Thursday, 11 February 2016

Cyber security and mining in the age of automation

Automation in mining has proved to be an attractive proposition for the industry given its potential benefits. With this new trend comes a cautionary tale of the limits and risks behind new and existing technologies, notably in regards to Cyber Security.

In a little more detail, the role that Cyber Security has to play within mining automation could be protecting confidential or valuable information or restricting access to mechanical systems among many other elements of an operation that require strict control and management. Automated systems that are compromised pose a safety and security risk to both the human and logistics of mining organisations. For the full article click here 



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