New flexible secruity framework addresses and mitigates data vulnerabilities (industrial automation / control systems).

The new ISA99 standard system requirements are based on a combination of functional requirements and risk assessment and an awareness of operational issues. System Security Requirements and Security Levels, addresses risks arising from the growing use of business information technology (IT) cyber-security solutions to address IACS cyber security in complex and dangerous manufacturing and processing applications.

http://smlrgroup.com/industrial-control-systems-get-cybersecurity-standard/

Cyber Hackers are a real threat, take a proactive approach to security.

The Syrian Electronic Army, which is believed to be a group of hackers who support President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, attacked Melbourne IT, the domain-name registrar used by the Times, Twitter and the British version of the Huffington Post, on Aug. 27, temporarily disrupting traffic and services to the media companies’ websites [see Times, Twitter Attacks Raise New Alarms].

http://smlrgroup.com/preventing-times-twitter-type-dns-attacks/