Shelby Hall Graduate Research Forum Posters
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Called the 4th industrial revolution, Industry 4.0 is the latest paradigm for implementing industrial applications. This new approach relies heavily on increased automation, smart machines, human-machine interaction, AI, and telecommunications. Industry 4.0 applications introduce the idea of the smart factory. The integration of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) is a key factor that promotes efficiency in the supply chain. All this is predicated in the generation, sharing, and storage of large quantities of data and transactions to facilitate management, traceability, and control of industrial processes. Increased reliance on interconnectedness causes cybersecurity challenges. Access to machinery, infrastructure, IT systems, and data must be secured and managed. The existing solutions for cybersecurity have weaknesses that can be exploited, mainly unreliable connectivity, security centralization, and data management vulnerabilities.
Publication Date
3-2026
Department
Computer Science
Disciplines
Computer Sciences
Recommended Citation
Navas, Nelson, "Improving Consensus in Blockchain" (2026). Shelby Hall Graduate Research Forum Posters. 60.
https://jagworks.southalabama.edu/southalabama-shgrf-posters/60