Integrating Functional Safety and Cybersecurity in the Age of Industry 4.0

The integration of functional safety and cybersecurity within the framework of Industry 4.0 is growing in importance as manufacturers adopt more digital technologies, like IoT.

This e-book, "Safer and More Secure. Integrating Functional Safety and Cybersecurity in the Age of Industry 4.0," outlines the convergence of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT), emphasizing the heightened need for robust cybersecurity measures to protect interconnected industrial automation control systems (IACS) from emerging risks.

As the digital and physical worlds converge, especially in smart factory settings, the risks to safety-critical devices escalate without adequate cybersecurity protections. This scenario highlights the importance of designing industrial control systems that cater to both safety and security from the outset. The challenges of such design include navigating the complexities of legacy systems, balancing new product functionality with security needs and managing costs associated with design changes.