As Operational Technologies (OT) for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) proliferate and converge with enterprise IT systems, CSOs and CIOs need to assess the risks with their growing attack surface. Top of the list should…
To many people, the Internet of Things (IoT) seems like a new concept. They run around with the idea that IoT is a recent collection of Wi-Fi-enabled Internet-accessible gadgets, from coffee makers, soda machines and refrigerators to Google Glass and FitBits®.…
According to a forecast by Gartner, the number of IoT devices in use will reach 8.4 billion in 2017 and grow to a staggering 20.4 billion by 2020, and the market opportunity for IoT will reach…
Video should be part of every SCADA solution. In fact, all plant operations should consider adding cameras to existing operations as the technology is well understood and the returns can be significant and measurable. Troubleshooting manufacturing…
Nearly every presentation I give has at least a few audience members acknowledging to me that they weren’t really conscious of their own reliance on Industrial Control Systems (ICS) in so many aspects of their daily…
IT and OT convergence has been debated for over a decade, yet secure IIoT connectivity remains unfinished. Matt Morris of NexDefense traces how ICS/SCADA attacks, from Stuxnet through Industroyer and CrashOverride, forced organizations to move beyond…
Using digitization to improve how things get done has boosted revenue by reducing downtime in connected factories. The ability to immediately analyze and respond to process upsets, and the possibility to more accurately conduct scheduled maintenance…
Every year manufacturers worldwide lose billions of dollars due to disruptions and failures of automated production lines. Tangible costs include the loss of production, capacity, direct labor, inventory, and product. Intangible costs are the ripple effect…
Industrial Control Systems face a persistent and worsening cyber threat that existing standards fail to fully address. According to Joseph Weiss, PE, CISM, CRISC and ISA Fellow, malware such as CrashOverride, BlackEnergy, and Havex has targeted…
Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are designed for inside-the-fence manufacturing plants, where machinery is co-located with a central command center. Deploying these systems across remote, geographically dispersed assets introduces significant power, connectivity, and cost…
SCADA professionals have been skeptical of the Industrial Internet of Things because IIoT capabilities often mirrored what they accomplish for decades using RTUs, PLCs, wireless transmitters, and data warehousing tools. Dan Turner of PTC's Market Insights…
Firewalls are not a sufficient security solution for protecting water and wastewater facility SCADA systems from cyberattacks, according to Lior Frenkel, CEO of Waterfall Security Solutions. The primary sources of cyber risk are wide-area networks (WANs)…