Protecting Traditional Stand Alone OT Systems As They Are Introduced To The IIoT
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Protecting Traditional Stand Alone OT Systems As They Are Introduced To The IIoT

Re-Emagineering the CyberSecurity driven convergence of OT to IIOT The exploitation and sabotage of resources has been a concern to mission critical operations since the dawn of the industrial age. With the advancement of Information Technology (IT), opportunities to compromise, corrupt and disable networks and systems have exponentially grown, creating new development of malicious mechanisms. […]

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Industrial Cyber Security: Why IT & OT collaboration is no longer an option but a necessity
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Industrial Cyber Security: Why IT & OT collaboration is no longer an option but a necessity

Since the mid-1990s, many industrial companies have interconnected their industrial control systems (ICSs) to improve productivity, maintenance, and safety in the operational environment. Some of this interconnectivity was to  the Internet.  While, this connectivity helped to improved the efficiency, security was at best a minimal consideration. The lack of adequate security planning has resulted in […]

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The validity of cybersecurity policies for control system environments
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The validity of cybersecurity policies for control system environments

Control system cyber security is different than IT and requires an understanding of issues unique to control systems. It is time to discuss the validity of cybersecurity policies for control system environments. Cybersecurity policy has been based on preventing malicious attacks against IT data networks. IT cybersecurity has been a problem for more than 20 […]

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The Intelligent Edge: What it is, what it’s not, and why it’s useful
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The Intelligent Edge: What it is, what it’s not, and why it’s useful

Organizations are using edge computing to create smarter buildings, cities, work spaces, retail experiences, factory floors, and more. Explore how the Intelligent Edge can yield deeper insights faster to transform your business. What is Intelligent Edge? The term “Intelligent Edge” is used in many ways, but perhaps the best way to think of it is […]

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[IIC Whitepaper] Industrial Networking Enabling IIoT Communication
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[IIC Whitepaper] Industrial Networking Enabling IIoT Communication

The internet is now redefining industries like energy, manufacturing, transportation and healthcare. This new wave is the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT): an internet of things, machines, computers and people, enabling intelligent industrial operations using advanced data analytics for transformational business outcomes, according to Industrial Internet Consortium Industrial Internet Vocabulary, Version 1.0, May 7, 2015. The […]

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Can IIoT help address food and beverage manufacturing challenges?
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Can IIoT help address food and beverage manufacturing challenges?

The food & beverage industry is facing a number of key manufacturing operational challenges. Food & beverage manufacturing typically consists of complex processes, such as clean-in-place, traceability, capturing mislabeled products, and serialization. The industry needs to ensure the utmost consistency of brand and product quality, taste and safety while simultaneously lowering the costs of production […]

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Platforms for Applications and the Internet of Things
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Platforms for Applications and the Internet of Things

Platforms for applications and the Internet of Things (IoT) are appearing in the solution portfolio of many software and automation suppliers.  Each company has its own rationale for offering a platform, but the underlying reason is that the need for these companies to move to an efficient, modern application development and deployment environment. Industrial Internet […]

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Industrial Cyber Security: Why IT & OT collaboration is no longer an option but a necessity
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Industrial Cyber Security: Why IT & OT collaboration is no longer an option but a necessity

Since the mid-1990s, many industrial companies have interconnected their industrial control systems (ICSs) to improve productivity, maintenance, and safety in the operational environment. Some of this interconnectivity was to  the Internet.  While, this connectivity helped to improved the efficiency, security was at best a minimal consideration. The lack of adequate security planning has resulted in […]

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Two Reasons for the ICS Cybersecurity Deficiency
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Two Reasons for the ICS Cybersecurity Deficiency

When it comes to industrial cybersecurity; governments know they need to improve it, industry knows it needs to better understand it, and system integrators/automation vendors know they need to offer it. If you fall within any of these categories, ask yourself “What’s your industrial cybersecurity strategy for 2017?” The truth is that while the need […]

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SCADA for Remote Utilities Monitoring: 4 Layers to Grasp
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SCADA for Remote Utilities Monitoring: 4 Layers to Grasp

The term supervisory control and data acquisition systems – also known as SCADA – is quite a mouthful. In reality SCADA is a well-established, if not complex, means for monitoring utilities (among other production and critical infrastructure applications) remotely. SCADA systems collect the data and automate it across the utility’s applications. By definition, SCADA systems […]

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