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AI, machine learning and cybersecurity

Machine learning and AI help processors outsmart cybercriminals

April 12, 2021

Technology companies are employing AI/ML techniques to deter nefarious actors, but users still need to exercise common sense in defending their industrial control systems.

Manufacturing News

Control system vulnerabilities put food & beverage at serious risk

Wayne Labs

March 8, 2021

Cybersecurity may seem only for enterprise systems and critical infrastructure, but at the control system level there are too many gaps in the food and beverage industry.

Cybersecurity

Remote attacks on process/automation systems can wreak havoc

Attempted takeover of a Florida fresh water utility shows the need for monitoring all users on your IT and OT networks

Wayne Labs

February 17, 2021

Once a hacker connects via RDP to any computing system, unless operators take immediate action, the hacker can use this connection to log in at any time in the future, extort money, install ransomware on the computer, and/or sell the connection login/password and other data on the dark web, making an unprotected system available to anyone who wants to purchase the information.

Field instrumentation/security

Internet Engineering Task Force recognizes Endress+Hauser security protocol for field instruments

The CPace protocol allows smart sensors, transmitters and actuators to be password protected individually

Wayne Labs

November 4, 2020

The cryptography working group within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards organization has chosen the Endress+Hauser-developed CPace protocol as a recommended method for use in internet standards.

Cybersecurity

Prevent ransomware attacks and save your business from financial ruin

Keeping ransomware out of your IT and OT systems depends on a well informed staff that plans ahead plus the proper network and cybersecurity tools to avert a disaster

Wayne Labs

October 2, 2020

Ransomware and malware don't have to put you out of business, so be prepared for the inevitable.

Ransomware is big business—and you can’t afford to play the game!

A cyberattack not only creates costly downtime but also can destroy IP, cause food safety issues and just be plain expensive—whether or not you pay the ransom

Wayne Labs

September 24, 2020

Ransomware could cost your food or beverage company millions.

Engineering R&D

Are you backing up ransomware with your data?

New tool spots sleeper ransomware so it doesn’t get backed up with your data, only to attack later

Wayne Labs

September 16, 2020

Fighting sleeper ransomware demands new preemptive tools beyond the usual AI and machine learning functionalities.

Brandon Ellis, owner and president of elliTek at his shop

Securing OT/IT networks

Keeping machines, OT networks and IT safe from cyberattacks

Sometimes all you need is a knowledgeable system integrator or machine builder who’s “been there—done that,” when it comes to securing networks from cyberattacks

Wayne Labs

September 11, 2020

Even when you think you've taken all precautions on cybersecurity, there's always a "gotcha."

Cybersecurity and OT

Industrial control systems risk shutdowns and other dangerous outcomes due to cybersecurity attacks

No doubt a ransomware or malware attack can shut down enterprise business systems, but cybersecurity attacks can do a lot more damage on manufacturing systems

Wayne Labs

August 31, 2020

Of late, several companies have taken hits on their worldwide IT and Web based systems. Perhaps the most recent, Canon, suffered a global ransomware attack, taking down many Canon websites and systems - also with a threat of making their private business data public. But can these IT/enterprise attacks threaten and/or damage OT systems? And what can they do to food and beverage products? Make them unsafe by altering a critical kill step or omitting preservatives? What else? I asked Barak Pereleman, VP of OT Security at Tenable, what attack vectors may pose danger to OT-based systems.

Automation

How to ensure your automation system can be recovered

Take backups seriously to avoid disaster

Wayne Labs

February 11, 2020

If you haven’t become serious about backups, it’s time to do so now—before a key system goes down and puts you out of business while you try to recover.