Cybersecurity for industrial control systems
programs across a botnet to make a concerted attack that paralyzes a controller. DDoS attacks Hackers can paralyze controllers and thus entire machines, for example, by overwhelming them with traffic . This [...] discovered gaps in security. "Many machines run for weeks or months on end," notes Hager. Yet, updates can only be installed when the machine is stopped. Following an update, it may even be necessary to adjust [...] control. "In the worst case, you might loose communication with the cloud, but the machine itself can continue to operate," emphasizes Hager B&R has introduced the SiteManager for this purpose. The device