Software & IT

Meeting AEMO requirements for model acceptance testing

22 February, 2021

Vysus develops software automation to help meet new AEMO requirements for PSCAD model acceptance testing.


Predictive maintenance: a technology enabler for fluid power

16 February, 2021 | Supplied by: HYDAC International

The differences between condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.


Zero Trust security for industrial control systems

12 February, 2021 by Serge Maillet, Siemens Australia and New Zealand* | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd

Zero Trust operates under the notion of least privilege, which means to provide the minimal system access to perform the required system functions.


Softing dataFEED OPC Suite Extended v5.10

12 February, 2021 | Supplied by: Ti2 Pty Ltd

dataFEED OPC Suite Extended v5.10 allows data to be received from an MQTT Broker and transmitted to other applications via OPC UA or written to a controller.


Remote cyber attack on Florida water facility

09 February, 2021 by Commentary by Michael Mimoso, Editorial Director at Claroty | Supplied by: Claroty

Attack had the potential for catastrophic health effects.


ICS vulnerabilities increased in second half of 2020: report

09 February, 2021 | Supplied by: Claroty

Claroty's Biannual ICS Risk & Vulnerability Report identifies critical infrastructure sectors most at risk and increased attention on industrial cybersecurity.


Critical flaws found in three vendors' OPC implementations

28 January, 2021

Industrial cybersecurity research company Claroty has disclosed critical vulnerabilities in three vendor implementations of the OPC network protocol.


Bentley Systems becomes founding member of Digital Twin Consortium

11 January, 2021 | Supplied by: Bentley Systems Pty Ltd

Bentley deepens collaboration with industry, government and academic members to advance interoperability of digital twins.


Orica to commercialise Integrated Extraction Simulator

10 December, 2020

An Australian-developed simulation software platform for improving the efficiency of mineral processing operations is set to take on the world.


Rockwell Automation acquires CMMS company Fiix Inc.

03 December, 2020 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia

Rockwell will now offer a cloud-based, AI-enabled, computerised maintenance management system as part of its Software & Control operating segment.


Connected devices to bring greater risk in 2021

03 December, 2020 | Supplied by: Forescout Technologies, Inc.

The events of 2020 have changed how organisations operate, in ways that will alter the risk surface for every organisation in 2021 and beyond.


Report highlights IoT cybersecurity risk in mining industry

23 November, 2020 | Supplied by: Inmarsat Ltd

The majority of mining organisations report that cybersecurity has not been a priority for their IoT solutions, according to Inmarsat research.


Ransomware and the IIoT

16 November, 2020 by John Young, APAC Director, EU Automation | Supplied by: EU Automation

Connected devices increase vulnerability to cybercrime.


HAWK launches in-plant PoE and remote monitoring system

13 November, 2020 | Supplied by: Hawk Measurement Systems Pty Ltd

Hawk Measurement Systems has designed and developed what it says is the industry's first in-plant and cloud-based measurement and monitoring system.


Claroty discloses new vulnerabilities in Modicon M221 PLCs

13 November, 2020 | Supplied by: Claroty

Claroty and Schneider Electric have disclosed four Modicon M221 authentication bypass flaws.


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