(Philadelphia, Nov. 15, 2018) While leveraging digital transformation to increase productivity and profitability, industrial companies must also address their inherent security risks. CIP Security is part of a Defense in Depth security strategy designed to protect critical industrial communications. Today, Rockwell Automation offers industrial control products that support the deployment of CIP Security in enterprise operations.
(Philadelphia, Nov. 15, 2018) While leveraging digital transformation to increase productivity and profitability, industrial companies must also address their inherent security risks. CIP Security is part of a Defense in Depth security strategy designed to protect critical industrial communications. Today, Rockwell Automation offers industrial control products that support the deployment of CIP Security in enterprise operations.
Rockwell Automation introduces the first batch of CIP Security-enabled industrial control devices
Rockwell Automation introduces the first batch of CIP Security-enabled industrial control devices
CIP Security was developed by ODVA, an association of the world's leading automation companies. The protocol extends the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP), the application layer protocol of EtherNet/IP. At present, Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a mature security standard on the World Wide Web, which is widely used, and CIP Security is an important industrial automation protocol supporting this standard.
"For devices and systems using EtherNet/IP, CIP Security can help them avoid some of the high risks of connected operations, such as unauthorized PCS," Tony Baker, Security portfolio Manager at Rockwell Automation, said, "CIP Security implemented the following key Settings. First, CIP Security supports only trusted PCS and devices. CIP Security also provides packet tamper resistance to protect data integrity. Finally, CIP Security encrypts communications to prevent harmful actions such as data reads and data breaches."
Engineers can use new products from Rockwell Automation to implement CIP Security in their systems, as well as firmware updates to existing products such as Allen-Bradley ControlLogix controllers, communication modules, and Kinetix servo drives.
In addition, the new and enhanced FactoryTalk Linx communication software enables FactoryTalk visualization and information software running on your PC to communicate with CIP Security-enabled devices. The new FactoryTalk Policy Manager tool in FactoryTalk software can be used to configure and enforce Security policies across CIP security-enabled devices.
Existing industrial control equipment, whether designed to support CIP Security or not, can use this new capability developed by Rockwell Automation. As a result, industrial users can retrofit existing equipment and gradually achieve security upgrades.
In addition, building on the IEC 62443-4-1 certification for Rockwell Automation's safety development lifecycle, the Allen-Bradley ControlLogix 5580 controller has been further upgraded to the IEC 62443-4-2 certification soon.
This certification means that the controller will meet global standards and meet highly stringent cybersecurity requirements, which can greatly help enterprises ensure the security of their connected operations. The ControlLogix 5580 controller family is one of the first platforms on the market to meet this standard.
