
Meeting place for safety and security experts
Anyone who would like to give a presentation on safety topics in the industrial and automotive environment at the "Forum Safety & Security 2017" can submit a proposal by February 20.
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Anyone who would like to give a presentation on safety topics in the industrial and automotive environment at the "Forum Safety & Security 2017" can submit a proposal by February 20.
From sensor technology 4.0 to big data...
Four topics from the Industry 4.0 environment were the focus of the 'Automation 4.0 Summit' at SPS IPC. Klaus Koch reflects on the topic slot 'Big Data Analytics' in an interview; you can read a summary of the 'Sensors 4.0' and 'Safety meets Security' slots on pages 2 and 3.

IT & Business as an independent trade fair format is history, as Messe Stuttgart has announced. The reason: insufficient market response.
Plant operators must protect themselves against cyber attacks. However, this well-known fact is now taking on a new dynamic - against the backdrop of current security standards for the industry and initial legal regulations such as the IT Security Act.

Electrocomponents plc has announced the appointment of Marianne Culver as President RS Components. She joins the company immediately as a member of the Executive Management Team, reporting directly to CEO Lindsley Ruth.

93% of medium-sized and large German companies have already been exposed to IT attacks designed to spy on or damage them. Deutsche Telekom has come to this conclusion and wants to counteract this with eight security solutions.

embedded world Conference 2017
NXP CEO Rick Clemmer, a proven expert in the semiconductor industry, will give the keynote speech at the embedded world Conference 2017. The detailed lecture and workshop program of the annual meeting place for the embedded systems scene is available online.

Studio 5000 from Rockwell Automation got enhanced to get automation systems developed faster: The software now includes expanded integration with engineering tools, predeveloped application content and new features to help enhance security.

Turbo Pack 3 firmware from Moxa complies with cybersecurity standard IEC 62443-4-2 level 2, and is now enhanced by special security management functionality.

At SPS IPC Drives 2016, the VDMA will be focusing on the topic of 'Building knowledge for industrial security'. As the speaker responsible for security, Steffen Zimmermann will explain the industry association's activities in this area.