The “significant security vulnerabilities” of SMBv1 that Microsoft warns of, which have exposed companies to crippling ransomware attacks like the infamous NotPetya, are often the same legacy protocol that can …
There was an imaginary moat that once existed between IT and the shop floor. It used to feel like protection, safely guarding teams around their specializations – whether pumping out …
Why DNC Hardware Convenience Can’t Come at the Cost of Safety and Uptime Network-based CNC program transfer devices, like Wireless Connect or Wired Connect, have become indispensable tools for modern …
Last month Nucor, North America’s largest steel producer, acknowledged a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized third-party access to certain IT systems, reported Reuters. As a precaution, Nucor temporarily halted production at …
In a manufacturing world that never sleeps, where uptime is king and every minute counts, the smallest friction can ripple across an entire operation. If you’ve ever juggled machine data, …
How CNC program transfers can overcome the vulnerabilities of SMB1 for greater security and efficiency It took mere hours. In May of 2017, a devastating ransomware cryptoworm called WannaCry impacted …
In an effort to ensure defense contractors are following best practices to protect sensitive data, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program (CMMC) rulemaking is inching closer and closer to finalization, with …
PDM, MDC and DNC software are among the highest-sought Predator solutions supported by the manufacturing integrator Shop Floor Automations (SFA), a manufacturing integrator specializing in digitally transformative hardware, software and …
Your aged CNC machines and legacy DNC software can work fine…until they don’t. Maybe the PC communicating to the machines starts dropping characters while transmitting the NC code, scrapping parts …
Over the years, Windows-based CNC machines, robots, CMMs, test stands and other manufacturing equipment have proven popular, largely due to their Ethernet-based networking using the corporate network. But as Windows …
Comparing your legacy, aging equipment – your die-hard lathe or CNC milling machine – to new machinery options is easy to do. In fact, there’s a term for it: “appeal …
As manufacturers across North America spend time reflecting, strategizing, planning and budgeting for the year ahead, leaders are debating how to defend against disruption and strengthen their offense. It’s a …
