Walt Boyes' Blog

Tue, 14:45: Product Spotlight: SoftPLC's Smart Gateway Products... http://t.co/ebWC48vjlt Wed, 09:37: Leaking or overfilled tanks containing chemicals, fuel oil, sewage or hazardous materials can cause environmental... http://t.co/9Zssallsmk Wed, 11:15: It's All About Power Supplies - Transformers, Monitoring Devices, Switches and Sundry Power Supply Needs... … [Read more...] about My tweets

Mon, 12:17: Thinking about Cyber Security #pauto #automation #cybersecurity @digitalbond http://t.co/Vkjp1pxyV8 Mon, 16:57: @Target fail. orderd table on sale for p/u. After losing my shopping cart none avail. Called& got thickest Indian-wouldn’t xfer. Bad service Mon, 19:01: RT @isssource: Schneider created a patch that mitigates a buffer overflow vulnerability in its … [Read more...] about My tweets

Wow. It just hit me how long I've been covering this space as a pseudo-journalist (an engineer who can spell and do grammar). It was a snowy January in Cleveland, many years ago... where ABB introduced us to the revolutionary System 800xA. Based on learnings from The Dow Chemical Company, the System 800xA was designed to be stateful and was a tremendous step forward in … [Read more...] about ABB Updates Venerable System 800xA #pauto #automation @ABB

I've been thinking about industrial controls security lately. One question that keeps getting asked is, "Why haven't the predicted attacks happened?" Apparently Dale Peterson at @digitalbond keeps getting asked the same question. Dale Peterson writes some convincing reasons this morning on his blog. He quite rightly points out that NSA does what NSA is told to do, and that NSA … [Read more...] about Thinking about Cyber Security #pauto #automation #cybersecurity @digitalbond

Sun, 19:04: @Chilis Please do not eat at Chilis tomorrow Apr 7 if they go through with donating to National Autism Association. Anti-vaxxers kill kids! Sun, 19:22: ThankYou! RT @Chilis: We remain dedicated to our communities, but have decided to cancel this event. Find info here - http://t.co/UFEXpNwoOC Mon, 10:07: This process case history from Siemens discusses how Pason … [Read more...] about My tweets