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4 Questions to Ask About Industrial Cybersecurity Software

From regulatory compliance and configuration security to potential downtime impacts, Gabe Authier of Tripwire highlights the major issues to address when evaluating cybersecurity software.

New Industrial Control System Security Threat

The U.S. government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency issues new alert about attacks targeting ICS/SCADA devices.

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Why You Should Be Concerned About Ransomware

More than 80% of industrial companies surveyed by Claroty have experienced ransomware attacks—nearly 50% of which impacted production operation systems.

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Bedrock Automation’s Open, Secure Control System Gets an Upgrade

The maker of intrinsically-secure systems also welcomes industry luminary Peter Martin to its advisory board.

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Put Your Cyber Defenses Up Before They Take You Down

As cyber attacks escalate, the food and beverage sector eyes a fresh course of action to safeguard operations and prevent disruptions to the supply chain.

Cybersecurity at the Forefront of Industry Concerns in Early 2022

Log4j presents industry with another serious security concern as the new year begins. Meanwhile, ISA 99 updates its cybersecurity approach.

Remote Access Cybersecurity Management

The next big cybersecurity challenge for manufacturers is how to secure the remote access points that have been implemented on the plant floor during the pandemic before hackers can exploit these new channels into the organization.

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Securing MQTT Messages

The use of a message broker in MQTT communications addresses some industrial networking security concerns, but not all of them. The co-inventor of the technology offers tips on how to secure your MQTT communications.

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Securing Distributed Control Systems

Industrial control system cybersecurity is often discussed in broad terms, but the distributed control systems used in the continuous processing industries introduce some unique cybersecurity requirements.

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3 Common Attack Vectors for Industrial Control Systems

A critical key to effective control system security requires understanding how cyber-attacks occur.

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Understanding Cybersecurity Certification

Learn the difference between conformance and compliance, how to evaluate varying cybersecurity certifications, and what you need to know to develop an effective cybersecurity program for your company.

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Cybersecurity Partnership Enables Consolidated IT/OT View

Tripwire and Nozomi Networks partner to provide security controls across IT and operations technology in IoT environments.

The use of remote access technology to aggregate manufacturing intelligence for use by plant managers and corporate executives is expected to grow in the years to come.

Remote Access Grows Even as Cybersecurity Fears Surge

Economic uncertainty and the quest for efficiency are driving the adoption of remote access technology across industry, even as growing concerns surrounding cybersecurity have many industry leaders spooked about greater levels of network connectedness.

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Cybersecurity Myth: We Are Disconnected

Many consider their manufacturing systems or industrial control systems “disconnected” and safe. However, there are a number of factors working against that assumption to threaten systems.

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Top 20 Secure PLC Coding Practices

From splitting PLC code into modules and validating HMI input variables at the PLC to monitoring and trending PLC memory use, these coding practices help secure controllers and the operations connected to them.

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Bridging the IT-OT Gap Is the First Step to Combating Cybersecurity Threats

Cybersecurity should be at the forefront of every manufacturer's mind. The key element to this journey starts with uniting the disparate and independent departments of IT and OT.

OEMs should keep cybersecurity top of mind in their business, carefully monitor their own products in the market to ensure their ongoing security, and strictly regulate the devices they use for external work.

OEMs Play Larger Role in Manufacturing Industry Cybersecurity

Since OEMs also serve manufacturing clients who are themselves vulnerable to cyberattack, there are a few extra considerations to be aware of with regard to cybersecurity.

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Industrial Cybersecurity Lessons from the Colonial Pipeline Breach

As cyber-attacks on industry continue to increase, there’s plenty to learn about avoiding and mitigating the effects of a breach. Experts from cybersecurity providers Verve Industrial and Keyfactor offer their insights.

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