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• Cisco software fortifies industrial IoT security

  Cisco is looking to better protect myriad edge-attached IoT devices with new security software that promises to protect industrial assets.

• Blockchain and IoT integration accelerates, hits a 'sweet spot'

  IoT and blockchain may be a natural fit, but it will still take five to 10 years before kinks are worked out.

• Blockchain and IoT combo could reduce food fraud by $131B in 5 years

  Blockchain is gaining ground in the supply chain arena, enabling suppliers to verify food origins and ensure regulatory rules are met.

• IoT security essentials: Physical, network, software

  IoT devices present unique security problems due to being spread out, exposed to physical attacks and often lacking processor power.

• Rating IoT devices to gauge network impact

  One difficulty designing Internet of Things implementations is the large number of moving parts.

• Study: most enterprise IoT transactions are unencrypted

  Of the millions of enterprise-Internet of Things​ transactions examined in a recent study, the vast majority were sent without benefit of encryption.

• Experts: enterprise IoT enters the mass-adoption phase

  Dropping hardware prices, 5G boost business internet-of-things deployments; technical complexity encourages partnerships.

• Kennards Hire connects to Fleet Space's growing nanosatellite constellation

  ​Tool and plant hire firm Kennards Hire is partnering with Adelaide’s Internet of Things (IoT) startup Fleet Space Technologies to track its equipment across Australia and New Zealand.

• Cisco goes after industrial IoT with new solutions

  Cisco has rolled out a new family of Catalyst switches, software, developer tools and blueprints to meld IoT and industrial networking.

• Industrial IoT, fog computing consortia wed to bolster industry influence

  Merged group, including Cisco, Juniper and Microsoft, looks to accelerate the adoption of all things edge computing, fog and Industrial IoT.

• How to tell which IoT predictions to pay attention to

  There’s a blizzard of vendors and analysts issuing IoT predictions for 2019 and beyond. Here’s a primer on how to read them.

• How one cruise giant is turning to IoT and Splunk for more personalised guest experiences

  Carnival Corporation is leveraging data collected from guest's smartphones and wearable devices to deliver more personalised onboard experiences.

• Nanosat-enabled IoT start-up Myriota to create 50 jobs by 2020

  Nanosatellite-enabled Internet of Things connectivity start-up Myriota says it plans to create 50 new high tech jobs over the next two years.

• Interview: Sanjay Brahmawar, CEO, Software AG

  CIO Australia sat down with Software AG’s new CEO, Sanjay Brahmawar to discuss his plans for the 49-year-old German enterprise software giant.

• Two ways Google is taking enterprise IoT fight to Amazon and Microsoft

  Google has unveiled a chip and edge software that could transform the enterprise IoT landscape while challenging competitors Amazon and Microsoft.