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According to Kaspersky Lab, the demand for zero-day exploits for industrial control systems on the black market increased significantly in 2017. Specific malware targeting vulnerabilities in automation components can therefore be expected in 2018.
read more...Production downtime due to sabotage and malware is on the rise - this is the conclusion reached by the VDMA in its 'Industrial Security' study. Computer&AUTOMATION lists the results of the study in detail.
read more...The French defense group Thales has prevailed in the takeover battle for the Dutch chip card manufacturer Gemalto with an offer worth almost 5 billion euros. The previous bidder Atos is therefore out of the running.
read more...The French IT service provider Atos is planning to take over the Dutch smart card manufacturer Gemalto. The offer amounts to a total of around 4.3 billion euros in cash, Atos announced in Paris on December 11, 2017.
read more...Schneider Electric is expanding its range of HMI solutions to include cloud applications for secure remote maintenance and programming of industrial machines.
read more...Renaming itself Airbus instead of EADS does not change the fact that Airbus too has a mighty military division. Its interests by no means concentrate just on "physical" warfare.
read more...As part of the big data trend, many new products are coming onto the market - from boards, gateways and data loggers to software and security solutions.
read more...Blockchain began in Japan in 2009 as a financial transaction system for bitcoins. In the meantime, blockchain technology has also arrived in the industrial environment and could revolutionize the industry.
read more...According to Pilz, the company is presenting a world first in Nuremberg this year - a "smart" safety mat. Also new: a safety PLC in IP67.
read more...The red housing alone makes it clear - Schneider Electric has equipped its M580 process controller with functional safety and also hardened it against cyber attacks.
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