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Are your control networks safe from cyberattacks?

Better safe than sorry since "sorry" could cost you downtime, product quality or safety and/or your brand’s reputation.

March 18, 2016

According to the ICS-CERT (Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team) fiscal year 2015 final incident response statistics, the food and agriculture segment reported only two cyberattacks last year.

ISA Automation conference to highlight challenges in food industry

Jeremy Gerrard

March 8, 2016

The 2016 ISA Food and Pharmaceutical Industries (FPID) Symposium will be held March 14-15 in Cork, Ireland.

Rockwell, Cisco launch new architectures to reduce security risks

MESA International launches cybersecurity working group

November 3, 2015

Establishing a framework to tackle issues related to industrial systems cybersecurity, the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) International announced it has opened its Cybersecurity Working Group to global manufacturers/producers and solution providers.

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Rockwell, Cisco launch new architectures to reduce security risks

Converged Plantwide Ethernet (CPwE) architectures help operations technology (OT) and information technology (IT) professionals address changing security practices.

Jeremy Gerrard

July 28, 2015

The new designs offer ways for OT and IT to deploy a converged plant-wide Ethernet.

TECH FLASH

New bipartisan bill confronts cyberattacks

The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 authorizes the Department of Commerce to facilitate and support the development of voluntary standards to reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure.

Jeremy Gerrard

December 29, 2014

The bill is designed to strengthen and protect the nation’s economic and national security through public-private partnerships.

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ISA issues response to cybersecurity workforce development report

The International Society of Automation (ISA) is challenging a report that suggests the need for a unified national strategy

Jeremy Gerrard

September 29, 2014

The Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity sets out guidelines for owners and operators to identify, assess and manage cyber risk.

Critical infrastructure and cybersecurity receive executive attention

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White House cybersecurity officials to speak at April seminar

The event is sponsored by the Automation Federation, ISA and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center.

Shane O'Halloran

March 26, 2014

Administration officials will discuss the recently unveiled US Cybersecurity Framework.

New ISA99 standard addresses risks of IT cybersecurity solutions

ISA announces Cybersecurity Conference for June 2014

The conference will be held from June 9-14 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, MI.

Shane O'Halloran

March 26, 2014

It will be held as a sub-conference of THE BIG M Manufacturing Convergence.

FDA includes ISA/IEC 62443 on recognized consensus standards list

Because of their ability to apply to all key industry sectors and critical infrastructure, the ISA/IEC 62443 standards are integral components of the US Cybersecurity Framework.

Shane O'Halloran

March 5, 2014

Because of their ability to apply to all key industry sectors and critical infrastructure, the ISA/IEC 62443 standards are integral components of the US Cybersecurity Framework