In addition to recently creating three Cyber Security Operations Centers (CSOC), Siemens AG expanded its cybersecurity software offerings with the Siemens Enterprise Security Manager applications.
Securing Manufacturing Data in the Cloud
New cybersecurity tools can help manufacturing operations prevent potential cyberattacks
Patrick Waurzyniak Senior Editor
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an our data truly be safe in the cloud? That’s the question many people are still asking when considering whether or not to use cloud-based solutions for storage of their most critical data. Successful cyberattacks of consumer banking data and medi- cal and government records have been relatively common, but manufacturing operations using the cloud generally have more layers of security and much better tools available at their disposal for locking down the critical intellectual property data and the operational equipment of the factory floor. With the wave of new Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and
Internet of Things (IoT) devices coming online with the move to smart manufacturing, many cybersecurity experts are still worrying that the manufacturing industry currently doesn’t
