http://www.che.com Chemical Engineering en-us 2013 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:12:43 EDT Five new EZ-Light high-intensity indicators have been introduced to provide clear, long-range visibility in intense sunlight or brightly... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/plant_security/9801.html Mon, 1 Oct 2012 0:00:00 EDT The Japan Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA; Japan;  www.ipa.go.jp) has entered into a formal collaboration agreement with the ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISCI; Research Triangle Park, N. Carolina; www.isasecure.org) to facilitate adoption of the ISASecure industrial automation... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/plant_security/9725.html Mon, 10 Sep 2012 0:00:00 EDT It was clear at the recent Chemical Sector Security Summit (Baltimore, Md., July 31-Aug. 1) that awareness of and activity in security for the chemical process industries (CPI) are growing. The annual summit, now in its sixth year, was held at its largest venue ever and brought together about 650 participants from industry, academia and the government to network with other security professionals, share best practices and learn more about chemical security regulations. One of the strong messages from this summit, as well as from additional sources, is that more attention than ever before is being given to cybersecurity of industrial control systems.... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/plant_security/9655.html Sat, 1 Sep 2012 0:00:00 EDT Control and automation in the chemical process industries (CPI) have evolved by leaps and bounds over the past century, bringing along a host of benefits. As a result, today’s state-of-the-art facilities are more in line with business objectives, less prone to unplanned shutdowns and better able to... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/plant_security/9267.html Tue, 1 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT Last month, this company released its new Tofino Scada Security Simulator (TSSS), part of the Tofino Industrial Security Solution. The product is a complete control system in a box, designed to demonstrate... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/plant_security/8655.html Tue, 1 Nov 2011 0:00:00 EDT There was a time, not long ago, when most groups responsible for industrial control systems (ICS) in the chemical process industries (CPI) were not much worried about security. They had their firewalls in place and their remote access servers, and overall that worked for them. Rarely, a virus would sneak in and usually do little damage. The affected computers would need to be shut down and cleaned out, but this could often be done without even scheduling a shutdown of the process. Now, however, malware has become much more sophisticated, and all users of industrial control systems need to be aware of the threats. A basic understanding of cybersecurity can be helpful in keeping control systems secure. This article describes concepts such as “defense-in-depth,” as well as emerging practices in this field.... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/plant_security/8095.html Wed, 1 Jun 2011 0:00:00 EDT Question:  What standard, guideline or regulation should I use to create a cybersecurity program, or should I wait until a standard is finalized? Answer:  Waiting until a cybersecurity standard is explicitly selected, accepted and enforced is a mistake for two very good reasons.  First, a security program is much more social and cultural than technical. One thing we’ve learned... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/plant_security/8050.html Thu, 19 May 2011 0:00:00 EDT This firm has released a new loadable security module (LSM) for its Tofino Industrial Security Solution that discovers and identifies what devices are on the network and creates the firewall rules to control the traffic flowing... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/plant_security/6513.html Mon, 28 Mar 2011 0:00:00 EDT AC2000 Lite is the latest addition to this firm’s AC2000 product family. The feature-rich, affordable integrated security management system controls up to 128 doors and... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/plant_security/6618.html Mon, 28 Mar 2011 0:00:00 EDT Used with the CEM AC2000 range of security-management systems, the S610f fingerprint reader controls access to restricted areas where an additional biometric layer of security is required. Featuring a... http://www.che.com/environmental_health_and_safety/plant_and_personnel_safety/plant_security/6710.html Mon, 28 Mar 2011 0:00:00 EDT