In this special report, industry experts provide their perspective on trends and innovations in Industrial Cybersecurity. Security on the factory floor is the utmost priority, with IT pushing down new technology solutions to meet networking demands, new levels of IT/OT convergence and expanding IIoT requirements.

The Nerve software platform serves as a secure foundation to manage software and devices in plants across the world. A lot of development time is being invested in testing to ensure Nerve is always up to date in terms of security.

Increasing the use of information and communication technologies in Industrial Control Systems (ICS) has exposed them to multiple threats for which they are unprepared, making them vulnerable to malicious attacks. By exploring the ever-changing field of cybersecurity, companies need to manage risks from an expanding attack surface.

To improve security, IT security requirements for industrial communication standards and development processes must now be carefully considered to make sure that they are protected, today and tomorrow. For any company in industrial communication in the future, security will be a requirement – not an option.

Threat Modeling is an important activity for the security of any system involving protected resources and communication interfaces. This article provides an overview of some of the Threat Modeling done for the CIP Security protocol within Volume 8 of the CIP Specification, as well as other additional technologies.

High-profile cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure has underlined the need for industrial organizations to prioritize cybersecurity. This article discusses the challenges industrial operators face and solutions that enhance cybersecurity with minimal effort.

The CIP Security Authorization Profile enhances CIP to provide additional security properties such as general, flexible authorization where access policy can be based on any attribute of the user and/or system. Concepts and open systems that might serve as a basis for the CIP Authorization Profile are explored.

Diaphragm embossing machine for pressure sensor technology illustrates how the demanding process sequences can be automated with the aid of open control technology, which can be optimally scaled from a simple tabletop device to a large production plant.

VXLAN is a protocol that embeds the logical Layer 2 communication in Layer 3 packets. This makes it possible to transmit Layer 2 protocols transparently across network boundaries, such as in routed Layer 3 5G infrastructures. This new approach is enabling use of PROFINET over private 5G industrial networks.

More than 10,000 Vestas wind turbines with scalable distributed control system have been deployed in the field, and Vestas continues to integrate the DCS into thousands of wind turbines each year. Now, TTTech Industrial’s distributed control system was integrated into the world’s first 15 MW wind turbine built by Vestas.