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Security for Industrial Manufacturing: Products, News, Articles, Application Stories, Training, Events & Resources
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Automation Weekly - Feedback on ISA name, ETO manufacturers double output, Guide to HMI design, OPC analyzer spec, IEC approves WirelessHART & FDT specs, Top ten new products
The October 1, 2008 issue of our Automation Weekly eNewsletter is online now. This issue includes feedback from last week's editorial on the proposed ISA name change, a new article on how ETO manufacturers can double output, guide to HMI design, plus the top ten products introduced this week and the other latest automation news. Sponsored by SIXNET, Northwire and Software Toolbox.
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ISA - Change the name to represent the industry
By Rick Zabel, Automation.com
The proposed name change of ISA (to "International Society of Automation") is up for a vote again during ISA Expo in Houston, October 14-16, 2008. Last year, the change was voted down, but I have yet to hear a compelling argument against the change. And there are many reasons for the change. If ISA is truly the global society of automation professionals, then its name should reflect its cause. It's time for a change!
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You can knock, but you can’t get in
Control Engineering, September 2008
By Dennis Brandl
There is a new form of network control called Network Access Control (NAC) that will have a major impact on industrial Ethernet networks. NAC has been in the IT press for several years, but it has only recently starting to hit mainstream IT organizations. A typical NAC implementation will allow network access only to devices that are registered, where there is a valid user account and where all required patches have been installed.
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Centralised CCTV protection
Hi-Tech Security Solutions, August 2008
Instigated to provide community support, an original CCTV system was commissioned in 1997, with 16 cameras covering Mansfield's town centreWith the system now totalling 170 cameras, the majority are relayed back to the control room via a fibre network.
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IP video secures London schools
Hi-Tech Security Solutions, June 2008
A number of schools are monitored at a central control room situated in the Borough of Bromley. The control room uses Control Center, IndigoVision's enterprise video and alarm management software to enable security staff to control and view live and recorded video from any of the cameras at any of the schools.
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Pooling Resources
Security Management, August 2008
By Teresa Anderson
The city of Ottawa was having a problem with vandalism. The city purchased a surveillance system with two-way voice communications, digital video recorder (DVR), motion detection alarms, and a loudspeaker. When someone triggers the motion detector or intrusion alarm, the cameras are activated, and images of the area are sent to the central monitoring station.
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Disaster Preparation Guide
By ASIS International
Today’s world, awash with continuous terrorist threats and the buzz of imminent war, requires people to have steely nerves, resolve, and most importantly, foresight. One of the best ways to help ease fear and protect the country’s most important asset—its citizens—is for businesses, families, and individuals to be prepared for an attack of any kind.
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eGuide - Overcoming Today's VoIP Security Challenges
By Sipera Systems
Bringing new technologies into large enterprises, such as VoIP and virtualization, can result in better business performance and overall productivity. For maximum effectiveness, however, IT professionals should be aware of the security vulnerabilities that these new strategies bring to the network. Guide gives security recommendations.
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Booklet explains 10 fatal PR errors
- 07/23/08
Booklet describes the 10 most common and costly errors that companies make when preparing product news releases. |
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Longwatch offers free Webinars: Video, the Next Sensor for Factory Automation
- 09/08/08
September 24, 2008 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. (14:30 to 15:30 GMT)
October 8, 2008 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. (14:00 to 15:00 GMT)
Webinar discusses the emergence of new video technology, and how it can be integrated with an HMI/SCADA system. |
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Security Engineering for Industrial Automation Systems
September 3-5, 2008 Research Triangle Park, NC
Using open standards such as Ethernet and web technologies in SCADA and process control networks exposes systems to cyber attacks. This course provides a detailed look at the security principles that can be deployed in protecting critical control systems.
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Online: Cyber Security for automation, Control & SCADA Systems
September 22 to November 14, 2008
This CyberU course runs for seven (7) weeks. Your course syllabus will guide you through the course modules, provide assignments, and the schedule for live Q & A sessions. Price: $1195.
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Mu Dynamics finds open source VPN vulnerability
- 09/22/08
Mu Dynamics discovered and helped remediate a dangerous vulnerability within strongSwan’s virtual private network (VPN) solution. |
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FBI Reaches Out to SCADA Users
Automation World, September 2008
If a serious cyber security incident occurred in your plant, would you call in the FBI to investigate? The Bureau certainly hopes that you would. To encourage such actions, the FBI is taking steps not only to strengthen its agents’ understanding of control system technology, but also to build stronger bridges to the control systems community.
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Consortium Targets Early 2009 for Cyber Security Compliance Testing
Automation World, September 2008
The ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISCI) expects to produce a first draft of an embedded controller security assurance specification by the end of 2008, and testing can begin by the first quarter of 2009.
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Emerson Exchange
September 29 - October 03, 2008 Washington, DC
More than 325 workshops and short courses, plus management sessions, technology exhibits, industry forums, and educational opportunities.
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ISA EXPO 2008
October 14-16, 2008 Houston, TX
ISA EXPO is your source for in-depth technical coverage of topics critical to automation and control success. Participate in a single exchange and immerse yourself in that technology, or attend offerings from multiple exchanges for a more global automation and control view.
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Automation Fair 2008
November 19-20, 2008 - Nashville, TN
Rockwell Automation's Automation Fair® provides an excellent opportunity for them to stay aware of the latest and best that automation technology has to offer. Automation Fair is the premier industry event focusing on advanced automation products, integrated control and information architecture — and value-add services and solutions.
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