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2011 COMPTEL PLUS Las Vegas

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Connet China
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Industry: Manufacturing

Manufacturing industry significantly leverage information technology to integrate business processes within the enterprise and beyond to achieve efficiency and effectiveness in their operations. Significant economic factors drive the need for manufacturing business information throughout the enterprise and beyond. Globalization, lean manufacturing, outsourcing, and other factors have driven manufacturers to adopt the collaborative manufacturing business model where information can flow seamlessly throughout the enterprise and to the business partners. The business improvement concepts around manufacturing business process excellence are driving the need for real time operational data to be available any time any where within and outside the organization. Modern manufacturing business cannot thrive without current information from its manufacturing business processes and plant floors being fed to its enterprise systems and applications.

However, the same technologies that make manufacturing business operations and processes more efficient introduce new security risks and make Manufacturing Information Assurance an increasingly critical issue. Open connectivity standards being deployed on the plant floors and in the extended enterprise are increasingly web-based. Industrial automation systems are seldom security-aware. Further, risks are not fully appreciated because it is perceived that plant floor systems are ?isolated? and ?not interesting?. Some of the risks from a plant operations perspective could be ?

Anyone with access to control network and having the proper programming package can perform unauthorized operations

Disruptions to production and processes, power and communications systems

Exposure to human safety and environmental risks

Information security in manufacturing business firms is also important for maintaining competitive advantage in market. Marketing plans, customer purchase pattern, product formulae and supplier are some of the proprietary information, which differentiates a manufacturing business firm from its competitor. If the confidentiality of such information is not maintained, firms will find it difficult to compete.

Connet can assist you in developing and implementing a manufacturing security system that encompasses information security in both enterprise systems and process control systems.

Connet has the industry-specific experience, knowledge and technology skills to assist you in designing and implementing a security governance structure in your organization that is in conformance with leading international standards and specific manufacturing sector best practices.