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IT protection for critical infrastructures
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has certified the suitability of the first industry-specific IT security standard. It concerns the nationwide protection of critical infrastructures.
read more...In most cases, today's sensors are simple measured value or data converters that supply a higher-level central intelligence system - such as a PLC - with measurement data via fairly simple interfaces.
read more...How well protected is the beverage industry in the DACH region against cyber attacks? Copa-Data surveyed 228 companies from the industry on this topic - with some worrying results.
read more...Communication between victims and cybercriminals takes place via an ordinary email service, and unlocking the data is extremely complicated - according to Bitdefender, these are signs that the people behind Petya are not interested in extortion money.
read more...In the age of Industry 4.0 and Big Data, the topic of IT security is becoming increasingly important. Computer&AUTOMATION has summarized product innovations in the field of security in a series of pictures.
read more...54% of industrial companies have suffered at least one cyber security incident in the past twelve months - according to a recent study by Kaspersky Lab and Business Advantage.
read more...Machine and plant manufacturers are facing a challenge: in the context of IoT and Industry 4.0, they have to provide much more software than they need for the actual control of the devices. It's high time to address the issue of license management.
read more...In the automation industry, Linux is increasingly being used for secure communication solutions - for example on gateways and control and operating computers. What needs to be done to plan and secure a system based on this operating system in the long term?
read more...Fraunhofer IIS presented the IoT-Bus with integrated security concept for the first time at embedded world 2017. Project manager Andreas Oeder explains the background.
read more...According to Kaspersky Lab, two out of five computers used in industrial environments were exposed to cyber attacks in the second half of 2016. Maximum protection against this can be achieved at operating system level. This in turn requires 'security by design'.
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