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News
 | May 15, 2013

Cyber Security Continuous Improvement: Do Something

Industrial cyber security concerns and tactics were woven throughout The Automation Conference 2013.
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Eric Byres, Tofino Security Products
News
 | May 14, 2013

Air Gaps Won’t Protect Your Operations

Good luck isolating your operations network from outside elements. The idea that you can is a myth, since people will always find other ways to get data to where they need it.
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If we lose the manufacturing, then the innovation goes with it.
Rethinking Manufacturing in America
Cybersecurity Dashboards
Blog Post | May 8, 2013

Trend Watch: Cybersecurity Dashboards

Southern Company’s approach to NERC CIP compliance holds lessons for the manufacturing and processing industries as cybersecurity becomes a business imperative.
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Feature Article
 | May 6, 2013

The Ethernet Security Issue

One downside of Ethernet—be it wired or wireless—is that it’s vulnerable to attacks, viruses and other maladies.
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The Human-Automation Intersection
News
 | April 25, 2013

The Human-Automation Intersection

A developing trend among a number of automation interface hardware and software suppliers is to focus more on the operator experience.
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Microchip’s BodyCom technology
News
 | April 15, 2013

Technology Makes Human Body a Secure Communications Channel

BodyCom technology can make the human body a secure, low-power method for short-range wireless communication, eliminating the need for costly RF antennae and batteries for low-data-rate applications,
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Feature Article
 | March 26, 2013

Key Security Resources

Though following practical advice from technology suppliers is a key aspect of securing your operations, so too is learning all you can about the industrial cyber security issue.
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Feature Article
 | March 26, 2013

An Education In Cyber Security

For many in manufacturing, the age of cyber-innocence ended with Stuxnet. Since then there has been steady progress on the industrial cyber security front.
Full Article
Column
 | March 13, 2013

Cyber Security – Product or Service?

PLCs and RTUs can be vulnerable to hackers, but producers can protect their assets with due diligence.
Full Article
Embedded Firewall
News
 | February 27, 2013

Embedded Firewall

The Floodgate Defender firewall is designed to provide security for any device connected to the Internet.
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