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April 17,
2008 | Edited by Managing Editor: Wes Iversen |
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Database of Industrial Cyber Security Incidents to be Resurrected
Formerly housed at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, the database will be revived, thanks to funding from “a large government body.”
The Industrial Security Incident Database (ISID) is coming back to life. That's the word from Eric Byres, who oversaw the database—a repository of information on industrial cyber security incidents—during his years as a research faculty member at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
After Byres left BCIT in mid-2006, the ISID fell dormant. “There was no internal support [at BCIT] and nobody driving it,” says Byres, chief technology officer at Byres Security Inc., in Lantzville, British Columbia, Canada. But now, “we've finally found a little funding, and we're going to start an organization we call the ISID Institute to run the Database,” Byres told Automation World recently... Read more
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Yokogawa Acquires ASI, Approves Industrial Firewall
The purchase of Analytical Specialties and the selection of the Tofino cyber security appliance highlight announcements at Houston User Conference....
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GE Fanuc Acquires MOST Product Lines
The deal to acquire the assets of MTL Open Systems Technology product lines is said to prove GE Fanuc's commitment to the process industries... Read more |
Manufacturers Warm Up to Enterprise Search
Endeca Technologies sees a fast-growing market among manufacturers for its software designed to make information visible... Read more
Wireless Technology Primed for Rapid Process Industries Growth
Buoyed by emerging standards, wireless process sensing will become the largest and fastest growing segment, study says... Read more |
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HANNOVER MESSE: World Trade Fair for Industrial Technology
Connect with the entire world at one venue, launch new products, meet face-to-face with potential customers, establish distribution channels, generate brand awareness.
Hannover, Germany. April 21-25. |
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Chicago, IL. April 28-30. |
54th International Instrumentation Symposium
ndustry experts will present papers on important topics like electronic instrumentation, wireless technology, cyber and homeland security, aerospace systems, and more.
Pensacola Beach, FL, May 5-8. |
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