IIoT is about converting data to action by extracting information from devices around us. That means the trustworthiness of the data must be beyond reproach, otherwise the results and processes are at risk of being manipulated, intentionally or otherwise. Security plays an integral role throughout the lifecycle of IIoT data. IIoT network penetrations and data breaches abound in every industry — energy generation and distribution, manufacturing, oil and gas, and others. Until IIoT security can be asserted from the devices that generate the data to the applications that consume them, neither the devices nor the data should be trusted. The objective is to transform untrusted devices into trusted data sources.

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