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As long as humans keep advancing technology to make our lives and job functions easier, sadly, there will always be those who mean to do harm with it. That’s been especially true ever since the rise of the internet, and amplified with the age of Industry 4.0 and connected devices. Cybersecurity is something all technology suppliers know they need, and most know they should improve upon.

But it’s one thing to secure business operations from cyberattacks. That facet of the topic has been well-documented. It’s a whole other animal to secure electronic test instruments and testing procedures.

Cybersecurity is certainly a priority for vendors of electronic test and measurement instruments. But it’s a tricky topic for them to discuss, as most instrumentation vendors don’t market solutions in cybersecurity. Nevertheless, we were able to gather commentary from a couple of such instrumentation providers to get their thoughts on trends in cybersecurity, the challenges it presents, and what solutions are on the market.