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September 28, 2020
Robert Bergman
“Government intelligence confirms the water and wastewater sector is under a direct threat as part of a foreign government’s multistage […]
August 27, 2020
Robert Bergman
The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have urged critical infrastructure facilities to take […]
August 27, 2020
Robert Bergman
A second bit of ransomware code designed to target industrial control systems has emerged. Similar to the Megacortex malware that […]
August 27, 2020
Robert Bergman
Accenture has published its 2020 Cybersecurity Resilience Report based on its survey of 4,644 executives in 24 industries. Although few […]
August 20, 2020
Robert Bergman
The US Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Administration (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security have issued advisory guidance on ensuring […]
August 4, 2020
Robert Bergman
The CISA, the FBI, and the DoD have issued a malware report warning about the dangerous new TAIDOOR malware variant. […]
July 31, 2020
Robert Bergman
A recent study from Rystad Energy Group estimates that automation and digitalization can save upstream operators $100 billion in the […]
July 31, 2020
Robert Bergman
Writing in a recent issue of helpnetsecurity.com, SCADAfence CEO Elad Ben-Meir calls attention to a significant drawback of bolt-on industrial […]
July 31, 2020
Robert Bergman
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) sets $37 a barrel as the best possible oil price by the end of 2020. […]
June 25, 2020
Robert Bergman
Bedrock Automation is announcing that the OT cyber security resources developed over the past few months are now available for […]
June 25, 2020
Robert Bergman
“Trust everyone — but cut the cards,” is essentially the premise of Zero Trust cyber security. Zero Trust assumes that […]
June 25, 2020
Robert Bergman
As countries, states and businesses begin to reopen, we do so with cause and some anticipation. Deloitte & Touche explores […]
June 18, 2020
Robert Bergman
In a recent Automation.com editorial, editor Bill Lydon calls for increased vendor compliance and certification to open interoperable programming standards. He writes: “Regardless […]
June 5, 2020
Robert Bergman
Uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) are evolving to deliver the high continuity needed in the digital age and battery technology is […]
May 28, 2020
Robert Bergman
If you have ever had doubts that electronic component counterfeiting is real, this 2017 article on the website Ataviat will […]
May 28, 2020
Robert Bergman
On May 1, 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency with respect to the threat to the U.S. bulk-power systems […]
April 28, 2020
Robert Bergman
Power supplies are emerging as a significant source of vulnerability to cyberattack. Cyber security experts at the Department of Homeland […]
March 24, 2020
Robert Bergman
Remote possibilities Companies with geographically dispersed operations, such as upstream and midstream oil and gas facilities, can benefit from […]
March 3, 2020
Robert Bergman
A Control Magazine exclusive announces the availability of two new Bedrock products: OSA +Flow and OSA Remote +Flow. Read how […]
February 24, 2020
Shawn Bellamy
Small discrepancies in custody transfer calculation can make a big difference on the bottom line of an oil & gas […]
January 27, 2020
Robert Bergman
Recent data collected in relation to the Future Midstream Automation Conference indicates that midstream companies are upping their spending on […]
January 27, 2020
Robert Bergman
In a recent Dark Reading feature, Kelly Higgins Jackson describes how cyber threats to aging industrial operational technology have advanced […]
December 16, 2019
Albert Rooyakkers
Dr. Rida Hamza, VP, Critical Infrastructure Protection at the global engineering firm Parsons, sees the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) […]
December 16, 2019
Robert Bergman
It’s that time of the year and everybody is making predictions. IoT World Today has joined in the crystal gazing, […]
December 16, 2019
Robert Bergman
Applied Risk, a Netherlands-based engineering firm specializing in cyber security for operational technology, has developed a report on The State of […]
November 22, 2019
Robert Bergman
In response to the growing threats posed to U.S. industrial firms by data breaches, ransomware and other malicious cyber activity, […]
November 22, 2019
Robert Bergman
If any of today’s large vendors of automation systems offer cyber security protection, odds are good that it has been […]
October 30, 2019
Robert Bergman
If you thought that hacking into an electronic manufacturer’s component supply chain required a fab of one’s own, think again. […]
October 30, 2019
Albert Rooyakkers
In May of 2018, Control Design printed an interesting reader comment trail discussing the benefits of open computing. It consisted […]
September 19, 2019
Albert Rooyakkers
Although Bedrock is known for its unrivaled intrinsic cybersecurity, the following other intrinsic features can make it your best friend […]
September 19, 2019
Robert Bergman
While the debate about the causes and treatments of climate change rages on, few people doubt that weather patterns are […]
September 17, 2019
Robert Bergman
Bedrock has recently released a new Service Pack in support of the August 2019 release of our free Engineering Software […]
August 29, 2019
Robert Bergman
In the run-up to the forthcoming Future Well Site Automation Summit (Sept. 12, Houston) the organizers surveyed 120 automation leaders, […]
August 29, 2019
Robert Bergman
