How to Tell if You’re Paying Too Much for Safety

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10,000 safety PLCs and 360,000 safety network nodes worldwide don’t lie – integrated safety systems reduce long-term ownership cost. Over the past several years, safety has emerged from an afterthought to become an integral component in many industrial systems. Now, machine builders and end users enjoy the benefits of new machine guarding technologies endorsed by international safety standards that bring economical and effective choices to machine safety. Safety is now an... Read More

A Fresh Look at the Best Industrial Network Security Strategies

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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... Read More