Because power plants provide critical infrastructure, they are often subject to more scrutiny than other facilities. First and foremost, power plants are less able to tolerate unanticipated outages and service delays because they can mean failure to deliver the...
Today’s most successful organizations are facing a wide variety of new challenges: a need for increased flexibility, a push toward more sustainable operations, a shrinking experienced workforce, and more. Meeting those challenges will require unlocking the next...
Alejandro Cruz and Nick Janouskovec presented Cloud & Security for Cloud Environments at the 2024 Ovation Users Group conference and shared cybersecurity standards and guidelines for electrical power generation companies.
One of the key highlights of Emerson’s Ovation Users’ Group is the wealth of outside perspectives users are exposed to across the week in Pittsburgh. Tuesday morning’s Cyber-Informed Engineering session was no exception. Virginia Wright, program manager for the...
At the 2024 Ovation Users Conference, Emerson’s Alejandro Cruz presented Power & Water Cybersecurity Suite (PWCS)—Mapping to the NIST & CISA Cyber Action Recommendations.
Emerson cybersecurity expert Steve Hill joins podcast host Jim Cahill to discuss these additional challenges and ways the companies in these industries, suppliers, and federal regulators are collaborating to develop and implement best practices for strong cyber resiliency.
In a world where automation is increasingly connecting multiple plants and leveraging cloud technologies and artificial intelligence (AI), the safeguarding of critical systems is of paramount importance. In a thought-provoking discussion at the Emerson Exchange EMEA...
Over the years, I’ve commonly seen organizations view cybersecurity in a siloed way. While everyone recognizes that cybersecurity is necessary, of course, it’s not typically considered core to the organization’s overall strategy and operations. I suggest a different...
Tackling cybersecurity can often feel like trying to complete an overly complex jigsaw puzzle. Figuring out how all the pieces connect is often a frustrating step. In the worst cases, however, the cybersecurity jigsaw puzzle doesn’t even have edges. And when that...
PLCs are such time-honored technology that it is easy for users to be lulled into a sense of false comfort that they can simply continue to rely on the same solutions they’ve used for decades. While some PLCs continue to function as solid workhorses, many users,...
Thomas Kizer and Robert Conte presented Power and Water Cybersecurity Suite: Tips & Tricks for Advanced Users at the 2023 Ovation Users Group Conference.
Many factors contribute to maintaining a reliable and optimally performing control system. This series will explore five essential P’s: Protection with Cybersecurity, Preventive Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, Parts and Extended Warranty, and a Platform for Support and Lifecycle Updates.
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