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What if getting phished could kill you? - Hashed Out by The SSL Store™
What if getting phished could kill you? - Hashed Out by The SSL Store™

Triton Malware is designed with “a blatant, flat-out intent to hurt people.” 91% of cyber attacks start with an email. And while that, in itself, is a worrisome statistic, the...
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The Value of Safety Instrumented Systems - Chemical Engineering
The Value of Safety Instrumented Systems - Chemical Engineering

A safety instrumented system (SIS) is important to ensure the safe operation of a plant. The SIS requires up-to-date sensors — recent developments in vortex flowmeters are presented here
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Oil & Gas Cybersecurity and Process Safety Converge Thanks to TRITON - Security Boulevard
Oil & Gas Cybersecurity and Process Safety Converge Thanks to TRITON - Security Boulevard

Thanks to TRITON, the Oil and Gas industry became ground zero for the convergence of SIS process safety and ICS cybersecurity. Read on to learn why a unified approach to monitoring control system and process safety assets is now mission critical, and what steps you can take to strengthen security. The post Oil & Gas…
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Nigel Stanley, TÜV Rheinland: Exploring differences in IT and OT to get cybersecurity right in industrial systems
Nigel Stanley, TÜV Rheinland: Exploring differences in IT and OT to get cybersecurity right in industrial systems

The Triton malware attack on petrochemical plants in the Middle East in 2017 led to serious repercussions for anyone working in industrial environments.
IoT Tech News IoT Tech News
Safety & Security – The last line of defence is restored
Safety & Security – The last line of defence is restored

Safety in process plants extends to mitigating the effect of any plant failure. Considerable efforts are made to protect people, the environment and plant assets from damage caused by the plant. Safety is a balance between the residual risk of damage and the effort being taken to reduce such risk. In this article, Dr. Alexander…
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Interior hands out nearly 1,700 waivers to offshore drilling safety rules
Interior hands out nearly 1,700 waivers to offshore drilling safety rules

The most common waivers were those that allowed the companies to sidestep tighter rules for blowout preventers.
POLITICO POLITICO
Manufacturers Can Make Safety a Profit Center | Automation World
Manufacturers Can Make Safety a Profit Center | Automation World

Schneider Electric outlines how the soon-to-be announced Safety Advisor technology, based on Triconex and EcoStruxure, will create a “profitable...
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IIoT Gets Applied to Safety | Automation World
IIoT Gets Applied to Safety | Automation World

With Safety Advisor, Schneider Electric provides a cloud-based platform to aggregate real-time data, analytics and insights from multiple sites...
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Petroleum Refineries: Beware the Wild RAGAGEP
Petroleum Refineries: Beware the Wild RAGAGEP

Commission finds OSHA’s Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Principles standard is inadequate.
EHS Today EHS Today
Securing the Industrial Internet of Things in OT Networks
Securing the Industrial Internet of Things in OT Networks

The challenge is that today’s digital marketplace requires organizations to respond faster to consumer demands than traditional OT processes can deliver.
CSO Online CSO Online
Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading
Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading

The rogue code can disable safety systems designed to prevent catastrophic industrial accidents. It was discovered in the Middle East, but the hackers behind it are now targeting companies in North America and other parts of the world, too.
MIT Technology Review MIT Technology Review
Limits of LOPA
Limits of LOPA

Limitations and misuse of layers of protection analysis
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