The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) introduces binding cybersecurity obligations for manufacturers of products with digital elements. For many companies, this means that vulnerability handling can no longer remain an informal activity distributed across tickets, emails, documents, SBOMs, release notes,…
Cybersecurity risk assessment and standards Industrial Cyber‑Physical Systems (ICPS) and their Operational Technology (OT) software are moving from best practice to clear regulatory duties in cybersecurity risk assessment. The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) will require documented, lifecycle‑oriented cybersecurity risk…
Once seen as toys for hobbyists, drones have quietly graduated to full-time industrial jobs: scanning pallets, ferrying parts, and feeding factory data systems. However, in the year 2025 for example, Germany logged a surge in unauthorized drone flights, including 35…
Functional safety projects often come with a lot of documentation requirements, and one of the common questions we hear is whether a safety plan is always necessary. For example, recently, we supported a project, where our customer was in charge…
Happy to announce the official publication in the IEEE journal https://lnkd.in/eZ4QTDpY of the work of our colleague Padma Iyenghar. The publication is the result of a very successful collaboration with CARIAD and TRUSTIFAI initiated a few years ago. Initially focused…
Introduction The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has brought about a new era of connectivity and data-driven decision-making in various industrial environments. Among its many applications, predictive maintenance powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands out as a transformative approach to…
Introduction to RegTech RegTech, short for Regulatory Technology, uses advanced technologies to streamline and enhance regulatory compliance processes. By leveraging AI, machine learning, and blockchain, RegTech aims to reduce compliance costs, improve accuracy, and ensure timely adherence to regulations. This…
Continue innovating Functional Safety with AI and formal methods-based tools [Munich, Filderstadt] – Modelwise, a spin-off of the Technical University of Munich that develops software for automated functional safety analyses, and innotec GmbH, a consulting company specialized in Functional Safety…
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into functional safety-critical systems need a rigorous adherence to established safety standards and thoughtful consideration of emerging AI-specific guidelines. Key established standards in the functional safety domain include IEC61508 (general), ISO26262 (automotive) and ISO13849…
innotec GmbH and SIListra Systems GmbH today announced their strategic partnership in the field of functional safety within automation technology. SIListra Systems GmbH is an innovative, highly specialized IT technology company that is a spin-off of TUD Dresden University of…
Interested in the state of the art about AI topics, also in the context of safety? A good way to start is to collaborate with experts in the academic world! Please have a look at Dr. Padma Iyenghar on-going work…