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John Burns

John Burns is director of OT Threat Hunting at Dragos Inc. The company has a global mission to safeguard civilization from those trying to disrupt the industrial infrastructure. It is a privately held company based in the Washington, D.C. area with a regional presence around the world. The Dragos Platform is designed to monitor, manage and respond to cyber threats to industrial control systems. The company also provides urgent incident response services, threat intelligence and a variety of tools to protect critical OT assets.

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  • Thumbnail for SignalFire and AW-Lake introduce SFS-WP wireless flow transmitter

    SignalFire and AW-Lake introduce SFS-WP wireless flow transmitter

    Integrating AW-Lake’s TRG turbine or JV-CG or JV-KG positive displacement flow meter with a SignalFire Sentinel radio node, this wireless flow meter works in a mesh network to send data via Modbus to a Gateway where it is transferred to a PC, PLC or other control system.
    26 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Honeywell announces LEAP for Operations automation software

    Honeywell announces LEAP for Operations automation software

    LEAP for Operations is a program that is designed to utilize the LEAP project execution methodology to help customers optimize, simplify and run ongoing industrial operations more efficiently. LEAP for Operations includes a variety of solutions with a flexible deployment strategy to get more value out of plant processes
    26 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Lanner announces FX-3810 3U rackmount network appliance

    Lanner announces FX-3810 3U rackmount network appliance

    As an Open Compute appliance, the FX-3810’s 4x PCI-E*16 FH/HL and 2x PCI-E*8 FH/HL can be leveraged for enabling network capabilities intended for various applications, most notably storage for hybrid or hot/cold data, data crypto/compression, video encoding/transcoding, and network acceleration.
    26 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for ATLANTA Drive Systems introduces Economy Planetary Reducers

    ATLANTA Drive Systems introduces Economy Planetary Reducers

    Typical applications for these reducers include rotary axis drives, material handling axis drives, packaging machines, conveyor systems and, labelling systems. Industries served include Material Handling, Packaging, Textile, Automation, Aerospace, Machine Tool and Robotics.
    26 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for PI introduces H-811.i2 hexapod

    PI introduces H-811.i2 hexapod

    The size, design with low friction ballscrews brushless motors, and controller with multi-axis alignment capabilities make the new hexapod a tool for high duty cycle alignment applications in optics, automotive and photonics applications.
    26 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for AutomationDirect introduces D4-454 and D4-454DC-1 programmable logic controllers

    AutomationDirect introduces D4-454 and D4-454DC-1 programmable logic controllers

    The D4-454 and D4-454DC-1 provide all the capabilities of the D4-430, D4-440 and D4-450 CPUs, using updated microprocessor technology allowing the D4-454 to be the CPU of choice for the DL405 family.
    26 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Patti Enginneering to present Siemens RF600 case study at Siemens Automation Summit

    Patti Enginneering to present Siemens RF600 case study at Siemens Automation Summit

    The seminar titled “Siemens RF600: A Case Study,” will be co-presented with Caterpillar Inc. and will feature a recent project. The Siemens Automation Summit will take place June 26-29 at the Boca Raton Resort and Club, Waldorf Astoria Resort in Boca Raton, Florida.
    23 June, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Rockwell Automation releases suite of FactoryTalk MES applications

    Rockwell Automation releases suite of FactoryTalk MES applications

    A new suite of capabilities improves functionality across its portfolio of scalable MES applications based on the FactoryTalk ProductionCentre platform from Rockwell Automation. The portfolio includes FactoryTalk Production, FactoryTalk Performance, FactoryTalk Quality and soon FactoryTalk Warehouse applications.
    23 June, 2017 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for IFS Survey: North American Companies are Investing in Big Data, ERP and IoT to Achieve Digital Transformation

    IFS Survey: North American Companies are Investing in Big Data, ERP and IoT to Achieve Digital Transformation

    The Digital Change Survey polled 750 decision makers in 16 countries, including more than 120 in North America, to assess the maturity of digital transformation in sectors such as manufacturing, oil and gas, aviation, construction and contracting, and service.
    23 June, 2017 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for AutoQuiz: Standard NFPA Wire Colors

