ISA Interchange

Welcome to the official blog of the International Society of Automation (ISA).

This blog covers numerous topics on industrial automation such as operations & management, continuous & batch processing, connectivity, manufacturing & machine control, and Industry 4.0.

The material and information contained on this website is for general information purposes only. ISA blog posts may be authored by ISA staff and guest authors from the automation community. Views and opinions expressed by a guest author are solely their own, and do not necessarily represent those of ISA. Posts made by guest authors have been subject to peer review.

3 Ways Technology Has Changed Traditional Payments

Cash or check? In a world of digital payments, online bank accounts, and cryptocurrency, it's undeni...
Aaron Smith Nov 8, 2022 5:30:00 AM

How Physical Security Systems Will Change Post-Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted every aspect of our lives. Many didn’t go into their business offices...
Aaron Smith Jul 8, 2022 5:30:00 AM

IoT Security in the COVID-19 Pandemic

The pandemic has changed our lives in many ways. Not only have we changed our work behavior and cult...
Shiv Kataria Oct 5, 2021 5:30:00 AM

Securing Industrial Networks: It’s a Journey

When I meet with manufacturers, I usually hear some version of the following: “We’re digitizing to g...
Vikram Sharma Aug 24, 2021 5:30:00 AM

How to Implement Secure, Remote Access to an Industrial Automation System

Remote access to local programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human machine interfaces (HMIs), and o...
Jonathan Griffith Feb 24, 2020 7:42:39 AM

Webinar Recording: How to Build and Secure Reliable Industrial Control Systems

This guest blog post was written by Alex Tarter, Ph.D., technical director of cybersecurity at Ultra...
Contributing Authors Sep 14, 2015 10:42:01 AM

Top 10 Differences Between ICS and IT Cybersecurity

This post was written by by Lee Neitzel, senior engineer at Emerson Automation Solutions and Bob Hub...
Contributing Authors Dec 10, 2014 10:42:56 AM

Why You Need to Increase Security for Legacy OPC Servers

This guest blog post was written by Lee Neitzel, senior engineer at Emerson Automation Solutions. po...
Contributing Authors Sep 29, 2014 10:42:40 AM

How Do You Balance Connectivity with Security on the Plant Floor?

This guest post is authored by Jim Flagg, systems architect for Polytron.
Contributing Authors Feb 5, 2014 10:42:25 AM

Leveraging DoD Wireless Security Standards for Automation and Control

This guest blog post was written by Thurston Brooks, vice president of product marketing, Ultra Elec...
Contributing Authors Sep 4, 2013 10:42:20 AM

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