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Winner of the 2022, 2023 & 2024 Apex Awards of Excellence for Best Podcast. Join Executive Editor Theresa Houck for Automation Chat, where she talks with industrial automation leaders, executives, and practitioners for their insights about technologies and trends affecting manufacturing and industrial automation professionals. Published by The Journal From Rockwell Automation and Our PartnerNetwork magazine (http://rok.auto/thejournal). We chat about digital transformation, analytics and information management, networks & security, motion control, motor, drivess & electrical systems, workforce challenges, business challenges, robotics, CPG and food & beverage, and more. And get your family-friendly, silly Joke of the Day.
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Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
This is a special encore presentation of our #3 most popular episode of 2024!
As advancements in cybersecurity have improved detection and response capabilities, managing the immense amounts of data required by AI-based cyber solutions remains a challenge. So, in this episode, we chat about how edge computing can enhance cybersecurity. Executive Editor Theresa Houck is joined by Valerie Schneider, Business Development Manager and Mike Wurster, Director of Strategic Alliances with Stratus Technologies to discuss:
- The biggest cyberthreats facing manufacturers & producers.
- How industrial firms can deal with these cyberthreats.
- How AI can be integrated with existing OT security technologies & processes to provide a comprehensive Defense-in-Depth strategy.
- How AI can enhance threat detection & response in OT environments.
- Best practices for improving cybersecurity.
- How edge computing & virtualization let users consolidate multiple applications on a single platform, allowing cybersecurity protocols to integrate with applications like HMI, SCADA, MES and batching.
- How to balance security measures with usability & productivity.
- Steps for improving OT cybersecurity without significant investment or disruption to operations.
You can also watch their discussion on YouTube at https://youtu.be/0kQ1c3z36MM.
Resources from this episode:
- Stratus & Rockwell Automation Partnership: “Together, Simplifying Edge Computing for the Connected Enterprise.”
- Analyst Brief: “Virtualization with Stratus Zero-Touch Computing Platforms.”
- White Paper: “Edge Computing Bridges IT and OT People, Process, and Technology.”
- Email Valerie Schneider at valerie.schneider@stratus.com.
- Email Mike Wurster at mike.wurster@stratus.com.
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