An August Storm Water Solutions story about how the City of Lynchburg, Virginia implemented a public information system, exemplifies the […]
August 20, 2019
Craig Allen
Bedrock Automation has recently released the improved Bedrock IDE 1.10. Amongst its many new features is a completely redesigned Device […]
July 30, 2019
Albert Rooyakkers
Although 50% of the respondents to a 2019 SANS report on OT/ ICS cyber security rate threats high or critical, […]
July 30, 2019
Robert Bergman
Applying information technology (IT) to operational technology (OT) is essential to realizing the promise of industrial digitalization, but with it […]
July 1, 2019
Sam Galpin
Intrinsic cybersecurity, open standards and Moore’s law have converged to enable a new era of wellsite productivity improvement. Petroleum […]
June 27, 2019
Robert Bergman
More proof that the instrumentation and control industry is concerned about supply chain security is evident in the fact that […]
June 27, 2019
Albert Rooyakkers
On the heels of its recent delineation of key components of the critical infrastructure, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]
June 27, 2019
Sam Galpin
Bedrock Automation anticipated the possibility of supply chain counterfeiting and contamination when we designed the system five years ago and […]
May 1, 2019
Sam Galpin
How to obtain the cost and performance benefits of open technology without exposure to cyberattack Control systems change slowly. […]
February 4, 2019
Robert Bergman
San Jose, Calif. – February 4, 2019 – Bedrock Automation, the world leader in Open Secure Automation (OSA®), has announced […]
January 29, 2019
Robert Bergman
San Jose, Calif. – January 29, 2019 – Bedrock Automation announced today that Temblor Petroleum is implementing Bedrock® Open Secure […]
September 16, 2018
Robert Bergman
FOLSOM, CAL. – Sept. 17, 2018 – At this year’s Inductive Automation Ignition Community Conference (ICC), Bedrock Automation is demonstrating commercially available […]
September 9, 2018
Robert Bergman
Traditional SCADA systems on which many pipeline operators rely for operational control are vulnerable in at least three main areas: […]
September 9, 2018
Robert Bergman
With our SCADA solutions partner, Induction Automation, Bedrock Automation recently presented the webinar that focused on how industrial organizations decrease their security […]
July 18, 2018
Robert Bergman
San Jose, Calif. – July 18, 2018 – Bedrock Automation, maker of the Bedrock® Open Secure Automation (OSA®) system, has […]
July 18, 2018
Robert Bergman
We asked one of our strategic high-tech distributors what was driving his customers’ strong interest in the Bedrock OSA® Remote. […]
April 9, 2018
Robert Bergman
In his March feature for Water & Wastes Digest Chris Harlow explains how Open Secure Automation enables Secure OPC UA. […]
February 12, 2018
Robert Bergman
San Jose, Calif. – February 12, 2018 – As part of their participation at the ARC Conference, Bedrock Automation has […]
February 8, 2018
Robert Bergman
Though IT and software-based approaches to industrial cybersecurity will continue to be critical aspects of automation system security, embedded firmware-based […]
February 5, 2018
Robert Bergman
Leading SCADA Software Vendors Commit to Using Specification to Deliver Bedrock Open Secure Automation (OSA®) Solutions San Jose, Calif. […]
February 2, 2018
Robert Bergman
ARC update on Bedrock Automation ARC Advisory Group has just published its second report on Bedrock Automation’s progress in […]
January 16, 2018
Robert Bergman
San Jose, Cal. – January 16, 2018 – Bedrock Automation, the maker of the world’s first Open Secure Automation (OSA®) […]
December 19, 2017
Robert Bergman
ICS vendors are traditionally large firms that are established in their ways of operation. At present, there is a certain […]
December 19, 2017
Robert Bergman
San Jose, Cal. – December 19, 2017 – Bedrock Automation, manufacturer of the world’s first industrial control system with layered […]
December 18, 2017
Robert Bergman
It was only a matter of time. “Triton” has emerged as third computer virus discovered to date that is capable […]
November 2, 2017
Robert Bergman
David Greenfield, editor of Automation World,in his recent article Industrial Cybersecurity Explosion, emphasizes that manufacturers must stop ignoring or downplaying […]
September 27, 2017
Robert Bergman
Gary Mintchell, a long standing, well-respected editorial force in Industrial Automation, met Bedrock’s CEO at the recent Inductive Automation conference […]
July 20, 2017
Robert Bergman
Bedrock Automation’s niche in the industrial control market has been made on building a unique, industrial strength, secure system that […]
July 6, 2017
Robert Bergman
This Automation World article explores the challenges faced by other ICS vendors as they try to play catch up using […]
June 23, 2017
Robert Bergman
Whether criminal or state sponsored, the relentless drum beat of cyber attacks continues to build in intensity and severity. Honda […]
June 14, 2017
Robert Bergman
“Industroyer” is customizable malware designed with an obvious knowledge of industrial control systems. It can be used to attack any […]
May 18, 2017
Robert Bergman
Implementing Powerful, Open, and Secure SCADA on a Budget Watch Albert Rooyakkers, CEO of Bedrock Automation, and Don Pearson, […]
May 3, 2017
Robert Bergman
San Jose, Calif. – May 3, 2017 – Bedrock Automation has announced that its Secure Control and Communications (SCC) controller […]
April 24, 2017
Robert Bergman
This recent article featured on Virusguides.com bring awareness to a new and troubling Ransomware known as ClearEnergy.
