Software & IT

One-third of manufacturers planning move to the cloud: report

05 March, 2021

One-third of manufacturers are planning to move the software they currently use onsite to the cloud, according to research company IoT Analytics.


Seeq partners with Microsoft on methane emissions hackathon

02 March, 2021 | Supplied by: Seeq Corporation

The hackathon's objective is to overlay oil and gas asset and geographic information to pinpoint leak location, and to identify unplanned emissions.


E-crime attacks 79% of hand-on intrusions in 2020: report

02 March, 2021 | Supplied by: CrowdStrike

The latest CrowdStrike global threat report highlights key trends in e-crime and nation-state activity.


Siemens, IBM and Red Hat launch cloud initiative

26 February, 2021 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd

Siemens, IBM and Red Hat have launched a new collaboration that will use a hybrid cloud to extend the flexibility of Siemens MindSphere.


Critical authentication bypass discovered in Rockwell software

26 February, 2021 | Supplied by: Claroty

An easily exploited flaw enables an attacker to remotely connect to almost any Logix programmable logic controller.


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.


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