Security

Siemens and McAfee Extend Security Partnership

Dave Greenfield — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:09:54 +0000

During the Siemens press conference at Hannover Fair 2014, Dr.

McAfee products ranging from a next generation firewall to global threat intelligence will be incorporated into Siemens Industrial Security services offering.

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NERC-CIP Version 5 Refines, Expands

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 01:44:53 +0000

The entire list, which contains two new sections (the last two), includes:

On April 13, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed Version 5 Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards, CIP-002-5 through 011-5.

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Industrial Defender Expands Services Through Acquisition of Fandotech LLC

Gary Mintchell — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:50:25 +0000

Industrial Defender (www.industrialdefender.com), a developer and supplier of automation system management for security, compliance,

New backup and disaster recovery services from Industrial Defender are enabled by the announced acquisition of Fandotech LLC. "Survive Services" safeguards uptime, reduces staffing burdens and fulfills compliance requirements.

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Industry Leaders To Take the Stage at The Automation Conference

GrantGerke — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:33:44 +0000

Summit Media Group, publisher of Automation World, Packaging World and Healthcare Packaging, has confirmed the agenda for

Summit Media Group’s newest event – developed for users of industrial automation technology – takes place May 22-23 in suburban Chicago and will include a first-of-its-kind panel discussion on Ethernet Network protocol options.

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Control System Security: Are Users Missing the Point?

George Shurtleff — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:47:45 +0000

Joel Langill, who may be better known as the SCADAhacker (scadahacker.com), is recognized throughout the manufacturing and processing industries for his work evaluating and securing industrial control systems.

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Security: Belden Acquires Canadian-Based Byres Security

admin8675309 — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 05:00:00 +0000

According to Joann and Eric Byres, the company will continue to operate
independently as a business unit under Belden. The Tofino Security brand

Belden Inc. has acquired Byres Security Inc. today. Belden is one of several companies that has been filling out its portfolio by making smaller, strategic acquisitions.

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Boeing, Siemens Form Strategic Energy Alliance

admin8675309 — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:34:12 +0000

Just when you thought you were up to speed on the latest energy advances by getting a good grasp on the idea of the

The partnership is centered around development of secure microgrid energy management applications for the Department of Defense.

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eBay Uses GE Solution for Data Center Critical Uptime

admin8675309 — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:33:42 +0000

When one of the largest companies in the e-commerce industry, looks to increase the stability of its data center, a critical component to its business strategy, a central "must-have" is continuous

eBay's Topaz data center uses GE Quad PAC Redundancy Control Solution for mission critical uptime requirement, reduced power consumption. Infrastructure investment to avoid $2,000 per second impact for downtime.

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Security Issues: Portable USB Device Offers Virus Software

admin8675309 — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:00:00 +0000

• Security: USB Virus Detector for Industrial Systems

[ Updated 1.10.11 ] New portable USB Virus Detector for industrial systems turns stuxnet on its ear, uses the same concept but for good. Also, Symantec researchers surmise that the stuxnet malware is designed to go after a frequency converter from a company in either Finland or Tehran, Iran.

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Argonne, Kentucky Partner to Help Build Domestic Battery Industry

admin8675309 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:51:23 +0000

The U.S.

A national Battery Manufacturing R&D Center will be established to help develop advanced battery technologies for vehicle applications and to ramp up domestic production capabilities.

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Safety Specialist exida Bulks Up on Cyber Security Services

admin8675309 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:42:34 +0000

Industrial safety and cyber security are increasingly being considered together these days.

Industrial safety and cyber security are moving closer together, as evidenced by two recent deals announced by exida, a safety certification and services firm.

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On-Machine USB Storage