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Vulnerabilities Found By Luigi Auriemma

by Bill Fester on March 26, 2011

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Below is the specific link to Luigi Auriemma’s website which explains in detail the security issues and vulnerabilities not simply with the Siemens FactoryLink software, but also with Iconics, Datak, and 7 Technologies software. (from Luigi Auriemma’s site: http://aluigi.altervista.org/) Vulnerabilities in Siemens Tecnomatix FactoryLink 8.0.1.1473 (SCADA) 21 Mar 2011: adv1 – adv2 – adv3 – […]

More info on SCADA attack vulnerabilities

by Bill Fester on March 24, 2011

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(From IT Business Edge) Posted by Kara Reeder Mar 24, 2011 10:20:12 AM According to InformationWeek, security researcher Luigi Auriemma has released detailed proof-of-concept attacks for 35 vulnerabilities in supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA).   CRN reports that the flaws impact Siemens Tecnomatix FactoryLink 8.0.1.1473, Iconics GENESIS32 9.21 and GENESIS64 10.51, 7-Technologies IGSS […]

Attack Code for SCADA Vulnerabilities Released Online By Kim Zetter (from Wired Magazine) The security of critical infrastructure is in the spotlight again this week after a researcher released attack code that can exploit several vulnerabilities found in systems used at oil-, gas- and water-management facilities, as well as factories, around the world. The 34 […]

DCS and PLC/SCADA – a comparison in use

by Bill Fester on March 22, 2011

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It may surprise you to know that PLC, HMI and SCADA implementations today are consistently proving more expensive than DCS for the same process or batch application. DCS and PLC/SCADA – a comparison in use (from Control Engineering magazine)  

Engineers Empowered for Maximum Productivity

by Bill Fester on March 19, 2011

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Engineers Empowered for Maximum Productivity Object Architecture Makes It Possible to Implement Seamlessly Integrated Production Systems The ability of one’s automation architecture to readily enable seamless integration rests in no small part on making the necessary engineering tasks easier to do. Rather than custom-coding an interface between two applications, why not drag-and-drop the needed data […]

Four new Ovation systems for China

by Bill Fester on March 18, 2011

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Emerson To Supply Control Technology For Four New Westinghouse Nuclear Reactors In China   AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Westinghouse Electric Company has awarded Emerson Process Management, an Emerson (NYSE: EMR) business, contracts totaling approximately US$17 million to supply its Ovation™ expert control technology at four new Westinghouse AP1000™ nuclear reactors in China. The award continues a long […]

What Stuxnet Means for the Process Industry

by Bill Fester on March 17, 2011

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http://www.ctoedge.com/content/what-stuxnet-means-process-industry Eddy Willems The recent Stuxnet and Aurora attacks have shown us that malware development has become a professional job. These threats targeting the process industry were written by highly intelligent developers, financed by huge investors and possibly even by governments.

Remote Wind Energy SCADA Control System

by Bill Fester on March 15, 2011

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Remote Wind Energy SCADA Control System By Harm Toren At Iberdrola Renewables, (www.iberdrolarenewables.us/) our National Control Center is professionally staffed 24/7/365 performing operations, energy management, scheduling and generation dispatch functions. This helps us to better manage risks and uncertainty while fulfilling energy requirements with sustainable and clean power.

SCADA for Surge Control

by Bill Fester on March 15, 2011

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http://www.controlglobal.com/articles/2011/SCADA1103.html   Using a SCADA Network to Handle Surge Control in Gas Suppression Systems in Pipelines   By Ahmed Hafaifa, Attia Daoudi and Mouloud Guemana The most efficient operation of gas and oil installations is subject to many technical and economic constraints. Certain installations cannot stop functioning without incurring enormous financial losses, but technical defects can […]

Project Specialist

by Bill Fester on March 3, 2011

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33 years of engineering design and implementation in the petro-chemical, chemical, pulp & paper, plastics, offshore, refining, rubber, robotics and pharmaceutical industries. Assigned responsibility levels have been: Instrument/Project Engineer, Construction Supervisor and Project Manager with proven performance at all assigned levels. Abilities demonstrated are: multi-tasking, managing uncompleted projects to conclusion, equipment specification, development of logic […]