The world's most capable, rugged and secure
industrial control system...
Introducing Bedrock OSA® Remote
- Intrinsically-secure PLC and RTU control
- 10 or 20 channels of universal I/O
- Free IEC 61131-3 engineering software
- -40ºC to +80ºC temperature range
- Rugged, all-metal case 5.4 in x 8.9 in x 2.3 in
Oil & Gas
Upstream Oil & Gas Assets that Need Secure Remote Monitoring
Surely, all upstream oil & gas production assets could benefit from low-cost remote monitoring, but one supplier of asset management […]
Read More >Open Secure Automation Increases Efficiency over 50% at Remote Fracking Sites
Fracking uses highly pressurized water, mud and sand to fracture shale until it releases the oil or gas trapped within […]
Read More >It’s a New World, Does Your Oil & Gas Flow Computer Know That?
The following is an excerpt from the recent Bedrock/Global Spec webinar It’s a New World, Does Your Oil & Gas […]
Read More >U.S. Security Agencies Warn of Cyber Attack Threats to Unauthenticated PLCs and other OT
The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have urged critical infrastructure facilities to take […]
Read More >US CISA Issues Advisory for Ensuring That Essential IT and OT Workers Have Access to Facilities
The US Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Administration (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security have issued advisory guidance on ensuring […]
Read More >Driving Costs out of Upstream Oil & Gas Operations with Open Secure Automation
A recent study from Rystad Energy Group estimates that automation and digitalization can save upstream operators $100 billion in the […]
Read More >Is there life after $30 oil?
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) sets $37 a barrel as the best possible oil price by the end of 2020. […]
Read More >Cut the cards: Zero Trust in the Critical Infrastructure.
“Trust everyone — but cut the cards,” is essentially the premise of Zero Trust cyber security. Zero Trust assumes that […]
Read More >It’s Just a Power Supply. What Could Possibly go Wrong?
Power supplies are emerging as a significant source of vulnerability to cyberattack. Cyber security experts at the Department of Homeland […]
Read More >Remote Monitoring Comes of Age
Remote possibilities Companies with geographically dispersed operations, such as upstream and midstream oil and gas facilities, can benefit from the […]
Read More >Ransomware Leads to Pipeline Shutdown
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed last month that unknown entities had launched a cyberattack on the […]
Read More >Review: The New Bedrock OSA +Flow Digital Flow Computer
Why I’m excited about the New OSA® +Flow solution from Bedrock Automation Shawn Bellamy, G&C Optimization Each year, […]
Read More >Flow Computing Goes Digital
Small discrepancies in custody transfer calculation can make a big difference on the bottom line of an oil & gas […]
Read More >VIDEO: Remote Bump-less Firmware Upgrades. Anytime. Anywhere.
For Automation World magazine, Bedrock Automation experts demonstrate how firmware updates to the Bedrock Open Secure Automation platform can be […]
Read More >VIDEO: Digital Oil & Gas Flow Computing and Control up Close
At ARC Industry Forum 2020, Automation World asked Bedrock Automation founder and CEO Albert Rooyakkers to describe how the new […]
Read More >Study Results: Midstream Automation Trends
Recent data collected in relation to the Future Midstream Automation Conference indicates that midstream companies are upping their spending on […]
Read More >Industrial Control Systems as Weapons
In a recent Dark Reading feature, Kelly Higgins Jackson describes how cyber threats to aging industrial operational technology have advanced […]
Read More >Extracting Value from Smart Infrastructure
Dr. Rida Hamza, VP, Critical Infrastructure Protection at the global engineering firm Parsons, sees the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) […]
Read More >Building on Bedrock – Your Foul Weather Friend
Although Bedrock is known for its unrivaled intrinsic cybersecurity, the following other intrinsic features can make it your best friend […]
Read More >Well Site Teams Discuss Automation Plans
In the run-up to the forthcoming Future Well Site Automation Summit (Sept. 12, Houston) the organizers surveyed 120 automation leaders, […]
Read More >Securing The Digital Oil Field
Intrinsic cybersecurity, open standards and Moore’s law have converged to enable a new era of wellsite productivity improvement. Petroleum […]
Read More >P&GJ Article: Securing Open SCADA Systems for Pipeline Operations
Traditional SCADA systems on which many pipeline operators rely for operational control are vulnerable in at least three main areas: […]
Read More >Webinar Recording: Open and Secure SCADA: Efficient and Economical Control, Without the Risk
With our SCADA solutions partner, Induction Automation, Bedrock Automation recently presented the webinar that focused on how industrial organizations decrease their security […]
Read More >Enhanced Security and Performance for Remote Site Automation
We asked one of our strategic high-tech distributors what was driving his customers’ strong interest in the Bedrock OSA® Remote. […]
Read More >Cybersecurity in the 21st Century
ICS vendors are traditionally large firms that are established in their ways of operation. At present, there is a certain […]
Read More >Hackers halt plant operations in watershed cyber attack
It was only a matter of time. “Triton” has emerged as third computer virus discovered to date that is capable […]
Read More >Industrial Cybersecurity Explosion
David Greenfield, editor of Automation World,in his recent article Industrial Cybersecurity Explosion, emphasizes that manufacturers must stop ignoring or downplaying […]
Read More >ClearEnergy Ransomware Targets Critical Infrastructure, SCADA and Industrial Control Systems
This recent article featured on Virusguides.com bring awareness to a new and troubling Ransomware known as ClearEnergy.
Read More >U.S. Oil and Gas: Serious Security Concerns Abound
A recent Ponemon Institute study stated a majority of respondents (68%) had at least one security compromise in the past […]
Read More >Bedrock® Open Secure Automation™ Platform Upgrade Extends Intrinsic Cyber Security to Networks, IIoT and Third-Party Applications
San Jose, Calif. – February 7, 2017 – Bedrock Automation announced newly upgraded control system firmware that extends its intrinsic […]
Read More >Energy Sector Faces More Cyber Attacks Than Any Other Industry
A study recently conducted by Dimensional Research for Tripwire, Inc., quoted the Department of Homeland Security, as stating that the […]
Read More >Cyber Security Means Protecting Assets from Remote-Access Threats
At Bedrock, we believe that embedded, hardware-based authentication is the best defense possible when it comes to plant OT assets. […]
Read More >ARC Weighs in on Our Tesla Coil Video
ARC Advisory Group’s “Manufacturing Operations Technology Viewpoints” blog has a nice write up about out Tesla Coil video, released on […]
Read More >Cyber Security Concerns Need to be Addressed Before Connecting Industrial Assets
This article from Control Design explores why commercially available security technology for remote access hasn’t been employed and why the […]
Read More >The Bedrock® Control System Wins a 2015 Plant Engineering Magazine Product of the Year Award
San Jose, Calif. – The subscribers to Plant Engineering magazine have selected the Bedrock® industrial control system from Bedrock Automation […]
Read More >It Is a Matter of When a Major Cyber Security Incident Will Happen
A recent story in Control Engineering magazine says that it is not a matter of IF a major security incident […]
Read More >Energy Sector Leads in Cyber Attacks
A new report from the US Department for Homeland Security says that the Energy sector tops the list of US […]
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