April 12, 2017
Robert Bergman
A recent Ponemon Institute study stated a majority of respondents (68%) had at least one security compromise in the past […]
March 20, 2017
Robert Bergman
Bedrock Engineering Manager Gary Pratt discusses the application flexibility of the IEC 61131-3 in this piece featured in Control Engineering […]
February 7, 2017
San Jose, Calif. – February 7, 2017 – Bedrock Automation announced newly upgraded control system firmware that extends its intrinsic […]
February 1, 2017
San Jose, Cal. – January 31, 2017 – Bedrock Automation, maker of the world’s first Open Secure Automation (OSA®) platform […]
December 21, 2016
Albert Rooyakkers
A good summary article, enterprise focused, but some sound advice for ICS, including a great cyber security one-liner: “Ask your […]
December 21, 2016
Robert Bergman
In the wake of recent news regarding cyber security and US Elections, comes a timely article from Control Magazine entitled […]
December 20, 2016
Robert Bergman
This short video highlights use case details from two recent Bedrock installations. Featured in the video are Dee Brown, […]
November 23, 2016
Robert Bergman
You don’t have to be IoT-ish to love cybersecurity. Maybe not loving security, but loving the feeling of being secure […]
November 16, 2016
Robert Bergman
It’s always nice when industry insiders, that have followed this market for years, echo your “raison d’etre” in their own […]
November 1, 2016
San Jose, Cal. – Nov. 01, 2016 – Bedrock Automation has extended cyber security to serial communications with a new […]
September 22, 2016
A study recently conducted by Dimensional Research for Tripwire, Inc., quoted the Department of Homeland Security, as stating that the […]
September 13, 2016
At Bedrock, we believe that embedded, hardware-based authentication is the best defense possible when it comes to plant OT assets. […]
September 13, 2016
Built to Last a Lifetime and Deliver on the IIoT Promise San Jose, Calif. – Sept 13, 2016 – […]
August 25, 2016
ARC Advisory Group’s “Manufacturing Operations Technology Viewpoints” blog has a nice write up about out Tesla Coil video, released on […]
August 24, 2016
San Jose, Calif. – August 24, 2016 – On the heels of achieving compliance with Military Standard 461 (MIL-STD-461F) and […]
August 8, 2016
This article from SecureList takes a look at the cybersecurity threats in industrial control. Their research provides an overview of […]
July 15, 2016
This article from Control Design explores why commercially available security technology for remote access hasn’t been employed and why the […]
July 15, 2016
On August 15, 2012, a mysterious self-replicating virus struck Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company. The cyber attack wiped […]
July 1, 2016
Albert Rooyakkers
San Jose, Calif. – June 29, 2016 – Bedrock Automation (bedrockautomation.com) has announced that its Bedrock® Open Secure Automation (OSA®) […]
March 15, 2016
David Morris
This is a good read to get a technical understanding of the Ukraine cyber attack. Investigators have figured out all […]
January 31, 2016
Robert Bergman
San Jose, Calif. – The subscribers to Plant Engineering magazine have selected the Bedrock® industrial control system from Bedrock Automation […]
January 22, 2016
Robert Bergman
San Jose, Calif. – Bedrock Automation has introduced a cyber secure, standalone Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for industrial control system […]
January 7, 2016
Robert Bergman
In this article in ISA’s Intech Magazine, our CTO and VP, Engineering Albert Rooyakkers explains why ICS cyber security must […]
November 16, 2015
Joe Weiss, ISA Fellow and author of Protecting Industrial Control Systems From Electronic Threats, wrote about Bedrock in his recent […]
May 20, 2015
Robert Bergman
After seeing our system at ARC Forum, Food Engineering magazine interviewed Bob Honor and Albert Rooyakkers. Please read the interview which […]
March 20, 2015
Robert Bergman
A recent story in Control Engineering magazine says that it is not a matter of IF a major security incident […]
March 13, 2015
This article on the potential implications of a toy being a dangerous device when connected to the internet illustrates graphically […]
November 4, 2014
Robert Bergman
The “Unfettered” blog is written by Control Systems Cybersecurity Expert, Joseph M. Weiss. Mr. Weiss is an international authority on […]
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