Emerson joins forces with Intel on cybersecurity
12 November, 2015Emerson Process Management has joined forces with Intel Security to enhance and strengthen its integrated cybersecurity solution to better secure the DeltaV distributed control system (DCS).
Schneider Electric achieves ISASecure Security Development Lifecycle Assurance certification
06 November, 2015This first-of-its-kind certificate applies to Schneider Electric's Process Automation business product development centres in Foxboro (USA), Worthing (UK) and Hyderabad (India).
IT and OT convergence in oil and gas: Increased business benefits also lead to increased risk
02 September, 2015 by Dr Rajiv Shah, General Manager Australia, BAE Systems Applied IntelligenceThe oil and gas industry has been relatively quick to establish convergence between operational and business information systems, but this results in the need for better methodologies for countering the threat posed by cyber attacks.
Control systems vulnerabilities revealed at Black Hat 2015
10 August, 2015Researchers presenting at the annual Black Hat USA cybersecurity conference have disclosed critical vulnerabilities in technologies that are actively used in industrial control systems.
Rockwell and Cisco launch new architectures to reduce security risk
17 July, 2015As industrial markets evolve to unlock the promise of the Internet of Things (IoT), Rockwell Automation and Cisco recently announced new additions to their Converged Plantwide Ethernet (CPwE) architectures to help operations technology (OT) and information technology (IT) professionals address constantly changing security practices.
Honeywell and Intel Security to collaborate on industrial cybersecurity
26 June, 2015Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) and Intel Security have announced they will collaborate to help bolster protection of critical industrial infrastructure and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Weak password encryption used in Rockwell HMI software
29 May, 2015Encryption algorithms for protecting user credentials in Rockwell's RSView32 software are outdated and sufficiently weak to be decrypted.
Simplifying industrial cybersecurity
12 May, 2015 by Glenn Johnson, EditorWhat's New in Process Technology interviews Chee Ban Ngai, who leads Honeywell's Industrial Cyber Security business in the Asia-Pacific region, and asks him about Honeywell's new Industrial Cyber Security Risk Manager system.
Honeywell launches proactive cybersecurity risk monitor
24 April, 2015Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has launched the first digital dashboard designed to proactively monitor, measure and manage cybersecurity risk for control systems.
Honeywell opens new cybersecurity research lab
02 April, 2015New lab to advance Honeywell's development and testing of technologies and software to defend industrial facilities from cyber attacks.
Secure 'no-wireless' zones now possible
16 February, 2015Fluke Networks has released a major upgrade to its AirMagnet Enterprise wireless security solution to immediately identify all rogue wireless activities and enforce a 'no-wireless' zone.
Secure 'no-wireless' zones now possible
16 February, 2015Fluke Networks has released a major upgrade to its AirMagnet Enterprise wireless security solution to immediately identify all rogue wireless activities and enforce a 'no-wireless' zone.
ISASecure cybersecurity certification program expanded
22 July, 2014The ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISCI) has expanded the coverage of the ISASecure cybersecurity certification program with the introduction of a system-level cybersecurity certification and the launch of an organisational certification.
Rockwell launches industrial security initiative
05 September, 2013Rockwell Automation has launched an initiative to help manufacturers better protect their control systems from cybersecurity threats. Automation and IT professionals will be able to more effectively secure their industrial processes with the initiative, which uses control system design and best practices, contemporary technologies and professional services from Rockwell and its strategic partnerships.
Cybersecurity policies that threaten productivity
05 August, 2013 by Mark Elrick*Networks, properly designed for security and fully exploited, can add value to a business, but for many businesses in the Australian manufacturing industries, the fear of internet-borne nasties infecting a network is not uncommon, and may be unnecessarily limiting the productivity gains that current and emerging technologies offer.
