Articles Tagged with ''IT/OT systems''

Avery Dennison Chief Information Officer Nicholas Colisto shares why leadership, not technology, is the defining factor in scaling impact across operations and why playing it safe is no longer a viable strategy.
 

As Koch Foods evaluated its endpoint strategy, it faced a familiar issue for many manufacturers: how to modernize IT infrastructure without increasing operational complexity or sacrificing reliability.

Over the past year, E Tech Group says it has experienced 400% growth in IT/OT assessment and remediation work as manufacturers increasingly evaluate whether existing manufacturing infrastructure can accommodate modernization, digital transformation and AI initiatives.

Attempting to apply IT standards to OT assets as-is often fails to account for critical differences between enterprise and manufacturing environments. 

Poor cybersecurity practices can result in disastrous consequences, though many incidents occur through simple mistakes or forgotten equipment settings. We point out some methods to help alleviate the human error that can result in disaster.

Chances are you could have been affected by the CrowdStrike update to Windows systems, but fixing the problem required personal onsite attention.

Ahmik Hindman, senior networks and security consultant at Rockwell Automation, recently spoke about how food manufacturers can assess cybersecurity risks, implement security patches and build a cybersecurity risk management system.

Cybersecurity demands all hands-on-deck focus to prevent worst-case scenarios.

These Are The Manufacturing Plant Products That You, The Readers, Were Most Interested In Throughout The Past Year.