Month: May 2016

What is a Partner?

By Guest Blogger Greg Graves After working for a large automation manufacturer for 20+ years, I probably got into the habit of using the word “partner” a little too often. I will admit that it was kind of drilled into me, but after transitioning into a role with a large system integrator, I have learned…
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Cyber Security: Everyone’s Job

What isCyber Security? Cybersecurity refers to the technologies and processes designed to protect computers, networks, and data from unauthorized access, vulnerabilities, and attacks delivered via the Internet by cyber criminals and mischief makers. The most common of these attacks come not at the point of firewalls but at the weakest link, employees, and the attacks…
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Industrial IT & Networks, Part III

Network security By guest blogger Chris Roberts This discussion will be about security of your industrial controls network.  This is a constantly changing area of technology as new vulnerabilities are exposed and new hacking techniques are learned.  I will discuss some specific security topics as they relate to Industrial IT. There are many layers used to…
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