Epson has launched a four new printers in its EcoTank inkjet series claiming the use 90 percent less energy than equivalent laser printers, and has announced a partnership with National Geographic to raise awareness of the impacts of global heating. Epson Australia general manager of marketing, Bruce Bealby, said: “In the past 12 months there […]
German IoT startup promises sub 60 minute bushfire detection
German IoT startup Dryad Networks has secured seed funding of €1.8m ($A29.5m) to develop a large-scale IoT network for bushfire detection within 60 minutes. The four investors participating in the seed round are: STIHL Digital, the investor arm of the STIHL chainsaw multinational; German energy firm LEAG; impact investor ISAR AG; and the VC firm […]
Epson eyes IoT and wearable devices market
Global tech company Epson is to start selling a range of IoT and wearable devices leverages its existing technology portfolio. The company has given few details of planned products, saying only that they will include: sensing devices and modules such as global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) and vital sign sensors; software libraries that optimise sensors […]
Mozilla Foundation launches open IoT platform
The Mozilla Foundation has launched WebThings, an open IoT platform for monitoring and controlling devices over the web. It describes WebThings as “a collection of re-usable software components to help you build your own web things, which directly expose the Web Thing API.” This means they can be discovered by a Web of Things gateway or […]
Supply chains disillusioned with IoT says Gartner
Gartner has supply chains disillusioned with IoT, placing IoT in its “‘trough of disillusionment” for supply chain technologies, even though it is widely deployed. The ranking can be found in Gartner’s 2020 Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy. Mike Burkett, a vice president distinguished analyst with the Gartner Supply Chain Practice, said many companies were […]
Industrial Internet Consortium updates IoT Security Maturity Model info
The IoT Security Maturity Model defines levels of security maturity for a company based on its security goals and objectives and on its appetite for risk. IIC says it enables decision makers to appropriately invest to meet their specific security requirements. The white paper is an introduction to the Security Maturity Model’s concepts and the […]
IoTSF launches vendor guides on consumer IoT security
The UK based IoT Security Foundation (IoTSF) has launched three guides on consumer IoT security designed to help industry comply with voluntary guidelines and legislation being developed by governments. The guides build upon the recently released ETSI EN 303 645 standard on consumer IoT cyber security published in July 2020. It is the first international […]
Forescout claims unique IoT security offering
US based IT security company Forescout Technologies has upgraded and renamed its SilentDefense security product to beef up protection for IoT. Forescout claims the new product, now named eyeInspect, “is the only solution that continuously identifies, segments, and enforces compliance of every connected thing.” Forescout says eyeInspect integrates with its eyeSegment product — a cloud-based […]
IIC explores digital transformation for IIoT
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has published a white paper on digital transformation for IIoT, and the role innovation processes play in it. The white paper also covers the disruptive technologies that transform the way companies operate, service and maintain equipment. The IIC says the paper targets business managers involved in setting the digital […]
Ransomware now targeting OT systems
Nozomi Networks is warning about the first ransomware specifically designed to exploit vulnerabilities in OT systems. It has detailed its warnings in its OT/IoT Security Report, saying: “During the first half of 2020 we saw the first ransomware targeting industrial automation software (SNAKE/EKANS) that moved laterally within the victim network to search for valuable data […]
