Discussing why pipeline companies might want to design SCADA systems for maintainability, he says, “Missed alarms and downtime can easily lead to spills that cost over $30,000 per barrel of oil in a ...

Being at the heart of an operation's data visualization, control and reporting for operational improvements, HMI/SCADA systems have received a great deal of attention, especially due to various cyber ...

The ease with which TCP/IP enables one to connect networks has been a huge boon for the power generation industry. Far-flung operations can be hooked up to the network and controlled remotely. And ...

Jan Van Den Bossche highlights how the adoption of standardised open communication protocols and low-code tools has affected the role of SCADA software in industrial environments.

The EU's cyber security Agency ENISA released a white paper today, giving recommendations regarding prevention and preparedness for an agile and integrated response to cyber security attacks and ...

If you think database patching is onerous and fraught with risk, then try patching a SCADA system that's running a power plant. With post-Stuxnet paranoia pressuring major SCADA vendors like Siemens ...