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Implementing Strong Cybersecurity Best Practices Reduces Cyber Risks

by Anne Turkowski, Matthew Cosnek, David Foose, Bryan Long, Tom Kizer | Feb 12, 2021 | Control & Safety Systems, Cybersecurity, Power Generation, Uncategorized, Water & Wastewater

The importance of cybersecurity has escalated in response to remote work brought on by the global pandemic. Increased connectivity requires organizations to digitally transform operations to support a more sustainable, safer and healthier future. The recent intrusion...

Latest Ovation Release Improves Performance, Simplifies Troubleshooting and Provides Added Protections

by Todd Walden, Rick Kephart | Feb 1, 2021 | Capital Projects, Control & Safety Systems, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Power Generation, Water & Wastewater

Emerson’s industry-leading Ovation™ platform integrates digitally transformative software and technologies into a unified system that helps customers tackle their toughest challenges. Rick Kephart, Emerson’s vice president of technology for the power and water...

Teaming IT and OT on Cybersecurity

by Jim Cahill, Rick Gorskie | Dec 14, 2020 | Cybersecurity, Downstream Hydrocarbons

In a Refiner’s Guide to Digital Transformation article, No more silos: OT and IT team up to tackle cybersecurity, Emerson’s Rick Gorskie shares strategies on how to enhance collaboration and protection.

Sharing Cybersecurity Expertise

by Jim Cahill, Peter Zornio, Michael Lester, Mike Train, Rafael Pureco, Ketan Likhate, Anil Bhatia | Nov 3, 2020 | Cybersecurity

As the calendar shifts to November, I didn’t want to let the October National Cybersecurity Awareness Month go by without recapping some of the activities from the Emerson team.

Building More Defendable Control and Safety Systems

by Sergio Diaz | Oct 27, 2020 | Capital Projects, Control & Safety Systems, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Safety

A plant’s basic process control system (BPCS) and safety instrumented system (SIS) are critical infrastructure for the facility. Many decisions go into selecting these systems, and one of the most important is selecting the right architecture—a decision that will...

Three Things to Do, and Three to Avoid, When Assessing Your Cybersecurity Situation

by Alexandre Peixoto, Rick Gorskie | Oct 15, 2020 | Control & Safety Systems, Cybersecurity, Safety, Services, Consulting & Training

Any process manufacturing company that has not yet launched a cybersecurity program is probably frozen in a frequent difficult position: Where do we start? If your company is trying to break free and make some progress—and maybe you’re the one tasked with doing it—we...

Selecting the Right Automation Architecture

by Todd Walden, Alexandre Peixoto, Sergio Diaz | Oct 13, 2020 | Control & Safety Systems, Cybersecurity, Safety

Creating a safe and secure automation process starts with implementing a well-designed basic process control system (BPCS) and safety instrumented system (SIS). Government agencies and industry associations offer guidelines and requirements for how these systems...

ICS Cybersecurity in Digital Transformation Initiatives

by Jim Cahill, Peter Zornio, Michael Lester | Sep 21, 2020 | Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation

Emerson Automation Solutions CTO Peter Zornio & Director of Cybersecurity Michael Lester were joined by Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee to discuss cybersecurity in digital transformation initiatives. In the webinar, Enable a Secure Digital Transformation with your ICS, Robert, Peter and Michael discussed ways to deal with the challenges of an increased attack surface from increase connections and flows of data to a wider group of people.

Successful Remote Connectivity Strategies Start with Cybersecurity

by Todd Walden, Alexandre Peixoto | Sep 11, 2020 | Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Industrial IoT, Operational Excellence, Operator Performance, Reliability, Remote Automation

Industrial manufacturing organizations have faced several challenges in the last few years. Perhaps the biggest change has been the need for personnel to perform critical tasks from outside the plant. This move toward more remote work has likely spurred more recent...

Cybersecurity and Digital Transformation

by Jim Cahill, Michael Lester, Peter Zornio | Sep 9, 2020 | Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation

On September 14, 1pm EDT webinar, Enable a Secure Digital Transformation with your ICS, Emerson Automation Solutions’ Chief Technology Officer Peter Zornio and Director of Cybersecurity Strategy, Governance & Architecture Michael Lester team up with Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee for a conversation on how to deal with these new challenges and implement a secure digital transformation.

Modern, Digital Technologies are Critical to Reliable, Clean Water

by Todd Walden, Peter Gabor, Dianne McMaster | Aug 26, 2020 | Capital Projects, Control & Safety Systems, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Power Generation, Water & Wastewater

A key topic on the mind of attendees at Emerson’s 2020 Ovation™ Users’ Group Conference water/wastewater industry panel was how technology can help with the influx of new challenges facing water management plants. The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a glimpse of the...

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