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While bad actors will undoubtedly continue to evolve their tactics and techniques, there are strategies and practices that enable OT leaders to stay ahead of these threats. One of the key aspects of strengthening cybersecurity posture involves the connection between security and compliance, and then layering in automation.

Bill Lydon moderates an insightful roundtable discussion about industrial automation future trends and challenges during the Fall 2021 CODESYS Tech Talk and Users Conference with industry leaders and innovators.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Operator Panels market reveals that the convergence of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) and digital transformation within industries drive the market.

Inevitably, IT/OT integration has become one of the key indicators of a company's potential future growth. However, despite its importance, IT/OT integration remains inconceivable to many companies due to one main obstacle: cybersecurity.

Companies across key industries from manufacturing and service, to engineering construction & infrastructure, and energy utilities & resources are choosing to upgrade to IFS Cloud.

When we introduced Xcelerator–an integrated portfolio of engineering software, services and an application development platform that brings together the industry’s broadest and deepest technologies available to make our industrial customers’ digital transformation goals a reality–we blurred the boundaries between engineering domains to help our customers speed digital transformation.

Siemens and Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS), the leader in cloud security, are partnering to enable customers to securely access Operational Technology (OT) systems and applications in the production network from the workplace–whether in the office or working remote.

Global Series of face-to-face, one-day events travels to cities across the United States and Europe to showcase new ways enterprises can thrive in the “work from anywhere” world.

Johan Jonzon, CMO and co-founder of pioneer in edge analytics for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Crosser, explains how combining AI with the IoT can unlock the next generation of manufacturing.

The just-released SANS 2021 OT/ICS Cybersecurity Survey, sponsored by Nozomi Networks, uncovered some surprising findings. We take a look at some compelling statistics that ICS operators should take note of as they work to protect their OT and ICS systems.

South Burlington-based industrial computer manufacturer plans to build new Vermont headquarters; open an office in North Carolina; and expand operations in the Netherlands, Malaysia and Taiwan.

Rockwell Automation embraces cloud-based digitalization of entire manufacturing businesses with the acquisition of Plex Systems for $2.22 billion.

Industrial organizations are leveraging the cloud as they mature defenses and prioritize control system reliability.

Don’t let OT data traps be the downfall of industrial digital transformation.

Industrial OT systems supported by enterprise IT organizations are seeing a switch from on-premises datacenters to public cloud computing architectures. Automation can help with the migration.

There is a huge base of installed machines in the world, typically referred to as “brownfield." This represents a tremendous opportunity for a predictive maintenance solution that can be “bolted-on” existing equipment to provide condition-based monitoring. For this solution to succeed, it must include: support for many machines in a single eco-system; simple, quick and remote commissioning; flexible choice of attached sensor devices; and built-in security.

"In my role as cybersecurity technologist, I’ve seen firsthand that those who invested early in cybersecurity are much better prepared to launch a quicker, cheaper and more effective response to incidents," writes Chris Grove, Technology Evangelist at Nozomi Networks.

Lanner Electronics announced its partnership with Microsoft Azure to launch Edge-to-Cloud AI Solution, integrating Lanner AI accelerated intelligent edge appliance with Azure IoT edge module, runtime and cloud interface.

Continued improvement in the quality of the revenue mix with software at 74% of revenue.

Plex Systems' leading subscription-based smart manufacturing platform accelerates customers' digital transformation and improves visibility into end-to-end production systems with easy-to-deploy, cloud-native solutions.