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Asset Management Reinvented for the Intelligent Edge Era

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Managing assets, whether physical devices, digital objects, or IoT endpoints—has always been central to operational success. As connectivity and technology continue to advance, asset management too has rapidly evolved, moving from labour intensive manual tracking to seamless, intelligent, and data-driven systems. The Reality of Asset Management Today: Gaps That Hurt While many organizations use a […]

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Staying Compliant at the Edge is Tough, and Gaps Surface When You Least Expect Them

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More devices, more regulations, more risks… and more pressure on teams to keep distributed IoT environments secure, audit-ready, and consistently aligned with policy. For most organizations, the reality is that current compliance practices aren’t built for this level of scale or speed. This is exactly why intelligent, real-time compliance visibility is becoming a must-have in

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Are you still stuck in the black-and-white era of security?

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Author: Niranjan Maka Security service providers, while you and your teams were focused on protecting the perimeter, the world of security has undergone a massive evolution. It’s no longer just about “𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑠”. 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 “𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚” 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 “𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚” 𝒕𝒐 “𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈.” Yet the most famous security

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Surprised? Not Surprising (Part 2)

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Author: Niranjan Maka The Louvre Heist has been in the headlines. And CISO/CIO/CEOs don’t envy them. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 “𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅” 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒔 This is not surprising for many enterprise “operational” teams. They have seen it in their own environment and understand the huge

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Surprised? Not Surprising (Part 1)

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Author: Niranjan Maka The recent Louvre Heist is in the headlines. If you are in any kind of protection / security, or any security role to protect the “crown jewels” in your security scope – life, property or critical assets, these headlines should not come as a surprise. 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱. Security has

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Top 6 Reasons Manufacturers Are Adopting AI at the Edge

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Modern manufacturing is undergoing a massive transformation, pushed by the need for speed, precision, and always-on operations. Plants are becoming smarter, more connected, and far more data driven. And at the center of this shift is AI-driven edge automation and intelligence. From real-time visibility across machines and production lines to predictive insights that prevent downtime,

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The Rising Imperative: How AI is Redefining OT Risk & Resilience

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In 2025, Operational Technology (OT) environments are no longer edge cases—they’re mission critical. Whether in manufacturing, energy, utilities, or transportation, OT infrastructure underpins essential services and heavy industry. But despite its importance, OT remains one of the weakest links in many organizations’ security posture. Key Industry Shifts “Traditional security tools can’t keep up with modern

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Next-Gen OT Security: Leveraging Agentic AI and AIoT for Resilience and ROI

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Operational Technology (OT) is no longer operating in the shadows of IT—it’s now a mission-critical part of business continuity. Yet, as OT environments evolve to support always-on operations, real-time decision-making, and compliance mandates, they are also becoming increasingly fragmented, vulnerable, and complex to manage. OT infrastructures are often sprawling ecosystems of heterogeneous devices and sensors—from

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Understanding Agentic AI: From Concept to an Application (Example)

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You’ve probably encountered a wave of posts about Agentic AI lately. The enthusiasm is warranted – but often, clarity is missing. Or the focus is entirely on the tools/frameworks. For those from the last century, familiar with “Structured Systems Analysis” or tools like “Data Flow Diagram”, identifying Agents, defining their “functions” may strike an interesting

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“Can you see me? Can you hear me?

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The dreaded Monday morning chorus in hybrid meeting rooms. A frustrated IT manager put it best: 🗣️ “𝐻𝑎𝑙𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑐 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑉 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑜𝑠. 𝑍𝑜𝑜𝑚 𝑤𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡. 𝐴𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑜’𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑑. 𝑊𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡. 𝑃𝑃𝑇 𝑖𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑝 𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛. 𝐴𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛.” The hardware isn’t broken. The setup looks fine. But something isn’t right—and nobody knows until someone from

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