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Selecting an automation security consultant
This "special to the web" article by Charles Landis notes that you may want to consider hiring an expert to design a process control security program that is in your best interest financially and operationally.
 Assess your security vulnerability!Selecting an automation security consultantThe role of SCADA in securing our critical infrastructureSecurity technologies for manufacturing and control systems
Featured Topics
Cyber vulnerabilities in control systemsIndustrial strength securityNew funding for automation security research
Industry News
DOE teams with TECSys on infrastructure securityA network security forecast for 2005
Products
Alarm control system can be viewed remotelyDistributed I/O provides IP20 protectionSmart instrumentation is not just a flukeWireless mesh network provides standards support
Upcoming Events
Web seminar: Indutrial network security series, Part I: Cyber security risk assessment for automation systems
SecureSystems Insider Resource
Process Control Security Requirements Forum (PCSRF)DigitalField InsiderClick here to subscribe

Transcending the batch
Maurice Wilkins, Chairman of the World Batch Forum, focuses on batch management, automation and integration in this new "special to the web" monthly column for ControlGlobal.com.Connectivity: Beaming it up to the enterpriseBeaming it up to the enterpriseTranscending the batchSupervisory control and data acquisitionFeatured Topics
OPC maximizes object-oriented systemsUnified architecture–The future of OPCIndustry News
HCF seeks nominations for Plant of the Year awardZigBee Alliance finalizes specification toward a global interoperable standardProducts
Real-Time platform supports WindowsUSB devices offer portable data acquisitionSubstation computing platform replaces office-grade PC'sUpcoming Events
Fieldbus Foundation General Assembly 2005DigitalField Insider ResourcesProfibus InternationalFieldbus FoundationHART FoundationControlGlobal.com E-NewsClick here to subscribe

Sounds corny, but biomass may save America
In this month's edition of Control Report, Senior Technical Editor Rich Merritt recommends bringing your process plant and its jobs to the Midwest, where it's a lot better and safer than the Mideast.  Blessings in tragedy—the lessons we need to learnBhopal +20, a hard lesson we’re still learningSite Highlights
Simulation, the game we all can play!Technical overview of Ethernet control automation technologyAutomation, instrumentation and controls industry booksFeatured Topics
Sounds corny, but biomass may save AmericaThe hard road to our competitive edge, Part IIIndustry News
Process industries are beginning to act on security concernsProducts
Motor drives "hunt" for successAnalysts say flowmeter sales are growingUpcoming Events
SPS Electric Automation America Exhibition & Conference Automation & Assembly Summit 2005Take a look at Sound Off
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