Robots are increasingly taking part in our daily lives, especially in the last 5-10 years. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) the demand for industrial robots has considerably accelerated since 2010, with more than 400,000 units sold in 2018 reaching a total of more than 2 million industrial robots operating worldwide. However, this important growth, which is contributing to the rapid transition to Industry 4.0 has brought other problems related to security: most of modern robots have connectivity requirements that make them more vulnerable and open to cyber-attacks.
Reports show an increase in 27% of the number of “unique incidents” (entire malicious campaigns) regarding cybersecurity, of which 58% was directed to companies. Companies of all types are aware of this fact, as surveys conducted by EY show that 53% of companies have increased their cybersecurity budget in 2019 and 65% of them foresee to increase it further next year.
In order to address this growing need, Alias Robotics has developed the Robot Immune System (RIS). RIS is a unique product that provides robots with a complete defensive system, a real-time threat prevention system to protect robots against known and unknown vulnerabilities. Based on Artificial Intelligence techniques (AI) and inspired by the human immune system, RIS brings together state of the art of hardware and software design and constitutes a Universal product adapted to the requirements of modern robots.
