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VDMA study 'Industrial Security 2019' - the results
After 2013, the VDMA has once again conducted a survey on industrial security among manufacturing companies in Germany. The key results in a series of images.
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Mechanical and plant engineering
After 2013, the VDMA has once again conducted a survey on industrial security among manufacturing companies in Germany. The key results in a series of images.

In the age of Industry 4.0, the cloud and big data, the topic of IT security is becoming increasingly important. Computer&AUTOMATION has summarized product innovations from the field of security in a series of images.
Radio remote controls, such as those used in cranes, have some significant security vulnerabilities in industrial environments - this is the conclusion of a recent study by Trend Micro. What needs to be done?
It has never been easier for criminal attackers to gain access to company networks and obtain valuable data. And yet: in industry - and especially in C-level management - the danger of cyber attacks is sometimes massively underestimated.
Vulnerability and patch management are well established in the world of office IT. Not so in manufacturing environments - cyber attacks have an easy time of it.
The protective measures used in traditional IT in terms of information security are generally not suitable for OT environments. Machine learning (ML)-based intrusion detection systems (IDS) provide a remedy.
The more powerful the components become, the faster OPC UA will establish itself at field level. How can communication via this data exchange standard be designed securely?

'Women in Cybersecurity Awards'
The IT security company NTT Security has launched the 'Women in Cybersecurity Awards'. The aim is to recognize outstanding and talented female experts in cybersecurity.

NürnbergMesse has provided an outlook for this year's it-sa. For the first time, the security trade fair will occupy four exhibition halls. Among other things, there will be around 350 presentations, a start-up competition and a joint stand for the Basque Country.

Deutsche Telekom is drawing attention to the growing dangers posed by hackers. At the beginning of April, the Group had a peak of 46 million attacks on its honeypots - the average was 31 million per day. In comparison: in April 2018, the average was 12 million.