    AutoQuiz: Standard NFPA Wire Colors

    NFPA's mission is to reduce fire and other hazards via scientifically based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.
    By: Joel Don
    23 June, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for MicroPower Direct introduces MD900xRU series

    MicroPower Direct introduces MD900xRU series

    These single and dual output DC/DC converters provide the features, power density and economy required by a range of board level power distribution applications.
    23 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for NK Technologies introduces VTU-DIN series of RMS transducer

    NK Technologies introduces VTU-DIN series of RMS transducer

    The VTU-DIN Series features zero to 5-KHz measurement for situations where the power supplied is non-sinusoidal (such as VFD applications), poor quality installations or other electrically harsh or challenging environments.
    23 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Honeywell releases Q.Sonicmax ultrasonic gas flow meter

    Honeywell releases Q.Sonicmax ultrasonic gas flow meter

    Q.Sonicmax’s design features the first eight-path ultrasonic meter to combine both reflective and direct paths. This enables Q.Sonicmax to detect and correct for disturbances in the gas flow caused by short inlets, extenders, reducers, manifolds, elbows and a range of other piping elements common in natural gas plants.
    23 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Emerson introduces SolaHD SVL Series DIN rail power supplies

    Emerson introduces SolaHD SVL Series DIN rail power supplies

    Machinery that would benefit from the SolaHD SVL are ATMs, vending machines, building automation systems, industrial instrumentation and control equipment, test and measurement, and life sciences devices protected from excess shock, vibration or temperature extremes.
    23 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Keeping Your OPC Data Safe from WannaCry

    Keeping Your OPC Data Safe from WannaCry

    By Bob McIlvride, Skkynet Cloud Systems More and more companies are recognizing the value hidden in their process data, and are looking at ways to tap into it. If you need to provide access to OPC data on your plant system, say for analytics, predictive maintenance, or real-time dashboards, you'll need to secure your system from the kind of threat that WannaCry poses
    22 June, 2017 | 3 minutes
    Sponsored By Skkynet Cloud Systems
  • Thumbnail for ISA announces Fundamentals of Industrial Process Measurement & Control (FG05M) now available in modular format

    ISA announces Fundamentals of Industrial Process Measurement & Control (FG05M) now available in modular format

    FG05M, an overview course that provides technicians, engineers and managers the basic understanding of industrial process measurement and control and a foundation for communicating with other control systems professionals, is now offered in a training format that delivers the same valuable information in small, computer-based chunks.
    22 June, 2017 | 2 minutes
    Sponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA)
  • Thumbnail for MINIMAX introduces MDWI08 series of 8W DC‐DC converters

    MINIMAX introduces MDWI08 series of 8W DC‐DC converters

    The MDWI08 family of DC-DC converters consists of 14 models offering 9‐36 or 18‐75 VDC input ranges with single output models ranging 3.3 – 24 VDC and dual output models ±12V or ±15V delivering 8 Watts of output power.
    22 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Axiomtek announces tBOX100-838-FL embedded computer

    Axiomtek announces tBOX100-838-FL embedded computer

    The tBOX100-838-FL is compliant with EN 50155, EN 50121, DNV 2.4, and IEC 60945 for use in rolling stock and marine industries. it was designed to withstand a temperature range from -40°C to +70°C and vibration up to 3 Grms, equipped with intelligent power management at wide voltage range 9-36VDC.
    22 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Honeywell introduces Experion Elevate real-time SCADA solution

    Honeywell introduces Experion Elevate real-time SCADA solution

    Experion SCADA is at the heart of Honeywell’s Experion systems and provides a scalable, integrated multi-service system with a human-machine interface (HMI).
    22 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for ABB releases ReliaGear UL 1558 switchgear

    ABB releases ReliaGear UL 1558 switchgear

    Features of the ReliaGear UL 1558 LV switchgear that foster safety and reliability include safety shutters and insulating barriers between sections and around the bus compartment to isolate it from the cable compartment. Additionally, no ventilation is required in the front of the equipment.
    22 June, 2017
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