Displaying items by tag: Operational technology

Fortinet has appointed Michael Murphy to the role of head of operational technology and critical infrastructure for Australia.

COMPANY NEWS: Zscaler, the leader in cloud security, and Siemens, an innovation leader in automation and digitalisation, deliver a proven solution, that combines the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange cloud security platform and Siemens' devices to help customers with operational technology (OT) infrastructures accelerate their secure digital transformation initiatives. Offered direct from Siemens, customers worldwide will be able to obtain the Zscaler Remote Access for OT alongside Siemens' flexible local processing platform Scalance LPE. The new solution enables customers to securely manage, control quality assurance, and analyse production OT infrastructures and its applications from any workplace in any location.

GUEST OPINION: Battered and bruised from the harsh realities of COVID lockdowns, Australian businesses are looking forward to what they hope will be a much better year ahead.

COMPANY NEWS: Siemens and Zscaler, the leader in cloud security, are partnering to enable customers to securely access operational technology (OT) systems and applications in the production network from the workplace – whether in the office or working remote. These new capabilities enable users to remotely manage and control quality assurance or diagnoses issues.

Brisbane-based networking and security specialist RIoT Solutions has officially opened its security operations centre (SOC).

GUEST OPINION: The unprecedented events of 2020 had a profound impact on industrial enterprises worldwide, forcing companies to rapidly pivot to a distributed workforce model. This sudden shift significantly increased reliance on remote-access connections, while accelerating digital transformation and making strong, purpose-built industrial cybersecurity increasingly essential.

SECURITY SOLUTION ANNOUNCEMENT: The founder of a new Australian-based OT cyber security consultancy has warned that security managers need to do more to protect against attacks on the nation’s critical infrastructure and industrial control systems.

SECURITY SOLUTION ANNOUNCEMENT: The founder of a new Australian-based OT cyber security consultancy has warned that security managers need to do more to protect against attacks on the nation’s critical infrastructure and industrial control systems.

SECURITY SOLUTION ANNOUNCEMENT: The founder of a new Australian-based OT cyber security consultancy has warned that security managers need to do more to protect against attacks on the nation’s critical infrastructure and industrial control systems.

A subset of data from a December 2018 survey shows that nine out of 10 companies which can be put in the operational technology sector face cyber security threats at least once in two years.