Our products and services meet the highest quality requirements. That’s why we take security into account even during product development. However, security gaps in software cannot be 100 % avoided, so we take any reports of possible weaknesses very seriously. This is the only way we can keep the very high quality level of our products. The Pilz PSIRT issues security advisories to provide recommendations for action that can be used to remedy weaknesses. http://www.pilz.com
Industrial security describes the protection of production and industrial plants from faults, whether intentional or unintentional. Security used to be the task of information technology (IT) in the form of IT security. Today, production and industrial plants are also highly interconnected using information technology. It is easier for attackers to intrude into automation and control systems, manipulate them and even compromise safety (machinery safety). This means that staff who are not IT experts have to deal with potential hazards. Industrial security deals with the security of control networks in production and industrial plants in factory automation and process control.
Because security is not a physical parameter but rather a “moving target”, the measures against cyber threats must be updated constantly. The responsibility for this primarily lies with plant operators, for whom data security also means protection of their investment. As a general rule of thumb, all devices that have an Ethernet connection can be considered at risk.