
These are your winners!
We put 96 products in twelve categories to your vote in December, and now the winners have been chosen! The trophies were presented at a 'Winner's Dinner' at the Seehaus in Munich. These are your "Products of the Year 2024"!

The hype surrounding AI is inspiring, but the reality requires a sober approach to the technology. Computer&Automation 9/24 looks at topics relating to AI & security, the EU AI Act, secure IIoT projects and OPC UA FX "From the cloud to the sensor". Read for yourself!
The new version of the EU NIS Directive not only increases the minimum requirements for cyber security, it also affects significantly more companies than before. What measures should companies take now? Dirk Wocke lists the five most important points.

Computer problems are disrupting air traffic in many places around the world. Here is an overview of what is known so far and the aspects that are still unclear.
Moxa - Security basics - Part 3
An operator of decentralized energy resources (DER) has sustainably mitigated its cybersecurity threats with a comprehensive strategy. The example can serve as a guide for other companies to secure their systems. Part 3 of the series.

Pilz, the specialist for safe automation, reports record sales for the past financial year and continues to expand its service business.

Strategies for the future are one of the topics covered in the current issue of Computer&Automation. Read about the reforms that associations are demanding from politicians, the opportunities offered by technologies such as ChatGPT and SPE and the role that robots play in control cabinet assembly.

Interview with Dr. Terence Liu, TXOne
TXOne Networks presented SageOne at the Hannover Messe, a centralised management platform on which all CPS security products converge. Dr. Terence Liu explains the advantages of this in an interview.
Despite the effort required by company-specific and normative cybersecurity requirements, companies should ask themselves who the attacker could be, what their goals are and how they could proceed. The answers enable more effective defensive measures.

Wibu-Systems and Flecs Technologies have agreed to work together. Together, they want to simplify the procurement and purchasing process for industrial apps and enable simple and secure licensing of apps.
Moxa - Security basics - Part 2
Cybersecurity often seems like the indomitable Hydra, which is constantly growing new heads as soon as one has been cut off. But with a practical guide, it can be defeated and the security of the company network can be significantly strengthened.