Home IoT or Industrial Control?

About this interactive

The lesson draws two lines: - **Not IoT:** a laptop, desktop, tablet or server. Computers have been networked for a long time; that is what we buy them for. - **Home IoT:** everyday things that were not networked and now are, for home automation. The lesson's house is full of them: an Alexa microwave, smart outlets, the garage door, a deadbolt, a Ring doorbell, smart TVs and streaming sticks, Echo Dots and an ecobee thermostat. - **Industrial control:** industry automated its equipment long before homes did. Industrial control systems run factory floors and plants; SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) uses sensors to gather data and makes control decisions from it.

What you'll learn

Decide whether a connected device is a traditional computer, which is not counted as IoT, a consumer or home IoT device, or part of an industrial control system such as SCADA
Recognise SCADA as sensors acquiring data and a system making control decisions from it

Aligned to

CompTIA Network+

1.8 Summarize evolving use cases for modern network environments.

Cisco CCST Cybersecurity

2.3 Describe network infrastructure and technologies

Key terms

Internet of Things: A network of physical devices embedded with sensors and software that connect and exchange data over the internet.
Home Automation: The use of IoT devices to remotely monitor and control household systems and appliances over a network.
Industrial Control System: Industrial Control System is a broad category of control systems used in industrial production and critical infrastructure, including SCADA systems and PLCs; ICS security focuses on protecting physical processes from cyber threats with minimal downtime tolerance.
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition is a system architecture used in critical infrastructure to collect sensor data and issue real-time control commands; SCADA security failures can result in physical damage to industrial equipment and facilities.

Topics

Internet Of Things Home Automation Ics Scada Interactive Categorize

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