HIMA has published a new white paper, Functional Safety at Your Plant Requires IT Security, which explores the relationship between cyber security and plant safety. The paper is free to download and is a useful tool for those seeking more information in the light of the dramatic increase in the number of such attacks.

Blockchain shared ledger technology could deliver major advances in the manufacturing sector, leading to smarter supply chains and more efficient Internet of Things-based architectures, according to a white paper written by Technical Associates Group (TAG), How manufacturing companies can benefit from the transformational power of blockchain. The white paper looks at the historical development of blockchain, analyses recent advances in the technology and assesses a variety of revealing use cases in industrial settings.

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