Gregory Hale
Gregory Hale is the editor and founder of Industrial Safety and Security Source (ISSSource.com), a news and information website covering safety and security issues in the manufacturing automation sector.
Articles
Resiliency, security needed for digital automation future
Manufacturing's resilience has been strong during the COVID-19 pandemic, and cybersecurity needs to be stronger than ever as the nature of work changes.
IIoT’s growing impact on ICS cybersecurity
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will have the strongest impact on operational technology/industrial control system (OT/ICS) cybersecurity.
Bureaucracy is an obstacle for cybersecurity projects
The inability to stop production and a bureaucratic approval process are the main barriers that inhibit industrial cybersecurity projects according to a report by Kaspersky.
How to quantify, compute system failure profiles
Developing computational frameworks to improve network resilience is a must for companies looking to weather a cyber attack or a natural disaster like a major storm.
Building automation, oil and gas facilities are top cybersecurity targets
There has been an increase in the percentage of systems attacked in the oil and gas industry as well as the building automation sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Technology hikes supply chain security, reduces risk
Regardless of how companies buffer supply chain gaps, they need to be cybersecure.
Physical security: picking up the pieces
Businesses need to be ready to pick up where they left off when it comes to enhancing physical security measures in the wake of COVID-19.
Safety: Learning to think the right way
Safety is more than following best practices: It’s about creating the right mindset within the workforce and among individuals to make the world safer. See five stages of post incident behavior-based (PIBB) discussion and five techniques to improve process safety.
Hackers exploiting COVID-19 anxiety in targeted phishing scams
Phishing assaults are becoming increasingly targeted, and the COVID-19 pandemic is one of many ways hackers are exploiting people and small companies.
Securing manufacturing in a crisis situation
With remote work becoming the new norm, it's important to stay on top of cybersecurity measures. Check out some tips on how to protect yourself from a cyber attack.