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“Cybersecurity is no longer just a protective measure for us at Epiroc ; it has become an integral part of business strategy ”

MARKUS KÜCHLER HEAD OF IT SECURITY EPIROC safety , efficiency , and technological prowess ,” Küchler affirms .
“ Here I am especially pleased that the IT Security function is , since March this year , contributing to present and future academic research : having employed an industrial PhD student via the Epiroc and Örebro University research partnership agreement for exploring ‘ Cybersecurity in the mining industry ’. Her focus area will be different security aspects in applied AI and Large Language Models , where the testbed for her research will be in present and future mining operations .”
The mining industry serves as a prime example of how automated and autonomous machinery can substantially
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