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Poor cybersecurity practices can result in disastrous consequences, though many incidents occur through simple mistakes or forgotten equipment settings. We point out some methods to help alleviate the human error that can result in disaster.

Chances are you could have been affected by the CrowdStrike update to Windows systems, but fixing the problem required personal onsite attention.

Ahmik Hindman, senior networks and security consultant at Rockwell Automation, recently spoke about how food manufacturers can assess cybersecurity risks, implement security patches and build a cybersecurity risk management system.

Cybersecurity demands all hands-on-deck focus to prevent worst-case scenarios.

These Are The Manufacturing Plant Products That You, The Readers, Were Most Interested In Throughout The Past Year.

The company’s automation architecture manages, connects and delivers operational technology and information technology data.

Smartphones on the plant floor: Bring your own device (BYOD) or use company-owned devices? This question no doubt conjures up a multitude of things—good and bad—for personal devices on the plant floor, for example, connecting people with equipment and company data and providing workers with actionable information on the process and maintenance to make good decisions.

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.