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Modernize Your Industrial Infrastructure For Cybersecurity And AI Readiness With Cisco Validated Designs

Cisco News, Wednesday, March 19th, 2025

Many industrial operations rely on networks provided to them by their automation vendors. These default networks often focus on the immediate, localized needs of specific equipment or processes.

While they may be good at their intended function, they frequently fall short when addressing the broader challenges of scale, security, and innovation in modern industrial environments. Such networks may not consistently offer the level of cybersecurity needed to protect the entire operations and may also hinder quick adaptation to changing business needs, incorporate new technological advancements, or offer the level of performance required for critical industry initiatives such as utilities grid modernization or in manufacturing Industry 4.0 initiatives, including AI.

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