Pat Toth

Pat Toth has more than 30 years of experience in cybersecurity and has worked on various NIST cybersecurity guidance documents, including “NISTIR 7621 Small Business Information Security: The Fundamentals.”

Tue, 01/03/2017 - 08:57
Cybersecurity: A Critical Component of Industry 4.0 ImplementationManufacturers may be more vulnerable than ever
Wed, 10/12/2022 - 12:02
In an earlier article in this series, “Cybersecurity and Industry 4.0: What You Need to Know,” we discussed the four aspects of Industry 4.0: cyber-physical systems (CPS)/cobots, internet of things (IoT), cloud manufacturing, and automation, as well…
Cybersecurity and Industry 4.0: What You Need to Know
Wed, 06/08/2022 - 12:01
This morning my favorite local morning news program had an interesting segment on new slang words and what they mean. While the definitions were probably not necessary for millennials or generation Z, but for baby boomers like me, it was an eye-…
Protecting Manufacturing Technology and InnovationAdvances in connectivity require advances in cybersecurity
Tue, 07/11/2017 - 12:01
Recently a segment on my favorite morning news program stopped me in my tracks. The young and attractive hosts (why are they always so young and attractive?) were demonstrating new appliances, among them a smart refrigerator. The fridge was…
Ignoring Cybersecurity Is Risky BusinessTake it from a caution giver
Tue, 01/03/2017 - 08:57
They say opposites attract. Although my husband and I have many important things in common, we are complete opposites in one area. He’s a “risk taker,” and I’m... well, not so much. Rather than being labeled as “risk averse,” I prefer the term “…