ABB understands the need for our customers to maintain a secure, reliable, control environment with minimal time and effort expended. Security has become a major concern for Industrial Control System owner\operators. For Manufacturing and Control Systems in particular, the potential impact of a security incident includes endangerment of public or employee safety, loss of production, violation of regulatory requirements, harm to the environment and equipment damage. Implementing and maintaining a secure system is a challenging mission further complicated by the use of common industrial standards, technology advancements and the need for enterprise-wide connectivity to business systems.While the reality is that no interconnected environment can be 100% secure, implementation of "defense in depth" security measures, stringent software update policies and strictly enforced standards will significantly mitigate security risks.

In addition to the security features provided in ABB Systems, such as access control, user authentication, and Audit Trail capability, ABB is actively participating on all major control system security standards committees; including S99 and IEC SC65c/WG13, providing security guidance in system documentation and incorporating secure design practices into every phase of the product development process. These practices are designed to increase the integrity, availability and confidentiality of all system functions and help ABB customers take pro-active steps to mitigate the risk of unauthorized control system access.


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