A Fresh Look at the Best Industrial Network Security Strategies
Securing industrial networks from threats both inside and outside the firewall requires multiple strategies vs. relying on one particular technique.The shift to Ethernet, wireless technologies and remote access has brought many benefits, but this connectivity has also eliminated the system protection strategy of years past: security through obscurity. Automation system managers must now focus on protecting networks from attacks that come from inside or outside the corporate boundaries.When Profibus, DeviceNet and other industrial networks were largely segregated from the outside world, most companies didn’t have to worry much about the possibility that hackers, extortionists, competitors and others could cause problems ...
Sophisticated Automation Powers 9/11 Memorial Reflecting Pools at Ground Zero
The challenge: keeping 1.2 million gallons of water flowing and sparkling clear throughout all four seasonsTo commemorate those who died at the World Trade Center, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation was established to oversee construction of a memorial on the site of the twin towers.The foundation opened a worldwide design competition and received over 5,000 submissions from 63 nations.The winning design, “Reflecting Absence,” was submitted by Israeli-American architect Michael Arad of Handel Architects, a New York- and San Francisco-based firm. Arad worked with landscape architecture firm Peter Walker and Partners on the ...
Siemens and SPSU Collaborate on Mechatronics Education
Major grant and technology donations support development of Mechatronics Engineering programSouthern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) is a residential, co-educational member of the University System of Georgia. Located on 203 acres of naturally wooded landscape in the historic and vibrant city of Marietta, SPSU is just 20 minutes from downtown Atlanta. Approximately 5,500 students from 36 states and 64 countries study here.Focused on the practical study of science and technology to provide a balanced and career-based education, SPSU has partnered with Siemens Automation to establish one of the nation’s leading undergraduate mechatronics engineering programs. The specific objectives of the BSMtrE ...
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A Fresh Look at the Best Industrial Network Security StrategiesSecuring industrial networks from threats both inside and outside the firewall requires multiple strategies vs. relying on one particular technique. The shift to Ethernet, wireless technologies and remote access has brought many benefits, but this connectivity has also eliminated the system protection strategy of years past: security through obscurity.... [Read more]
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