Challenges and Solutions for Industry-Grade Secure Connectivity

Abstract

This contribution discusses challenges and solutions for secure communication that are relevant for the success of the Industry 4.0 paradigm. It shows that IT security has to be solved with respect to the technical challenges of hardware or software components to be used in the Industry 4.0 context. Aditionally, the paper highlights the organizational challenge to reduce security risks to a minimum during the complete industrial life cycle.