Industry

Innovation cycles that are becoming ever shorter and the trend towards personalised products require flexible, networked manufacturing systems. Modern information and communication technologies are therefore becoming more and more critical for production environments in the global competitive market.

In the system landscape in factories, the inclusion of intelligent wireless sensor networks, mobile communication and control systems, self-learning industrial robots and ubiquitous computing systems is accelerating. This development presents managers with new challenges in terms of criticality and of the security of the data being processed and the networked equipment. Not least, technical information such as manufacturing data, product quality and equipment parameters are critical success factors in the competitive environment and so need protecting as much as the data on a company’s own client base.

However, the implementation of suitable security mechanisms, principally in the production periphery, requires well-founded knowledge and inclusion of the specifics of the manufacturing environment, processes and control mechanisms.

With our practical experience in implementing complex IT security solutions in the manufacturing environment and our expertise in applied cryptography, we can support industrial companies in overcoming ICT-specific challenges in the conflicting area between level of security, investment and operability. Our range of services here extends from technology consultancy to operational support, including the following tasks:

• Implementation of an ID management system
• Securing system access directly and remotely
• Securing communication in networked machine parks
• Implementing suitable security mechanisms for confidentiality, integrity, availability and authenticity (VIVA criteria) in development, manufacturing, sales and administration
• Implementation of cryptographic logistics for secure generation, distribution and storage of cryptographic keys
• Implementation of specific signature solutions
• Security audits and penetration tests for the existing systems network
• Data loss prevention