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Security for Industrial Manufacturing Products, News, Articles, Events & Resources
Welcome to Automation.com's portal for Security focusing on all products and services that secure automated manufacturing processes and manufacturing facilities. These products and services typical center around areas such as cyber-security, critical infrastructure security (such as electrical and water delivery), and securing critical, high-risk products such as drugs, oil & gas, chemicals, and water. These security products focus on both outside threats (hackers, terrorists) and internal threats (operator error or deliberate sabotage).
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Articles
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Major Automation & Control Trends in 2012
- 01/16/12 Automation.com, January 2012 By Bill Lydon, Editor Here are my thoughts on major automation and control trends in 2012. These opinions are based on a wide range of inputs from users, suppliers and industry consultants, and from attending numerous industry forums, conferences and trade shows every year. |
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Industrial Security Trends & Best Practices
- 02/04/12 Automation.com, February 2012 By Paul Didier, Cisco In production environments, typically the order of priority is Availability, Integrity and then Confidentiality. This is opposite of the priority in IT, where it's Confidentiality, Integrity and last is Availability. That makes a big difference in the way security is approached. |
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Is Stuxnet Dead?
- 02/04/12 Flow Control, January 2012 By Amy W. Richardson 40 percent of critical infrastructures that did a security audit found Stuxnet in their systems. Experts say Stuxnet is no longer itself a threat as much as the legacy it has left behind — a roadmap for cyber war. |
White Papers
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Effective OPC Security for Control Systems
- 09/26/11 September 2011 By Eric Byres and Darek Kominek By While the consequences of cyber attacks and malware are no longer in doubt, the question remains, "Exactly how can an engineer reliably secure his or her control system?" This white paper outlines a simple and cost effective answer – a security solution based on OPC technology that can be deployed in almost any industrial facility today. |
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Guidelines For Industrial Ethernet Infrastructure Implementation: A Control Engineer’s Guide
- 09/25/11 Automation.com, September 2011 By Carlos Rojas, Cisco, and Peter Morell, Rockwell Automation This white paper provides an overview of Ethernet technology and implementation guidelines to implement in the both control and information networking environment. It discusses the requirements and consideration in implementing a switched Ethernet architecture in industrial networking environments. |
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SCADA Security: Challenges and Solutions
- 07/12/11 By Metin Ozturk and Philip Aubin, Schneider Electric This paper presents the case for improving security to SCADA systems. It examines the factors that have contributed to the growing vulnerability of control systems, and presents new standards designed to protect critical infrastructure including the use of encryption and authentication for SCADA systems. |
Application Stories
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Toshiba Surveillance Protects Oregon Recycling Facility
- 01/22/12 R.S. Davis installed a Toshiba IP video system to provide premise security and to monitor truck traffic. |
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Machine Vision Joins Other Technologies to Secure the Homeland
- 12/29/11 Machine Vision On Line, December 2011 By Winn Hardin Here’s a look at the various ways vision systems are increasing security, including mobile platforms, and vision combined with radar. |
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First Aid for Industrial Cybersecurity
- 12/17/11 Sustainable Plant, December 2011 By Jim Montague, Sustainable Plant There are a few brave process control engineers and companies that are willing to describe their experiences and offer some badly needed advice and encouragement to their colleagues in the field. |
Resources & Literature
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Toshiba updates Surveillance & IP Video Website
- 10/05/11 The site includes self-learning resources, case studies, and a technical library with datasheets and white papers. |
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ABB launches Process Automation Insights Blog
- 06/02/11 ABB started a new blog focused on Process Automation. The blog hosts discussions on timely topics including Collaboration, Control Systems, Evolution, IEC61850, Integration, Migration and Safety. |
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Security Incidents Organization publishes report on Control System Malware Incidents
- 03/02/11 The report documents 60 incidents that have taken place between 1999 and 2010 that involved lost time, destruction of property and even fatalities. |
Training News
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InduSoft Security Webinar Help Users Protect SCADA Systems
- 01/12/12 This webinar on January 25, 2012 will show how to use tools in InduSoft Web Studio software to protect critical processes from security threats. |
Training & Seminars
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Product Announcements
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INSYS introduces VPN Connectivity Service
- 01/12/12
The service allows customers to use VPN networks without any engineering effort and without previous knowledge of the field. |
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Advantech Releases EKI-6331AN Wireless Access Point
- 11/30/11
EKI-6331AN provides three times higher data rates than 802.11a devices and provides a reliable 5GHz wireless connectivity. |
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IBASE Releases FWA7404 Network Appliance
- 11/28/11
FWA7404 has four Gigabit Ethernet ports with one segment of bypass function, enhancing reliability required in security applications. |
Company & Organization News
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COPA-DATA launches student project to study data security
- 02/02/12 In co-operation with the University of Applied Sciences, Salzburg, students have six months in which to complete penetration tests of the zenon control system. |
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Cyber attack alert
- 01/29/12 Industrial Ethernet Book, February 2012 The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), warns that hackers from 'Anonymous' have threatened attacks against computer systems that operate factories, power stations, chemical plants, and water and sewage facilities. |
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How China is Stealing Our Secrets
- 01/22/12 PD&D, January 2012 By Michael P. Collins U.S. Intelligence agencies say that both Russia and China steal technology information over the internet as a matter of national policy. It is hard to say if China is still the red menace from the cold war, or if they have morphed into a new form of winner-take-all amoral version of capitalism. |
Project News
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Honeywell to control Australia Pacific LNG Project
- 11/28/11 Honeywell will provide automation, safety and security solutions for a new multi-train liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Queensland. |
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Advantech to supply computers to Industrial Video and Control
- 08/03/11 IVC provides IP-based video solutions by combining high-quality cameras, enclosures, and software for industrial, commercial, and military applications. |
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MatrikonOPC to supply OPC servers to CNL
- 12/16/10 CNL Software will use the OPC Servers in its IPSecurityCenter – a software-based integration and management platform. |
Event News
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Industrial Supply 2012 Showcases U.S. Industrial Subcontractors
- 12/06/11 Leaders in the subcontracting business will be presenting their latest product developments in industrial materials to a vast audience attending HANNOVER MESSE. |
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HANNOVER MESSE 2012 focuses on sustainability
- 11/21/11 By adopting "greentelligence" as its keynote theme, HANNOVER MESSE 2012 has put the spotlight squarely on green technologies as a central growth driver for industry. |
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China is Partner Country of HANNOVER MESSE 2012
- 06/28/11 The People's Republic of China will be honored as the official Partner Country at HANNOVER MESSE 2012 (the Hannover Fair) in Hannover, Germany. |
Events
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