The New Web

Published: Jan. 15, 2008, 9 a.m.

Bryan Singer, VP of professional services at Wurldtech Security Technologies and co-chair of the ISA-99 Industrial Automation and Control Systems Security Standard, recently spoke to Controls executive editor Jim Montague about several suggestions he has for building a reliable Ethernet network. These recommendations include: inventorying all your networks devices, determining its theoretical maximum for traffic capacity, using managed switches, securing suppliers device requirements, and keeping control traffic at home.