Leader in industrial automation outlines three key steps for building a comprehensive industrial security program
MILWAUKEE - Industrial organizations are operating in ways they scarcely could have imagined a few decades ago. They are converging historically separate information technology (IT) and operations technology (OT) systems, and using mobile, analytics and cloud to increase connectivity and information sharing. This is significantly improving operations but also creating more potential entrance points for security threats.
To address this, Rockwell Automation has developed a three-step approach for building an industrial security program that extends from the enterprise to the plant level, and helps mitigate risk across people, processes and technology. The three steps include:
• Security assessment: Conduct a facilitywide assessment to understand risk areas and potential threats
• Defense-in-depth security: Deploy a multilayered security approach that establishes multiple tiers of defense
• Trusted vendors: Verify that your automation vendors follow core security principles when designing their products
'We think of industrial security as a layered model and seek to create a unified infrastructure for customers,' said Lee Lane, chief product security officer, Rockwell Automation. 'Our approach takes into account the connections between network security, as well as the physical security and safety in industrial areas.'
For industrial organizations, security threats will continue to evolve. To keep pace, a holistic security program should evolve with and stay ahead of the changing threat landscape. Following the three-step approach will help organizations establish a program that can help protect intellectual property, facilities, assets, employees and competitive advantages into the future.
An e-book outlining the three-step approach is available on the Rockwell Automation online newsroom.
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs approximately 22,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
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Rockwell Automation, Inc. is one of the world's largest companies that specialize in the manufacturing and marketing of automation and industrial infrastructure control systems. The products are primarily intended for the food processing, automotive, mining, oil, and gas industries. Net sales break down by family of products and services as follows:
- automation and control devices (45.2%): drive systems, variable frequency drives, motor controls, servo drives, servomotors, actuators, microcontrollers, safety, detection, protection systems, etc.;
- automation solutions and systems (31.9%): automation software and hardware platforms, design, visualization, simulation and execution software, human-machine interface devices, industrial computers, computer networks, etc.;
- professional services and value-added solutions (22.9%): consulting, training and maintenance services, on-site and remote assistance, cloud-based connected services, digital automation solutions for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: North America (57.7%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (20.7%), Asia/Pacific (15%) and Latin America (6.6%).