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The Digital Factory (Hub & Spoke) - Part 1
UNS concept, Digital factory, 4.0, data/event driven architecture, industry conferences, and more. [Securing Things by M. Yousuf Faisal]
M. Yousuf Faisal
January 31, 2025
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Hey Securing Things Community,
Last year, I submitted a proposal for a talk at a very well renowned international OT/ICS cybersecurity conference in the US.
The presentation was related to the topic of Securing UNS (unified name space) / data driven network architectures - in an era of digital transformation, industry 4.0/IIOT etc. Got a great feedback from organiser on draft slides. Thanks, you know who you are :-).
Rest of the short story below.
This is part 1 of a multi-part series, where I’ll be covering concept of digital factory and UNS, industry update, professional debates on certain positions, conferences in 2025, few interesting reads, along with my post viewed social posts.
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It was my first time voluntarily putting myself forward for an in-person event, and I was convinced my submission would not pass the high standards set by the expert organisers.
A few weeks later, I received a message from the event organiser, informing that my talk had been selected for a stage 2 presentation. Was excited and a bit nervous at the same time with gazillion thoughts in my mind on that day.
25 mins and a big topic to tackle, what to include, structure, what not to.
I was supposed to take a brief hiatus / break, the following week in Feb, jetting off, long haul, to the US to prepare and deliver my presentation and later travel locally to meet some of my uni buddies.
However, a series of logistical hurdles made this plan impossible.
Reluctantly, I informed the organizer and my talk was withdrawn from the conference.
After feeling a bit frustrated, I reminded myself that everything happens for a reason, often leading to something better.
seems it did, kind of. More on that later.
Anyway, as part of this newsletter, am releasing a small part of the presentation (see the gif) and also talk about some other relevant industry updates, debates and list out few security conferences that maybe of your interest.
In the following sections, I’ll be introducing you to the concept of UNS in industry 4.0 at a very high-level, this is part of the IT-OT CySEAT Training - an upcoming offer. Join the wait-list soon, before its too late.
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