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OPC-UA Cyber Threats Explained →

OPC-UA serves as a specification for data exchange and communication between an Engineer Workstation and Endpoints. For attackers aiming to target all devices using OPC-UA in a facility, the ideal scenario would be to execute a PITM (Plant in the Middle) attack. This enables hackers to monitor all OPC data transmissions within the plant, and also manipulate that transmitted data in a way that convinces the recipient of the attacker's altered data integrity. This insidious attack method means that it will take longer for the organization to detect that anything is amiss, giving it more time to carry out its destructive objectives.

Pulling your punches: The greatest leap in CNC CAM programming since punch cards →

The Manufacturer

Theo Saville, CEO and Co-founder of CloudNC, has spent the past decade devising a better approach to Computer Numerical Control (CNC) programming. A way to make CNC programming as intuitive and user-friendly as 3D printing, for manufacturing to foster rather than impede innovation, a way for companies to hire, train and upskill staff faster. The result is CAM Assist, an AI-powered plug-in for Autodesk's Fusion 360 software platform that has quickly garnered a reputation for being the biggest paradigm shift for the precision manufacturing sector in decades.

Getting Started with Robotics When You're Not the Expert →

The Manufacturing Executive

There's nothing worst than making a big investment in technology, just to learn that you're not sufficiently equipped to deploy it. This is one of the fears that seems to hold back manufacturers from getting started with automation. What if the robot crashes? What if the system gets stuck? Once my integrator walks out the door, will my people have the skills and documentation to run it? In this conversation, Malachi Greb, Founder and CEO of Elite Automation, will talk about what you need to look for in an integrator so that you'll hit the ground running, with the support your need and without the in-house robotics expert that frankly, most manufacturers simply don't have.