Securing Tomorrow’s Smart Factory: The Cybersecurity Imperative in Industry 4.0
The Fourth Industrial Revolution—Industry 4.0—ushers in hyper-connected smart factories driven by IoT, IIoT, cloud computing, and AI, delivering unprecedented efficiencies but exponentially expanding the cyber‑attack surface. Traditional Operational Technology (OT) systems, designed for reliability over security, face novel threats as they integrate with Information Technology (IT) networks, demanding integrated governance and cultural alignment. Human error remains […]