Future industrial outlook

With the rapid development of industry, emerging technologies such as Big Data Analysis, Cloud Computing, edge computing, 5G network, Internet of Things technology, AI and 3D printing technology will also be widely used in the industrial field.

In the traditional industrial system architecture, OT and IT equipment are independent, and information is separated. In the future, Industry 4.0 will promote the interconnection of things, the interconnection of OT and IT information, the integration of OT, IT and CT (Communication Technology), and the optimization of factory resource allocation to a great extent.

In this process, the Internet of Things technology will become an integral part. At present, Internet of Things technology is more used in the consumer field, and many security risks have been identified, such as using the security vulnerabilities of Tesla’s iot equipment to achieve remote control of driving status and door locks and other attacks. Therefore, while iot technology brings a lot of convenience, it also introduces a lot of security risks. Compared with the consumer field, more attention should be paid to the security of iot technology and equipment in the more complex industrial intelligent production field.

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For IoT technologies and products, countries are studying or have introduced compliance requirements and management guidelines for iot devices, such as The United States has submitted The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 to Congress for consideration. The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology issued the “White Paper on Internet of Things Security” in 2018, and the Internet of Things security expansion requirements were added to the Isoguarantee 2.0 released by China in May 2019, which can be seen that the global attention to Internet of Things security is constantly improving.

PWC China believes that in addition to the above-mentioned digital transformation of production and products, Industry 4.0 will also promote the transformation and change of enterprise business philosophy, management structure and functions, management system and process. For example, with the convergence of OT and IT, IT departments and OT departments will deepen collaboration in information security work; With the introduction of smart products, safety control will be included in the whole life cycle management of products, such as the safety design in the product development stage, the safety test before the launch of the market, and the safety upgrade during the use process. As leading enterprises advance their digital transformation, they will draw on their own experience and technology accumulation to bring to market in the form of services to help other enterprises accelerate their digital transformation.

Human beings will enter the era of the Internet of everything, and collaborative Internet of Things security will be a long-term concern in the future.