All for One acquires stake in BrightFlare
All for One acquires a minority stake of 25.1% in the Austrian company BrightFlare. BrightFlare is a cybersecurity services provider for the protection of industrial plants and critical infrastructures.
Call for the European Robotics Hackathon
Robots and drones rehearse an emergency at a nuclear power plant together. As part of the European Robotics Hackathon (EnRicH 2025), robotics experts from all over the world will meet near Vienna in early July at the Zwentendorf nuclear power plant, which has never been put into operation. There, they put their robotic systems to the test under the most difficult conditions.
read more...OT systems as a gateway for cyber attacks
The security of OT systems is a high priority for many companies. Sophos conducted a survey to find out exactly how these companies protect their OT systems against cyberattacks and asked 201 companies in the DACH region about their security strategy.
read more...Safety relay modules for safety applications up to SIL 2
Lütze Transportation is launching five new safety relay modules with forcibly guided contacts in accordance with IEC 61810-3 (application type A). The safety relays are available for all standard on-board voltages from 24 V (DC) to 110 V (DC).
read more...Cybersecurity solutions for industrial networks
With 'Anybus Defender', HMS Networks presents a new product series for the highest cyber security requirements in industrial environments. The product range offers protection for networks in the manufacturing industry, for machine builders and for the critical infrastructure sector.
read more...Germany is top 3 target for ransomware attacks
A recent report by the Var Group sheds light on the cyber security situation in Europe. The so-called Y-Report shows a significant increase in security incidents; the manufacturing industry is particularly affected.
read more...The top articles in June 2024
The most-read articles in June illustrate the power of the automation industry. Read more about the technologies and strategies that are gaining ground in areas such as networking, robotics, safety and the process industry.
read more...4.5 billion euro fine in six years
The GDPR turns six. Spain, Italy and Germany are the frontrunners when it comes to breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation. The individual data protection authorities have identified 2072 infringements, resulting in fines amounting to 4.5 billion euros.
read more...New management in DACH region
Trend Micro bundles its business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Hannes Steiner is the new Vice President DACH, Nicholas Pook takes over responsibility for channel sales in the region.
read more...AI and ML in focus at the European Data Protection Day
January 28, 2024 is European Data Protection Day. Reason enough to raise awareness of privacy and data protection and sensitize people to relevant IT security issues. Here is a commentary by Carla Roncato, Vice President of Identity, WatchGuard.
read more...A resource-based approach
The added value of TSN results primarily from IT/OT convergence in the end points. Exploiting the potential is still complex and requires in-depth knowledge of network technology. An application-centric, resource-based approach is presented as an alternative.
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