Installation And Commissioning; Security Recommendations - Siemens SINEMA Remote Connect Operating Instructions Manual

Installation and commissioning

3.1

Security recommendations

Keep to the following security recommendations to prevent unauthorized access to the
system.
General
● You should make regular checks to make sure that the device meets these
recommendations and other internal security guidelines if applicable.
● Evaluate your plant as a whole in terms of security. Use a cell protection concept with
suitable products
security/network-security/Pages/Default.aspx).
● Do not connect the device directly to the Internet. Operate the device within a protected
network area.
Access to the server
● Restrict physical access to the SINEMA RC Server to qualified personnel.
The SINEMA RC Server has an extensive system of access rights. This system allows
you to grant or deny access to certain program objects individually and according to
need.
Physical access
● Restrict physical access to the device to qualified personnel. Use the security
mechanisms of the operating system.
● Protect SINEMA RC Server from unauthorized access by installing it in lockable racks / in
lockable cabinets / control rooms.
Security functions of the software
● Keep the software up to date.
– Check regularly for security updates for the product. You will find information on this at
– Inform yourself regularly about security recommendations by published by Siemens
● The SINEMA RC Server includes an automatic logging function. Check this information
regularly for unauthorized access.
SINEMA Remote Connect - Server
Operating Instructions, 11/2017, C79000-G8976-C383-04
(https://www.industry.siemens.com/topics/global/en/industrial-
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/ps/21713/dl):
ProductCERT (http://www.siemens.com/cert/en/cert-security-advisories.htm).
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