Articles Tagged with ''cybersecurity''

What qualities to look for in an industrial Ethernet switch that can provide long-term reliability in an F&B plant.

Having a plan for IT and OT system security and a response to any intrusion will help thwart cyberattacks.

While it may not be possible to secure every device in a control or sensor/actuator network, other precautions can make OT networks safer from attack.

While food and beverage processors have been scrambling to protect their process control equipment, intellectual property (IP) and IT/OT systems from cybersecurity/ransomware attacks, their efforts may be outpacing the Federal Government, which should be setting an example by having secured its own agencies from cyberattacks.

: Just when IT and OT professionals were feeling a little more comfortable in preventing and tackling ransomware/malware attacks, now they have something new to worry about—and potentially just as insidious—the Log4j vulnerability.

The FDA has reorganized the agency’s information technology (IT), data management and cybersecurity functions into the new Office of Digital Transformation (ODT), which has been realigned to report directly to the FDA commissioner. 

While technological solutions help processors ensure data stays safe, human error is still a potential weakness.