“As we network just about everything in our world, those cyberthreats aren’t going anywhere,” he added. The National Governors Association (NGA) has made cybersecurity a top priority as technology continues to play a large role in more and more state and local governments.“We think there’s a real opportunity as states think about how they’re going to deploy this technology to ensure that security and privacy concerns are brought in at the front end, so that you can avoid some of those common cybersecurity problems that we always talk about,” said Timothy Blute, director of the National Governors Association Future Office, and a speaker at the conference.
Which is why NIST partnered with the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate to specifically address the security issue,” said Rhee. “Cybersecurity and privacy have become the focus of NIST this year. 6-8 conference, with an eye toward ensuring interconnected smart city systems are safe from hacking and tampering. However, ensuring the security of mission-critical systems will be a frequent topic of panel discussions during the Feb. NIST uses the term "CPS" interchangeably with "IoT." “We kind of joke and say ‘cyber-physical systems’ is IoT on steroids,” Rhee said.ĬPS does not refer to cybersecurity.
The conference, organized as part of the Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC), hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will bring together about 300 attendees from around the world to exchange ideas largely around Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), which refers to the use of Internet of Things in “mission-critical” applications, said Sokwoo Rhee, associate director of the Cyber-Physical Systems Program at NIST. Some of those “mission critical” applications will be in areas like transportation, public safety and utilities. Smart city solutions that address some of the biggest tasks taken on by cities will be one of the drivers of the conversation at the upcoming Smart and Secure Cities and Communities Challenge (SC3) kickoff conference in Washington, D.C., next month.
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