OPC Security You can Bank On – in a post Stuxnet World

Wednesday, May 11, 2011
11:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM


(GMT -04:00) Eastern Time (USA, Canada)


Webcast Information
 
Overview
OPC based data communications over Ethernet make data sharing among control automation systems and the enterprise possible and raise business agility to a new level. Unfortunately, as attacks like Stuxnet demonstrate:  with open connectivity comes the urgent need for effective security.  

Attend this web presentation to get a clear overview of the types of security issues you need to know about, understand the threat they present to your system, and learn what you can do to eliminate them.

Discussion points include:

  • Difference between securing your network traffic and implementing OPC Security
  • What an OPC friendly firewall is and why how it is different from typical corporate firewalls
  • How to secure your  legacy OPC systems – avoiding premature end-of-life in an increasingly connected environment
  • Difference between user authentication and user authorization  and why it matters
  • Overview of security for OPC Classic and OPC UA and how the two work together

Register now!

 

 
Language: English
 
Cost: None
 

Instructor Information
 
Darek Kominek
B.Sc. Eng. CompE

As the Sr. Consulting Manager at Matrikon (Honeywell), Darek works with vendors and end-users alike to help unlock the business value of the data in their assets via OPC UA. Darek works frequently with the OPC Foundation to help evangelize OPC UA by presenting on it globally and publishing articles about the technology and its advantages in the IIoT/Industrie4.0/M2M worlds. For the past 15 years Darek has played various roles at Matrikon/Honeywell including sales, marketing communications, product manager, and strategic marketing. Before joining Matrikon, Darek worked as a professional software engineer with Hewlett Packard, GE, and ran his own software consulting business. Darek is a professional engineer with a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Alberta.


Contact Information:
Email:darek.kominek@matrikonopc.com
Ph: 780-488-1010