The SANS Institute provides information security training and security certification for security professionals. They hold an ICS (Industrial Control System) Security Summit each year. At the 2019 ICS Security Summit, Emerson's David Foose presented Practical...
Cybersecurity
ISASecure Family of Certifications Builds Foundation for Automation Cybersecurity
Authors: Emerson's Alexandre Peixoto, International Society of Automation (ISA)'s Andre Ristaino Selecting, engineering, implementing, and operating a control system is a significant, long-term investment. Applying a defense-in-depth strategy to protect the process...
AFPM Summit Cybersecurity and IIoT
At the AFPM Operations & Process Technology Summit, Emerson's Eric Braun and Marcio Donnangelo presented on cybersecurity considerations in implementing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)-based architectures. Marcio opened noting that the opportunity to improve...
IIoT Cybersecurity Considerations at AFPM Operations and Process Technology Summit
At the upcoming October 14-16, 2019 AFPM Operations & Process Technology Summit, Emerson's Eric Braun and Marcio Donnangelo will present on the subject of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) cybersecurity considerations. I'll preview a few things from their...
Safety Instrumented System Cybersecurity Best Practices
Emerson's Sergio Diaz and Alexandre Peixoto presented Best Practices for a Cybersecure SIS at the 2019 Emerson Exchange conference. Sergio opened that the goal of this presentation is to provide practical information to maintain a more defendable security posture for...
Patch Management as a Cybersecurity Layer of Defense
Another part of cybersecurity is keeping systems and software patched and up to date. Emerson's Ken Semph, a cybersecurity program manager presented on this topic at the 2019 Emerson Exchange conference. Patch management is but one element in a defense in depth...
The Industrial Cyber Threat Landscape
At the 2019 Ovation Users' Group conference, Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee provided an update on the cyber threats facing manufacturers and producers. Emerson and Dragos yesterday announced an agreement, Emerson Selects Dragos to Collaborate on Cybersecurity Protection for...
Cybersecurity at the Emerson Exchange Conference
As control systems and other elements within a plant's automation architecture moved to commercial off-the-shelf and open source technologies, the need for cybersecurity strategies and practices has grown significantly. For users with Emerson automation technologies,...
5 Questions for Cybersecurity Expert Jaime Foose
Emerson's Jaime Foose joins our continuing podcast series, 5 Questions for an Emerson Expert. Jaime is an ICS cyber security expert, Director of Security Solutions and Lifecycle Shared Services. She helps power producers and water & wastewater utilities with...
Cybersecurity Attacks and Defenses
As analytics continues to turn the vast and growing sea of digital data into useful information, the need for strong cybersecurity also grows. In a CIO Applications article, Addressing the Complex Cyber Security Needs of Digital Manufacturing, Emerson's Bob Karschnia...
Energy Infrastructure and Cybersecurity
It's hard to talk about digital transformation without talking about cybersecurity. At CERAWeek 2019, Emerson's Michael Lester joined a panel, Energy Infrastructure: How vulnerable to cyber attack? The panel opened with each panelist describing what got them into...
Collaboration for Cybersecurity Resiliency and Robustness
Maintaining robust defenses from cyber-attacks is a priority for manufacturers. They rely on their automation suppliers to provide security-hardened technologies and cybersecurity services to help defend against new attacks and maintain resiliency and robustness over...
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