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By Rick Zabel Maybe it's because oil, natural gas and propane prices are so high. Maybe it's because it's an election year. Whatever the reason, it's about time we see more activity - in Wind.

Could it be that high fuel prices, the weak dollar and crises in the U.S. manufacturing industry are creating opportunities? Andy Chatha of ARC Advisory Group thinks so. He says the U.S. industry has suddenly become competitive on the world market, and companies are no longer moving operations overseas. Instead, many are expanding their facilities, and he predicts a boom in automation right here in the U.S.

Leveraging the knowledge and know-how of the people in an organization is a powerful way to make improvements and solve problems. The difficulty is getting this done effectively and avoiding an ineffective committee that creates more problems.

Let’s celebrate the top 10 most-read articles on Automation.com in 2025.

ISA Fall and Spring Leader meetings are always something to be experienced.

This article includes nine considerations for organizations beginning discussions around OT security and resilience.

The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) shares 5 articles about automation cybersecurity from July 2020.

ICS security leaders and security operations centers face three major hurdles in 2021.

This blog series will discuss a few ICS cybersecurity myths, starting with the misconception that air-gapped ICS networks are completely protected.

Modern day steganography is used not to convey instructions to humans, but as a means of weaponizing seemingly benign files with malware.

As manufacturers embrace digitalization and OT convergence, their attack surface expands dramatically.

This blog post presents nine common SCADA system vulnerabilities as well as a few strategies to secure them.

A single, flat Active Directory (AD) structure may expose your critical OT systems to cyber threats.

Adaptive security leverages telemetry from endpoints, cloud workloads, network traffic and human behavior to adjust controls dynamically in real time.

Cyber deception strengthens security posture and reduces risk by diverting attackers away from critical assets.

Integrating industrial internet of things (IIoT) technology into industrial settings improves safety and increases productivity while introducing risks.

Industrial sensors pose a risk to OT cybersecurity that is often overlooked.

Manufacturing lines now trust machine-vision models, but adversarial attacks may place organizations at risk.

Digital twins introduce new cybersecurity challenges that can threaten both virtual systems and physical infrastructure.

Understanding security challenges in industrial edge computing can help teams develop practical solutions to protect organizational data and processes.