Pilz is fully prepared to address industrial security challenges with its comprehensive range of solutions designed to protect machines, lines, and entire manufacturing plants from both external and internal threats. It’s essential to safeguard not only humans from machines but also machines from human interference, says Piiz.

What is Pilz’s perspective and approach when it comes to Industrial Security?

Pilz’s perspective on industrial security is centred around creating comprehensive, integrated solutions that ensure both safety and security in automation environments. Pilz approaches industrial security by combining robust hardware, like the SecurityBridge firewall, with advanced access management systems and rigorous safety standards. Our focus is on preventing unauthorized access, protecting against cyber threats, and ensuring that all automation processes are secure. By integrating security features into their safety controllers, sensors, and communication protocols, Pilz aims to provide a holistic security framework that safeguards both personnel and machinery. Additionally, Pilz emphasizes the importance of training and consulting services to help companies implement and maintain secure automation systems effectively. This multi-faceted approach reflects Pilz’s commitment to advancing industrial security and maintaining high standards of operational integrity and safety.

What is the core reason or need for Industrial Security?

The core need for industrial security arises from the increasing interconnectedness of systems due to factory digitization. As factories become more networked, the risk of critical data being intercepted or manipulated grows significantly. Previously, communication in automation relied on fieldbuses like CAN and proprietary protocols, which required physical access to the factory or machine via a telephone line with a modem to inflict any damage. Nowadays, with the shift towards Ethernet and IP protocols, attacks can be executed over the Internet, making industrial systems more vulnerable.

The motives behind these attacks vary from terrorism and industrial espionage to system sabotage and extortion. Despite the evident risks, not everyone fully grasps the importance of robust security measures. Therefore, it is important to implement the key aspects of security and proven practical solutions, helping machine builders, plant designers, installation engineers, and maintenance engineers understand the role their products and services play in their customers’ security strategies. It is crucial to emphasize on integral relationship between security and functional safety, realizing that both are essential for ensuring safe production processes.

In what way Pilz is ready to overcome Industrial Security challenges through its solutions?

Pilz is fully prepared to address industrial security challenges with its comprehensive range of solutions designed to protect machines, lines, and entire manufacturing plants from both external and internal threats. It’s essential to safeguard not only humans from machines but also machines from human interference. Pilz understands that machinery safety and industrial security must be considered equally to ensure robust protection.

To achieve this, Pilz offers the PITmode fusion operating mode selection and access permission system, the modular safety gate system, the small controllers PNOZmulti 2, and the SecurityBridge firewall. These solutions collectively address both machinery safety and industrial security requirements by defining permissions for service engineers and other roles.

Pilz’s Identification and Access Management (IAM) system further enhances security by providing a wide range of products, software, and tailor-made solutions for managing access permissions. The IAM system, with the PITmode, controls access to machines, preventing incorrect operation and tampering by shop floor operators. This system ensures the protection of humans, machines, and robots by organizing machine access and employee permissions from simple authentication to complex access management, including functionally safe operating mode selection and electronic maintenance safeguarding.

Moreover, Pilz’s solutions protect valuable plant data from unauthorized access by hackers, ensuring that both operational integrity and data security are maintained. By integrating safety and security functions into one cohesive system, Pilz helps manufacturing units effectively manage access and permissions, safeguarding both personnel and equipment while preventing unauthorized access to critical data.