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OT Deep Packet Inspection

OT Deep Packet Inspection on Cellular Routers

OT deep packet inspection lets a router read Modbus, DNP3 and S7 commands, not just ports. Few cellular routers do it natively: Moxa’s OnCell G4308 does, rugged 5G firewalls do on subscription, Teltonika doesn’t, and IoT SIM networks can’t see inside your OT traffic.

Supermarket Cyber Security

Supermarket Refrigeration Cyberattack: Who Is Responsible?

Attackers hijacked Danfoss refrigeration controllers in hundreds of French supermarkets and forced them into defrost. What happened, what it cost, who is responsible and what UK operators should check this week.

Clap On Clap Off History Of IoT

Before IoT: A History of the Internet of Things

The history of IoT started long before the internet. Shop door beams, the Teasmade, X10, the TV clicker, The Clapper, light guns and a Cambridge coffee pot all solved the same need, and ran into problems we still fight today.

OpenWRT in Industrial Routers

OpenWrt in Industrial Routers: Who Uses It

Hardware / Router Software OpenWrt in Industrial Routers: Which Manufacturers Use It, and What Runs Underneath the Rest Strip the logo off most industrial […]

What is VoLTE?

What Is VoLTE?

Connectivity / Mobile voice What Is VoLTE? Voice over LTE Explained for IoT Devices, Roaming SIMs and Fleet Tablets With 3G gone and 2G […]

Understanding 6G Glossary

Understanding 6G: Glossary and Fact Sheet

Reference / 6G Understanding 6G: A Plain-English Glossary and Fact Sheet Every 6G acronym worth knowing, explained in one line, with an honest badge […]

modbus to mqtt guide

Modbus to MQTT Guide

Industrial IoT / Protocol Bridging Modbus to MQTT: How Industrial Data Actually Reaches the Cloud A Modbus register and an MQTT topic were designed […]

RISC-V and Software-Defined Vehicles

RISC-V and Software-Defined Vehicles

RISC-V SERIES The car that gets better after you buy it RISC-V and software-defined vehicles is where the automotive story stops being about chips […]

Story Of The SIM Card

The Story of the SIM Card

eSIM & SIM  ·  From GSM to SGP.32 Which Came First, the Mobile Phone or the SIM? And How We Ended Up at SGP.32 […]

securing a public ip cellular router

Securing a Public IP Cellular Router

Security / How-To How to Secure a Public IP Cellular Router (When You Actually Need One) Private by default is the right rule, but […]

Cellular Router Security Hardening Guide

Cellular Router Security Hardening

Security / IoT Hardware Cellular Router Security: How to Harden Any M2M or IoT Router, From MikroTik to Teltonika A single firmware flaw in […]

RISC-V Automotive

RISC-V in Automotive Systems

RISC-V SERIES The car is being rebuilt around the computer RISC-V automotive is a story of good timing. Just as carmakers tear up decades […]