Objectives of industrial security
The objectives of industrial security encompass:
● Fault-free operation and guaranteeing of availability of industrial plants and production
processes
● Preventing hazards to people and production
● Protection of industrial communication from espionage and manipulation
● Protection of industrial automation systems and components from unauthorized access
and loss of data
● Practicable and cost-effective concept for securing existing systems and devices that do
not have their own security functions
● Utilization of existing, open, and proven industrial security standards
● Fulfillment of legal requirements
An optimized and adapted security concept applies for automation and drive technology. The
security measures must not hamper or endanger production.
3.3
Why is Industrial Security so important?
Overview
There are many new trends which affect industrial security:
● Cloud computing in general
The number of network connections across the world is constantly increasing. This enables
innovations such as cloud computing and the applications that go hand in hand with it. In
conjunction with cloud computing, there has been a massive increase in the number of
mobile devices, such as cell phones and tablet PCs.
● Wireless technology
On the other hand, the increasing use of mobile devices has only become possible thanks
to the ubiquitous availability of mobile networks. Wireless LAN is also becoming
increasingly available.
● Worldwide remote access to plants, machines and mobile applications
● The "Internet of things"
Millions of electronic devices are becoming network-capable and are communicating via
the Internet, such as onboard computers in cars, which transmit warranty information to
dealers, or water meter sensors that transmit water consumption data to municipal water
suppliers via radio.
However, in order for everything from cloud computing to sensors to function disturbance-free,
you require a reliable network infrastructure and applications that are well protected against
attacks from malware and hackers.
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3.3 Why is Industrial Security so important?
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