OT convergence

The risks of IT and OT convergence

The worlds of Information Technology (IT) and Operation Technology (OT) have been separate for many years. IT networks are used exclusively for the interconnection of computers, data centers and public networks, while OT networks typically interconnect industrial production machinery. By Giovanni Prinetti This “air-gapped” separation has largely kept OT networks isolated and away from the problems caused by the cyberattacks […]

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