The Industrial Internet Consortium Publishes White Paper for Managing and Assessing Trustworthiness for IIoT in Practice

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) announced the publication of the Managing and Assessing Trustworthiness for IIoT in Practice white paper.  The paper serves as an introductory guide to trustworthiness in IIoT, which is driven by the convergence of IT with OT, and includes a definition of trustworthiness, examples, and a best-practice approach to managing trustworthiness in IIoT systems.

Confidence is essential to business, including confidence that the consequences of decisions and processes are acceptable, and that business information is handled properly.  The advent of IIoT means that confidence is also now required in technologies, physical components and systems in addition to confidence in individuals, organizations and processes.

The white paper’s best-practice approach to managing trustworthiness is comprised of four phases: baselining the system, analyzing potential trustworthiness events, implementing trustworthiness targets and governance, and iterating and maintaining the resulting trustworthiness model.

The Managing and Assessing Trustworthiness for IIoT in Practice white paper sets the stage for further work that the IIC will undertake focusing on trustworthiness.