This document discusses the benefits of connecting industrial automation systems to the cloud. It notes that connecting to the cloud allows companies to avoid on-site storage costs and personnel while gaining worldwide access to historical production and process data. Some key benefits mentioned include decreased downtime, improved disaster recovery, enhanced predictive maintenance, and reduced overhead costs. The document also asserts that industrial automation systems can be securely connected to the cloud by adding enclaves for physical restrictions, reducing non-authorized access, and minimizing the threat surface area.

1. Automation Security in the
Cloud
GSD Automation

2. Why do we need to know this?
• The future is in the cloud.
• But, the skill set is lacking. There is a preconceived knowledge of
what a control system engineer is and lately, most have deemed
controls to be “PLC programming”.
• The trend to hire an electrical, mechanical, and a programmer (controls
engineer) has come from the high demand, but limited availability of controls
engineers.
• Result: systems made to take care of the immediate need, but not to take
care of the system need.

3. Control Systems Engineering
• Control Engineering | How to hire engineers other companies don’t
know about

4. IT OT
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automation
NETWORK SECURITY
NETWORK DESIGN
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PROTOCOLS
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MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
FIELD PROTOCOLS
SECURITY
OPERATIONS
INDUSTRIAL FLOW
MACHINE NETWORKING
ROBOTICS
MECHANICAL DESIGN
RELIABILITY
MAINTENANCE
AUTONOMY
ERGONOMICS
COST SAVINGS
• PLC BACK UPS
• SOFTWARE VERSION CONTROL
• DECREASED DOWNTIME
• HMIs
• HISTORICAL DATA
• ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS
• BATCH
• QUALITY CONTROL
• SAFETY
• PRODUCT TRACEABILITY
• PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE
• LIGHTS OUT
• UTILITY COSTS FACTORS
• DISASTER RECOVERY
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5. RETURN ON INVESTMENT
• COMPANIES ARE SHORT CITED WHEN IT COMES TO AUTOMATION.
• ITS NOT JUST ADDING THE ROBOT
• ITS GOING AUTONOMOUS
• ITS DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF OVERHEAD COSTS
• ITS REFINING YOUR PROCESS SO THAT IT COSTS LESS TO MANUFACTURE
YOUR PRODUCT
• AUTOMATION SHOULD BE THE FOREFRONT FOR THESE SOLUTIONS, NOT THE
NECESSARY EVIL

6. BENEFITS of Interfacing Industrial Automation
to the Cloud
1. DO NOT HAVE TO FIT THE COSTS OF STORAGE ON SITE.
2. DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE THE PERSONNEL TO MANAGE ON SITE STORAGE.
3. DO NOT HAVE TO BEAR THE SECURITY COSTS.
4. WORLD WIDE ACCESS TO HISTORICAL DATA FOR
1. ENVIRONMENTAL
2. OEE
3. QUALITY
4. PRODUTION COSTS
5. MATERIAL TRACKING
6. PLC BACKUPS
7. DISASTER RECOVERY
1. DECREASED DOWNTIME

7. Can do so Securely
• Adding Enclaves to the physical restrictions on site
• Reducing non-authorized access
• Reducing the threat surface

8. AZURE, INTEL SGX, AND ANJUNA

9. RESOURCES
• How Cloud Computing Delivers a New Industrial Automation Tool for
Improving Operations (isa.org)
• What Can Cloud in Industrial Automation Achieve? | Plant
Automation Technology | Plant Automation Technology
(plantautomation-technology.com)
• Securing Azure datacenters with continuous IoT/OT monitoring -
Microsoft Security Blog