Smart Cities – IoT – IIoT Conferences : Cyber Security has left the Building

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Given the number of events covering Smart Cities and Critical infrastructur
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Given the number of events covering Smart Cities and Critical infrastructure you would be mistaken for believing the security issues and challenges facing IoT, IIOT and OT are well covered.
Often, the cyber presentations are tacked onto the end of the conference or sidelined to a small room off centre stage.
Perhaps cyber security infringes upon the ” IoT / IIoT” kumbaya possibilities” and raises questions and concerns that are best left for others to address?
With recent data protection legislation and disclosure requirements the need to ramp up the cyber dialogue at these events is long overdue.
Event delegates need to understand and apply this knowledge to their digital strategies, data management controls, and perhaps most importantly, to their ethical responsibilities toward communities, employees and the private citizen.
Urban developers, engineers, councilors, critical infrastructure specialists need to be advised on the risks and responsibilities of any solution.
Smart Cities, intelligent grids, building services, and an array of other industry sectors are reliant on these new smart technologies to improve cost efficiencies, service delivery, sustainability goals, and user convenience.
In return for this trust citizens across the board, across the social and political divide require their privacy and data to be protected in accordance with best practices and increasing according to the law.
Many would argue we have cyber conferences for that sort of thing.
Have you attended a cyber-conference lately?
Cyber security now extends beyond the cyber crowd, the IT crowd, into areas of decision making and corporate spend that may not be inclined to attend such cyber events.
You would expect to see a security specialist, cyber advisor, possibly even a CIO present at a cyber-event.
However, within current IoT digital eco-systems and their all-pervasive nature, they would do well from better understanding their ethical responsibilities and business risk profiles

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