Stefan Schmitt

Making diagnostics easy for valuable assets

Increasing digitalization and networking in industry pose new challenges for cyber security, particularly in the form of ransomware and industrial espionage. In this podcast episode, ITK Engineering and SEW-EURODRIVE talk about their joint project in the field of cyber security and their roles in it. The project covers the entire spectrum of the security engineering process – from risk analysis to penetration testing. The guests are the two experts Alexander Görbing (Cyber Security Engineer, Tech Lead, ITK Engineering) and Stefan Schmitt (Chief Product Owner, SEW-EURODRIVE). The two experts discuss how they work together within the MAXOLUTION® software framework to overcome the challenges of digitalization and protect industrial processes against industrial espionage and manipulation. They emphasize the importance of risk analysis, compliance with current standards and the benefits of improved diagnostics in order to offer customers real added value. This episode is about: the importance of preventive measures against industrial espionage and sabotage the diagnosability of systems and the benefits of comprehensive data analysis for customers are highlighted the analysis and protective measures for different types of data and the classification of valuable assets the use of attack trees and specialized tools such as CycurRISK for a structured risk analysis the importance of standards and regulations, including the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act, for product and process security continuously reviewing and adapting the cyber security strategy in light of new requirements and developments