1.3 Industrial security
Note
Industrial security
Siemens provides products and solutions with industrial security functions that support the
secure operation of plants, systems, machines and networks.
In order to protect plants, systems, machines and networks against cyber threats, it is
necessary to implement – and continuously maintain – a holistic, state-of-the-art industrial
security concept. Siemens’ products and solutions only form one element of such a concept.
Customer is responsible to prevent unauthorized access to its plants, systems, machines and
networks. Systems, machines and components should only be connected to the enterprise
network or the internet if and to the extent necessary and with appropriate security measures
(e.g. use of firewalls and network segmentation) in place.
Additionally, Siemens’ guidance on appropriate security measures should be taken into
account. For more information about industrial security, please visit http://www.siemens.com/
industrialsecurity.
Siemens’ products and solutions undergo continuous development to make them more secure.
Siemens strongly recommends to apply product updates as soon as available and to always
use the latest product versions. Use of product versions that are no longer supported, and
failure to apply latest updates may increase customer’s exposure to cyber threats.
To stay informed about product updates, subscribe to the Siemens Industrial Security RSS
Feed under http://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity..
WARNING
Danger to life as a result of unsafe operating states resulting from software manipulation
Manipulation of the software, e.g. viruses, trojans, malware or worms, can cause unsafe
operating states in your system that may lead to death, serious injury, and property damage.
● Keep the software up to date.
● Incorporate the automation and drive components into a state-of-the-art, integrated
industrial security concept for the installation or machine.
● Make sure that you include all installed products in the integrated industrial security
concept.
● Protect files on removable storage media against malware through appropriate protective
measures, e.g. virus scanners.
Fundamental safety instructions
1.3 Industrial security
SIMOTION C
12 Operating Instructions, 11/2016, A5E33441428B