Group develops system to legally test GPS spoofing vulnerabilities in automated vehicles
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed a cybersecurity system to test for vulnerabilities in automated vehicles and other technologies that use GPS receivers for positioning, navigation and timing.
Protecting the production line in the Industrie 4.0, IIoT age
Manufacturers are using the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industrie 4.0 to make factories smarter, but they can't lose sight of basic cybersecurity best practices.
Research team looking to secure blockchain from cyber attacks
A research team from Northern Arizona University is looking to secure blockchain with an architecture that is compatible with cloud-based solutions.
Benefits of AI and machine learning for automation safety systems
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning can use the information from robots and machines to help improve safety standards by learning what was done in the past and applying it to future situations.
Partnership formed to provide blockchain training
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) Division of Continuing Education announced a partnership with The Decentralized Education Nexus (The DEN) to provide training and certification programs for blockchain and distributed ledger technology.
Manufacturing and process facility trends: Cybersecurity
Technology update: Cybersecurity remains a key concern for manufacturing and process facilities as explained in the media session at ARC Forum 2019.
Top 5 Control Engineering articles February 11-17
Articles about plant cybersecurity management, the 2019 Engineers' Choice awards, control systems, future plant design, and the System Integration Giants were Control Engineering’s five most clicked articles from February 11-17. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Cybersecurity needs understanding and communication to work effectively
Communication and understanding between the information technology (IT) and operations technology (OT) department needs to improve as cyber attacks become more prevalent.
Proactive management of plant cybersecurity
A combination of information technology (IT) and operations technology (OT) cybersecurity expertise is required to manage the influx of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices and increased IT/OT integration.
Understanding the impact of mobile cyberattacks
Manufacturers' technology often wasn’t built to suppress today’s digital threats and with the advent of mobile technology in the workplace, it is easy for hackers to exploit this soft weaknesses.