Where the hack is my mobile robot going?

With the digital transformation towards Smart Industry, cybersecurity becomes much more important in industrial environments. Many threats and attacks are imaginable. Think of malware, ransomware, targeted attacks by cybercriminals or state-sponsored hackers, script kiddies exposing system vulnerabilities or denial-of-service attacks.

Logistical robots are increasingly applied in industrial settings. Second-year Fontys ICT & Cybersecurity students have, under the supervision of a teacher, set up and performed a security vulnerability analysis on an automated guided vehicle (AGV). They uncovered several serious problems.