Rockwell Automation takes over Avnet

Rockwell Automation has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Israeli cybersecurity provider Avnet Data Security.
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Rockwell Automation has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Israeli cybersecurity provider Avnet Data Security.

Forge Cybersecurity Platform, the new software platform from Honeywell, has been developed for the cybersecurity of asset-intensive companies and critical infrastructures. The platform is available in three versions.

CEO fraud: CEO fraud enters the next round. In addition to emails, perpetrators are now using voice impersonation and artificial intelligence to obtain millions of euros. How the method works and what companies can do.

Do you remember Stuxnet? In 2010, the computer worm that was specially developed for Siemens Simatic S7 and was intended to sabotage the Iranian nuclear program caused quite a stir.


The safety solution provider HIMA Paul Hildebrandt and the IT security specialist Genua presented a remote maintenance solution for industrial systems at the SPS trade fair.
Old systems are increasingly being made Industry 4.0-capable. They are often in operation for longer than there are security updates for the antivirus agent. If this support ends and updates are no longer provided, the devices are inadequately protected. An endpoint security device from Forcepoint, which is connected in front of the system, provides protection as a "virtual shield".

Paddy Francis is CTO of Airbus CyberSecurity. Andreas Mühlbauer spoke to him about the threats posed to industrial companies by cyber attacks, the security of cloud systems and the possibilities and chances of success of defense strategies.

Wibu-Systems, together with the Blanco Group and Wickert Maschinenbau, received the 2019 Global Foreign Trade Award at an awards ceremony on October 16.