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In studying tech supply chain, feds cite open source products, device firmware

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Open-source software and device firmware are two of the biggest areas of vulnerability in the supply chains for information and communications technology, according to a federal report Thursday that called for better risk management practices and improved monitoring efforts by government and industry. Another area that potentially affects U.S. cybersecurity is a shrinking manufacturing base for hardware, including a “significant reduction” in the related workforce, the report said. The Biden administration asked the departments of Commerce and Homeland Security for the review under an executive order signed in February 2021 as the White House worked to address challenges in the supply chains for goods and services overall. At the time, the breach of SolarWinds’ software supply chain by Russia-linked hackers had riled Washington, and Thursday’s report comes as the government and cybersecurity industry are still responding to the Log4shell bug found in December 2021 in a widely used piece of […]

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Mayku Multiplier puts pressure-forming tech on makers’ desktops

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3D printers may allow individuals or small companies to produce prototypes, but the machines aren’t really suited to mass production. That’s where the Mayku Multiplier is intended to come in – it’s billed as being the world’s first desktop pressure for… Continue reading Mayku Multiplier puts pressure-forming tech on makers’ desktops→

Fractory raises $9M to rethink the manufacturing supply chain for metalworks

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The manufacturing industry took a hard hit from the Covid-19 pandemic, but there are signs of how it is slowly starting to come back into shape — helped in part by new efforts to make factories more responsive to the fluctuations in demand that come with the ups and downs of grappling with the shifting […] Continue reading Fractory raises $9M to rethink the manufacturing supply chain for metalworks→

Friction-based riveting tech could make magnesium more useful

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Although magnesium is known for being lightweight, riveting pieces of it together can be an involved, energy-intensive process. A new technique is claimed to make doing so much simpler, possibly opening up new uses for the metal.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Friction-based riveting tech could make magnesium more useful→

Why Food and Agriculture Need to Accelerate Security Measures in the Second Half of 2021

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Food is a ubiquitous part of the human experience. Cultures revolve around food; it’s the glue that brings families together at holidays, and it’s essential to survival. Humans must find food, shelter, and water according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of … Continue reading Why Food and Agriculture Need to Accelerate Security Measures in the Second Half of 2021→

Survey: Nearly Half of Manufacturers Suffered a Digital Attack in the Last Year

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Confidence isn’t new when it comes to cybersecurity. All the way back in 2015, for example, 86% of security professionals working in the energy sector told Tripwire that they were confident they could detect a breach in a week. Just less than half (49%… Continue reading Survey: Nearly Half of Manufacturers Suffered a Digital Attack in the Last Year→

Cybercriminals Increasingly Target Manufacturing, IP

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Recent attacks targeting intellectual property (IP) and critical infrastructure are raising the security stakes for manufacturing organizations, as the industry records one of the highest attack rates of any sector since the onset of COVID-19. One in … Continue reading Cybercriminals Increasingly Target Manufacturing, IP→

SightCall raises $42M for its AR-based visual assistance platform

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Long before Covid-19 precipitated “digital transformation” across the world of work, customer services and support was built to run online and virtually. Yet it too is undergoing an evolution supercharged by technology. Today, a startup called SightCall, which has built an augmented reality platform to help field service teams, the companies they work for, and […] Continue reading SightCall raises $42M for its AR-based visual assistance platform→