The world's most capable, rugged and secure
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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
Water & Wastewater
Oldsmar Water Cyber Attack: Lessons Learned
One year ago, a hacker got on the Oldsmar, Florida water control network and tried to poison the water supply. They failed, but got much too close for comfort. What have we learned?
Read More >H.R.3684: Rejuvenating the Water Infrastructure
H.R.3684, the Infrastructure and Jobs Act that President Biden signed this month, has much to offer the water and wastewater industry. This includes outright grants to upgrade aging infrastructure, which could include automation modernization as well as cyber security to prevent hacking.
Read More >Water Industry Sees Glass Half Full
Despite pandemic challenged operations, extreme weather patterns, aging infrastructure and the specter of cyber threat, the 2021 AWWA survey shows optimism among water and wastewater management.
Read More >Upgrading the Water/Wastewater Infrastructure
Restoring and replacing aging water and wastewater infrastructure continues to be job one for most American public utilities. Federal funding is available, but is it enough?
Read More >Pumping Profit: The Vital Need for Secure Remote Monitoring
Effective pump control is critical to many processes, but the further you get from your control room, the more challenging it is to optimize pump operation. Secure remote monitoring can improve productivity in some very specific ways.
Read More >OT for Resilience and Resilience for OT
The recent hacking incident at the Florida water utility brings the concept of resilience to the forefront, but it had […]
Read More >Water Industry Gets a Cyber Wakeup Call
The Florida water plant that was the subject of a cyber-attack last week may have dodged a bullet, but it […]
Read More >Understanding and Managing ICS Cyber Security Threats to U.S. Water and Wastewater Utilities
“Government intelligence confirms the water and wastewater sector is under a direct threat as part of a foreign government’s multistage […]
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 >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 >Hackers Knew How to Target PLCs in Israel Water Facility Attacks (SecurityWeek Article)
Israeli authorities have instructed wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, sewage facilities, and other organizations in the country’s water sector to […]
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 >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 >Fast Track to Real-Time Monitoring
An August Storm Water Solutions story about how the City of Lynchburg, Virginia implemented a public information system, exemplifies the […]
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 >Why One Automation End User Chose Bedrock OSA® Remote
We asked one of the first people to order a Bedrock OSA® Remote what he was hoping to get from […]
Read More >SECURE THE SYSTEM: Approaches to security for OPC UA SCADA systems
In his March feature for Water & Wastes Digest Chris Harlow explains how Open Secure Automation enables Secure OPC UA. […]
Read More >Hackers Target Utility Control Systems
U.S government officials are urging water utilities to pay more attention to the rising threat of cyber attack. Recent discovery […]
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 >Affordably Refreshing Your Water District’s Process Control Webinar (Previously Recorded)
Implementing Powerful, Open, and Secure SCADA on a Budget Watch Albert Rooyakkers, CEO of Bedrock Automation, and Don Pearson, […]
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 >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 >Making a Difference for Arkansas Utilities
This short video highlights use case details from two recent Bedrock installations. Featured in the video are Dee Brown, […]
Read More >Bedrock Control System Provides Cyber Secure SCADA RTU Platform for Clarksville Light and Water
San Jose, Cal. Sept. 21, 2016 — Bedrock Automation, today announced that Clarksville Light & Water (CLW), of Clarksville, Arkansas, […]
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 >Arkansas Water Utility Upgrades to Cyber Secure Bedrock Universal Control System
San Jose, Cal. – March 23, 2016 – Bedrock Automation announced today that the Russellville, Arkansas Water and Sewer System […]
Read More >Cyber Attacks Pose Great Threat to Water/Wastewater Facilities
Cyber security specialists from the Department of Homeland Security say that cyber attacks pose a greater threat to water and […]
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 […]
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