In industrial automation, much of the focus tends to be on the distributed control system (DCS). However, an equally important system exists—the safety instrumented system (SIS). The SIS does exactly what its name implies: keep plant personnel and assets safe. It is a...
Why this matters now Renewable generation has moved from pilot projects to core capacity, and the shift to widely dispersed, remotely managed assets expands the cyber-attack surface for utilities. A resilient posture now hinges on redundant connectivity,...
It is becoming increasingly clear that no organization is safe from cybersecurity risk. Operational technology (OT) assets are increasingly proving to be appealing targets for malicious entities, evidenced by many high-profile attacks in recent years. Further...
Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software has long been a staple in process manufacturing to help companies control and monitor equipment as well as manage alarms, reports, and process adjustments. Through most of those years, the assumption has been...
We all know cybersecurity is critical to safe and successful operation of our businesses. Moreover, most of us know that we could be doing more when it comes to cybersecurity. After all, we see new cyberattacks in the news almost every day, sometimes happening to...
Solar generation has been around for a very long time. However, until recently, it always made up a very small percentage of global power generation. As a result, solar generation was never really considered critical infrastructure. Today, however, that dynamic is...
We talk a lot about cybersecurity in the OT space. Cybersecurity has always posed a unique challenge for OT technologies, for a number of reasons. Often, OT teams are dealing with legacy technology that was never designed to be cybersecure and doesn’t operate in a...
Emerson’s Nick Janouskovec presented NERC CIP-015-1 Internal Network Security Monitoring and Power and Water Cyber Security Network Security Monitoring at the 2025 Ovation Users’ Group Conference.
We’ve talked a lot in this space about how cybersecurity is a particularly difficult challenge for OT teams. For decades, OT systems were specifically engineered to be closed to the outside world and from one another to ensure secure, reliable operation. That trend...
One of the greatest challenges around the world is convincing people (or companies, for that matter) to make changes they don’t want to invest in. Regardless of the state of the marketplace, change that comes with added costs is always a difficult sell. And if that...
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In a world where field operations depend on fast, reliable, and secure data transmission, sticking with outdated wireless field gateways can silently sabotage your performance. Legacy devices will still in operation, but they're often the weak point — exposing systems...
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