Walt Boyes

Sat, 12:36: Review: Churchill's First War by Con Coughlin http://t.co/BWwKjPwHme Sat, 12:37: RT @ISA_Interchange: Why Is Change for the Sake of Change Not Always a Good Thing? [tech tip]~by @GregKMcMillan & H. Vegas http://t.co/t1pt… Sat, 12:39: RT @teamcymru: UK critical infrastructure at risk from SCADA security flaw http://t.co/jTEius428f Flaw is now fixed and … [Read more...] about My tweets

New Publisher Has Big Plans for the Subscription Publication “We are pleased to announce that effective with the February 2014 issue, we have acquired the Industrial Automation and Process Control INSIDER,” said David W. Spitzer, PE, principal of Spitzer and Boyes LLC. “Walt Boyes, formerly award-winning editor in chief of Control and controlglobal.com will assume the … [Read more...] about Spitzer and Boyes LLC Acquires Industrial Automation INSIDER #pauto #automation #manufacturing

Fri, 14:17: FCC Amends Rules on Radar Level Transmitters #MCAA #pauto #fielddevices #manufacturing http://t.co/vDs5Nz9hQQ Fri, 16:33: More On HART Vulnerability #pauto #cyber #automation http://t.co/Tr0Z20VP6f … [Read more...] about My tweets

Eric Byres, chief technology officer for Tofino Security, a Belden brand, was in the audience at the S4 meeting, and has the following comment: "Yes I saw the HART talk and it is real - the guy could do a number of nasty things over HART and to HART devices and HART masters. Of course, it requires physical access to the HART wiring (unless HART-IP is involved, which removes … [Read more...] about More On HART Vulnerability #pauto #cyber #automation

According to MCAA, the Measurement Control and Automation Association, the FCC has amended its rules about radar level devices, called Level Probing Radars. Cynthia A. Esher, president of MCAA, said, "The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted rules geared specifically to level probing radars (LPRs) which are made by a number of MCAA members. These devices are now … [Read more...] about FCC Amends Rules on Radar Level Transmitters #MCAA #pauto #fielddevices #manufacturing