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Ransomware attacks are on the rise for industry
Industrial Cybersecurity

Ransomware attacks are on the rise for industry

Dragos report details how global tensions are driving both opportunity and cover for industrial cyber-criminals
Podcast: Debunking common fiber optic cable myths and misconceptions
IIoT

Podcast: Debunking common fiber optic cable myths and misconceptions

In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, learn whether fiber optic cables are right for your industrial network.
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Industrial Cybersecurity

The importance of network segmentation in cybersecurity strategies

In this Big Picture Interview, be sure that you’re using all the tools at your disposal to both prevent and respond to cyber-attacks.
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Network Infrastructure

How to build a wireless communication network

Take your team’s communications ability to the next level.
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Network Infrastructure

Effective plant network management

The right testing and troubleshooting strategy can help with upgrades and identifying problems.
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IIoT

Utilize single pair Ethernet to unlock the benefits of big data and IoT

In this installment of Automation Zone, unite IoT device data under a single SPE protocol for better decisions at the right times.
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Industrial Automation

Certification testing is key to a functioning network infrastructure

In this installment of Automation Zone, learn about several inexpensive tools that are available to check the cabling runs that keep your operations going.
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Network Infrastructure

Proactive patching for your network

In this installment of Automation Zone, learn how to develop a patch management program to help mitigate cybersecurity threats.
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Big Data Analytics

4 guideposts on your journey toward a smarter infrastructure

For a stable maintenance and reliability foundation, the end goal must be one of the first considerations.
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Digitalization

Join the Digital Manufacturing User Group and connect with peers in industry in your area

Meet like-minded professionals in the Midwest at Putman Media's first after-hours networking event.
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Human Machine Interface

What to watch for in automation in 2018

In this installment of Automation Zone, advances in robotics and analytics (and their impact on MRO teams) lead the way.
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Network Infrastructure

Move it: OPC classic > OPC UA migration

In this installment of Automation Zone, Arun Ananthampalayam examines how to ensure a seamless transition to the OPC Unified Architecture.
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Network Infrastructure

Rockwell's Allen-Bradley Stratix 5950 helps protect plant-floor systems

The Allen-Bradley Stratix 5950 security appliance from Rockwell Automation incorporates new security technologies to help protect plant-floor systems.
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Network Infrastructure

maxon motor's EPOS4 positioning controller modules can be combined into a ready-to-install compact solution

The first product in maxon motor's new line of positioning controllers is the EPOS4 module with detachable pin headers and two different power ratings
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Control Systems

What to watch for next year in automation

In this installment of Automation Zone, interconnectivity, wireless, mobility, digital sensors, and smart MRO lead the way.