The French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr once said, “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose,” which translates to, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”
What does this have to do with the industrial internet of things (IIoT)? Clean water and reliable power are two elements of modern civilization that are easy to take for granted. Previous industrial revolutions have transformed what were once luxuries into everyday amenities for billions. Add to that the ubiquity of the internet, and it’s easy to argue that we’re living in the best period of human history.
But connecting the amenities of the second industrial revolution — clean water and reliable power — with the limitless capabilities of the fourth industrial revolution — the internet of things (IoT) and its close cousin the IIoT — has brought us one step closer to things staying the same. How? Because the more connected our amenities become, the more threats there are to their ongoing reliability.
A report from IBM’s Institute for Business Value (IBV) titled “Mind the Utilities Cybersecurity Gap” found that many executives working in the water and power industries are similarly worried about the risks that the IIoT poses to the resilience of their respective services.
The Pros and Cons of the IIoT in the Utilities Sector
The benefits of the industrial internet of things are hard to pass up. What’s not to like about the availability of cheap and connected alarms, sensors and readers (including meter readers ..
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