Cybersecurity Is Critical for Steel Mills

Cyberattacks are a daily occurrence, and attacks against technology-oriented industrial enterprises pose a threat to the steel sector as well. In the past, isolation of OT-Operational Technology networks ensured the security of the enterprise, but today, thanks to the innovations of Industry 4.0 and embedded automation systems, cyberics are growing exponentially.

The new ABS QWR4.0 is a technologically advanced rolling mill unit driven by I4.0, therefore it is necessary to run secure automation systems that are cybersecure in design.

Danieli Automation's dedicated cybersecurity team has designed and implemented a custom ecosystem that ensures compliance with the latest cybersecurity standards.

Among the systems implemented, we mention "continuity of service" through a highly available, highly virtualized IT environment and a geo-redundant remote backup system for complete resilience in the event of an attack or disaster.

Physical separation of the LAN between major enterprise systems (eg IT, OT, Voice /CCTV and BMS) was conceived, and heavy use of VLANs was implemented to improve segmentation between access and data flows between systems.

Hardware and software flow control to detect abnormal behavior has been established alongside fieldbus, monitoring and safety using new technologies and design approaches.

The combination of these powerful Danieli Automation solutions will ensure that ABS continues to operate securely and uninterruptedly from hacker attacks.

Such systems can also be applied to existing installations. Feasibility assessment can be done remotely.