Security

Security

Security

Error message

  • Notice: Undefined index: browser in om_preprocess_html() (line 213 of /var/www/sites/automationworld.com/sites/all/themes/om/core/template.php).
  • Notice: Undefined index: browser in om_preprocess_html() (line 214 of /var/www/sites/automationworld.com/sites/all/themes/om/core/template.php).
  • Notice: Undefined index: version in om_preprocess_html() (line 214 of /var/www/sites/automationworld.com/sites/all/themes/om/core/template.php).
Network Security Matures
Downtime is a pretty big issue when you’re running an offshore platform that gathers and processes natural gas and oil. When system integrators at Cimation (www.cimation.com) set up the network on a high volume platform, one of their primary goals was to minimize downtime caused by accidental or malicious forces. The platform is among the largest of...
Full Article

Recent blog posts

Integrated
Motors &
Drives
Integrated Motors & Drives
Rube
Goldberg
World
Record
Rube Goldberg World Record
Industrial
Ethernet
Cabling
Industrial Ethernet Cabling
Case Application
 | May 3, 2012

Network Security Matures

From oil platforms to auto parts manufacturing, the how-to of industrial network protection is improving in this post-Stuxnet world.
Full Article
Feature Article
 | May 2, 2012

Securing Personnel Remains Critical

No matter how sophisticated technology gets, security will always have a human element.
Full Article
Feature Article
 | March 31, 2012

The Stuxnet Effect on Cyber Security

Nearly two years after the revelation that a computer worm had been deliberately created to target industrial systems, Automation World checks in with industrial cyber security experts to see how much
Full Article
Safety Practices
Keep in mind that you’re talking to an industry that for many years wrote their passwords on sticky notes (and some still do), stuck to the computer monitor so that multiple users could login.


 

Automation World reader commenting on the recent "Control System Security" article and, specifically, on the security culture in industrial automation.
Source: AutomationWorld.com, Comments, bit.ly/awslant012
Feature Article
 | March 31, 2012

ICS Cyber Security: Where to Start

If you’re working at or operating a facility where little has been done to implement an effective cyber security plan for the industrial control system (ICS), it’s definitely time to start putting ser
Full Article
Feature Article
 | March 31, 2012

What About Whitelisting?

One security tactic gaining momentum in the industrial sector is whitelisting. This security method involves a layer of security that only allows pre-approved applications to run on the system.
Full Article
Tech Abstract
 | March 12, 2012

Resilient Wireless Data Communication for Critical Infrastructure

NEW! Starting in 2012, the AW staff will provide abstracts of white papers, technical research or surveys in the automation space.
Full Article
Perspective
 | March 5, 2012

Control System Security: Are Users Missing the Point?

Joel Langill, who may be better known as the SCADAhacker (scadahacker.com), is recognized throughout the manufacturing and processing industries for his work evaluating and securing industrial control
Full Article
Urso on Innovation
Perspective
 | January 27, 2012

Innovation Expectations: Universal I/O, Security, Integration

Honeywell Process Solutions Chief Technology Officer Jason Urso offers his take on three areas of automation technology in which he expects to see significant levels of automation in the coming years.
Full Article
Feature Article
 | January 26, 2012

Leadership In Automation 2011: First Team Honorees

Automation World reports on who readers partner with to implement automation projects and improve their companies’ bottom lines.
Full Article
Average rank order of following six security priorities.
Tech Abstract
 | January 23, 2012

State of IT Security – A Study of Utilities and Energy Companies

NEW! Starting in 2012, the AW staff will provide "snippets" of white papers, technical research or surveys in the automation space.
Full Article

Pages

More Headines

Perspective
 | January 4, 2012

Top Ten Articles in 2011

See what resonated with Automation World readers in 2011!
Full Article
Security Industrial Control 2012
Column
 | December 6, 2011

Security in the Spotlight in 2012?

Security in the industrial controls space keeps making news in 2011, so what’s in store for 2012?
Full Article
Feature Article
 | May 9, 2011

Securing The U.S. Power Grid From Cyber Attack

The North American Electric Reliability Council oversees the reliability and security of the U.S. electric power grid.
Full Article
Feature Article
 | May 9, 2011

Network Intrusion Prevention: Sleepers Awake!

Your networks are vulnerable to intruders. A rash of recently published vulnerabilities and exploits prove that the conventional methods of blocking them are not enough.
Full Article
Feature Article
 | May 9, 2011

Automation World Readers’ Poll: Yes, No, Maybe

Automation World recently conducted an online poll on industrial network security that asked a couple of key questions: Are you confident in your security?
Full Article
Feature Article
 | May 9, 2011

Certified Security, It’s Coming

Industrial controllers, devices and networks that are certified secure—comprehensively secure—don’t exist, for the simple reason that the standards are not all in place.
Full Article
Column
 | May 9, 2011

European Process Industry Debates Security Objectives

Information technology (IT) and automation are the backbones of most manufacturing operations; however, production downtime due to IT-related risks is on the rise.
Full Article
Perspective
 | May 5, 2011

The Race is On for Security

The Kentucky Derby is “the” race for three-year old thoroughbreds and some say “the two most exciting minutes in sport.”
Full Article
Column
 | February 2, 2011

Dissatisfaction Pushes the Envelope

Did you ever notice how engineers are never satisfied? You give them a tool for one thing, and then they want to see how it can be used in other ways.
Full Article
Primer
 | February 1, 2011

Network Security and Robotics: Both Show Improving Economic Health

There’s still no lack of challenges or innovations for network-and-content security and robotics, but there’s also growth or shifts in it.
Full Article

 

  NEWSLETTERS

Don’t miss intelligence crucial to your job and business!
Click on any newsletter to view a sample. Enter your email address below to sign up!

News Insights

News & Analysis

Product Insights

Latest Automation Products

TalkPoints

Automation Columnists

Feed Forward

Latest from Gary Mintchell

Automation Focus

Sponsored white papers, videos and products

Process Automation

Industry Trends & Applications

Motion Control

Machine & Motion Control

Automation Skills

Improve Industry Skills

Industrial
Ethernet Review

Network Application of IE

Packaging
Automation Review

Trends in Packaging Automation

Safety
Automation Insights

The How & Why of Safety

Each newsletter ranges in frequency from once per month to a few times per month at most.
This sponsored content was submitted directly to this web site by the supplier, and was not handled by the AW editorial staff. Automation World may share your contact information with our sponsors, as detailed in our Privacy Policy. Automation World will not share your information with a sponsor whose content you have not reviewed.
Feedback Form