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Open Standards Mean More Options for Industrial Automation

  • by Bill Lydon, Automation.com
  • July 15, 2020
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon
Open system options continue to emerge from nontraditional suppliers and standards groups, and this is a trend that I expect will accelerate and enable multivendor interoperability at all levels of the system architecture.

Abaco to Partner with REDARC Defence Systems

  • July 14, 2020
  • News

The partnership will allow both companies to further align with the needs of the growing Australian defense sector for embedded computing applications.

Wired and Wireless Networks Advance in Power

  • by Bill Lydon, Automation.com
  • July 14, 2020
  • Feature

Both wired and wireless networks have been undergoing a significant evolution during the past decade, enabling greater opportunities to those who leverage the advancements in the next one.

Enhanced Integration Drives Need for Enhanced Cybersecurity

  • by Bill Lydon, Automation.com
  • July 14, 2020
  • Feature

There is an increasing recognition that an integrated cybersecurity approach is required for an entire manufacturing and production company. Many manufacturing companies are realizing with the integration of IT, OT, automation and other functions that designating one leader responsible for all cybersecurity for the company is most effective.

Honeywell Cybersecurity Report: USB threat risk to industrials doubles over last 12 months

  • July 8, 2020
  • News

The findings from the latest Honeywell Industrial USB Threat Report show that the total amount of threats posed by USB removable media to industrial process control networks remains consistently high, with 45% of locations detecting at least one inbound threat.

Worldwide Blossoming of Country-Centric Open Manufacturing Initiatives

  • by Bill Lydon, Automation.com
  • July 1, 2020
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon
The impact of open manufacturing initiatives continues to be a worldwide affair. These initiatives continue to grow as industry recognizes the need to modernize and the Industry 4.0 movement (called “Industrie 4.0” in Germany, its country of origin) continues to accelerate.

Siemens and NATO CCDCOE announce cooperation on cybersecurity for critical infrastructure

  • June 30, 2020
  • News

In experimenting with grid control software Spectrum Power, Siemens gains valuable insights on the potential attack vectors and can thoroughly test new security features or protocols for its products and solutions.

OPC Foundation announces addition of Google Cloud to member community

  • June 24, 2020
  • News

OPC UA is an industrial, protocol-agnostic framework for the Industrial Internet of Things and Industrie 4.0 that contains mechanisms for secure, reliable, manufacturer and platform-independent information exchange, as well as options for semantic information modeling and self-description of devices.

Siemens announces acquisition of UltraSoC Technologies

  • June 22, 2020
  • News

The addition of UltraSoC to Siemens enables a unified data-driven infrastructure, and the creation of a solution to help semiconductor industry customers overcome key pain points including manufacturing defects, software and hardware bugs, device early-failure and wear-out, functional safety, and malicious attacks.

The Challenge of OT Security in a Converged World

  • by Rick Peters, Fortinet
  • June 16, 2020
  • Feature

Absent an effective OT security plan, OT enterprise and their integrated ICS/SCADA systems are left vulnerable to cyberattacks that could result in financial loss, reputational damage, diminished consumer confidence, and even threaten the safety of citizens—and in the case of critical infrastructures, also threaten national security.