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Software

How processors can guard against cyberattacks

A cybersecurity attack at a food processing plant can lead to production disruptions, theft of intellectual property or even a food safety failure

Wayne Labs

October 17, 2018

For many manufacturing companies—and food and beverage are no different—cybersecurity events are happening more often than you think.

Software

AVEVA partners with Virsec to strengthen defense against cyberattacks

The partnership provides in-memory protection for ICS and SCADA software systems

Wayne Labs

August 1, 2018

AVEVA , a supplier of engineering and industrial software, has signed a partnership agreement with cybersecurity software firm Virsec.

Information Security

Beefing up on industrial computer security and password protection

Industrial automation systems are becoming secure-by-design, but weak passwords can wreak havoc with the best-designed systems

Wayne Labs

April 6, 2018

A newly published standard specifies process requirements for the secure development of products used in industrial automation and control systems (IACS).

Manufacturing News

How food processors can protect against cybersecurity breaches

Unreported attacks may hide the extent of the challenge

January 10, 2018

Although food and agriculture cyberattacks accounted for only 2 percent of all reported critical infrastructure assessments in fiscal 2016, unreported attacks could change the picture dramatically.

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IIoT and the cloud

Know when, why and how to apply cloud architectures in your plant and enterprise, keeping in mind that on-site and edge-based servers keep you up and running on a stormy day.

Wayne Labs

January 8, 2018

The cloud provides storage space, communications, analytics and much more. But knowing the cloud's limitations in terms of reliability, security and performance—and what your expectations are—will play a major role in how you design and implement a cloud-based IIoT system.

Automation Series

How the Industrial Internet of Things is affecting food processing

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) offers capabilities many manufacturers don’t have now, and it can do it securely and cost effectively.

Wayne Labs

January 8, 2018

A good way to think of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is as an ever-expanding toolset to improve your operations.

CPU security vulnerabilities pose broad-spectrum issues

Meltdown and Spectre side-channel vulnerabilities threaten most computer microprocessors and operating systems—including portable devices, and potentially industrial control systems exposed to the Internet.

Wayne Labs

January 7, 2018

The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) reports several CPU hardware implementations are vulnerable to side-channel attacks, being referred to as Meltdown and Spectre (also KAISER and KPTI).

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IIoT and the Open Process Automation Forum

OPAF stands ready to help users with IIoT and their automation questions.

Wayne Labs

January 7, 2018

Kevin Fitzgerald, a global solutions architect and Schneider Electric Fellow and representative of OPAF, answers questions on IIoT and the OPAF’s role in IIoT technologies.

How food and beverage processors can fight cyberattacks

CEOs tend to look at a cybersecurity as a one-time investment, but imagine the results if your virus definitions were last updated Jan. 1, 2015.

Wayne Labs

November 29, 2017

Knowledge of how attacks occur, new tools coming on the scene, and long-term investments in cybersecurity can all help processors stand a better chance of keeping their plants safely up and running.