In the rapidly evolving Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and smart manufacturing landscape, network security is no longer just about preventing hacking or data breaches. How GUARD protects industrial networks.

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Environmental monitoring should be considered a foundational element of any data center management strategy.

The current landscape of industrial cybersecurity technology solutions is rapidly evolving to meet the growing complexity and scale of cyber threats in smart manufacturing. In this special report, industry experts weigh in on the current state of affairs and how networking technologies and AI are strengthening security solutions.

This article explores security risks and effective security measures in robotic control systems. It covers industrial security standards and analyzes the essential requirements to meet these standards.

Four concerns are faced by industrial networking users when implementing firewall solutions. The article highlights how next-gen industrial LAN firewalls overcome these challenges to strengthen network security and ensure uninterrupted network operation.

Industry experts provide their perspective on advances in IT-OT convergence. Key trends include innovations in network automation, software defined networking and advanced cybersecurity solutions along with hybrid cloud-edge architectures, software virtualization, containerization technologies and the impact of AI.

NOA, AAS, and Process-X not only allow for secure data exchange between OT and IT but also lay the foundation for digital collaboration between companies. Looking at specific use cases and security architectures, it becomes clear how “moonshot thinking” can also become a reality in the process industry.

As the industrial landscape continues to evolve, the convergence of IT and OT represents a fundamental shift in industrial networking. Therefore, the ability to leverage the full potential of OT networking becomes increasingly critical to operational success. The overarching goal is seamless IT/OT integration.

Collaboration to advance data management, AI and generative AI capabilities. Integration of shop floor data is made available via Siemens Industrial Edge and IT data in the Snowflake AI Data Cloud.