A defense-in-depth architecture built around a dual-data model reduces the risk of supervisory control and data acquisition networks being hacked or their data being stolen. The dual-data approach ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Anil Lokesh Gadi, a distinguished expert in the fields of advanced data engineering, data analytics, and data warehousing, has ...

The ISA112 consensus-based technical standard identifies and promotes best practices. When it comes to supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, oil and gas industry users and vendors ...

An international research team developed CyberSentry, a software framework using advanced deep learning and optimization techniques to enhance cybersecurity in SCADA systems for power plants and ...

Boiler systems play a crucial role across industrial, institutional, commercial, and other large-scale facilities. The systems are often complex and require meticulous oversight to ensure optimal ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. Little-known fact: The power plant able to generate the most ...

For smaller municipal utilities and co-ops, it can be a challenge to upgrade and automate existing distribution substations and support infrastructure due to constraints in space, budget, labor, ...

As utilities get smarter and more connected, the threat landscape for energy systems becomes vaster and more dangerous than ever before. A layered defense should consist of a combination of security ...

The networking system makes possible high-speed wireless communications between serial and TCP/IP based SCADA field devices and a remote control center. High-speed connectivity allows true real-time ...

Despite increasing signs of overlap between SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) and MES (manufacturing execution systems), the two automation mainstays are more likely to co-exist as a ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has introduced an advanced Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system to enhance the monitoring and management of the national power grid. This ...

For smaller municipal utilities and co-ops, it can be challenging to upgrade and automate existing distribution substations and support infrastructure due to space, budget, labor, technical skills, ...