eco is delighted to welcome Dr. Michael Opitz as the new Leader of the eco IoT Competence Group. He heads the TIME (Telecommunications, Information Technology, Media & Electronics) industry group in Germany and Switzerland at the strategy consultancy Arthur D. Little. In this interview, he reveals how he intends to drive the industry forward together with Leader of the eco IoT Competence Group Giovanni Coppa.

Touch panels on machines, telecontrol stations and edge gateways for IoT data: An industrial site such as a smart factory can quickly have up to 500 individual OT devices in use – enough of a target for hackers and cybercriminals. These are seven challenges that organisations should have on their radar today. The security...