The New Web

Bryan Singer, VP of professional services at Wurldtech Security Technologies and co-chair of the ISA-99 Industrial Automation and Control Systems Security Standard, recently spoke to Control’s executive editor Jim Montague about several suggestions he has for building a reliable Ethernet network. These recommendations include: inventorying all your network’s devices, determining its theoretical maximum for traffic capacity, using managed switches, securing suppliers’ device requirements, and keeping control traffic at home. For more of Singer’s suggestions, watch this podcast.