Industrial Security - Siemens SIMATIC IPC477E PRO Operating Instructions Manual

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Industrial Security

Industrial Security
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft provides products and solutions with industrial security functions
that support the secure operation of plants, systems, machines and networks.
In order to protect plants, systems, machines and networks against cyber threats, it is
necessary to implement – and continuously maintain – a holistic, state-of-the-art industrial
security concept. The products and solutions of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft form a part of
such a concept.
Customers are responsible for preventing unauthorized access to their plants, systems,
machines and networks. Such systems, machines and components should only be connected
to an enterprise network or the internet if and to the extent such a connection is necessary
and only when appropriate security measures (e.g. firewalls and/or network segmentation)
are in place.
For additional information on industrial security measures that may be implemented, please
visit (https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity).
The products and solutions of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft undergo continuous development
to make them more secure. Siemens strongly recommends that product updates are applied
as soon as they are available and that the latest product versions are used. Use of product
versions that are no longer supported, and failure to apply latest updates may increase
customer's exposure to cyber threats.
To stay informed about product updates, subscribe to the Siemens Industrial Security RSS
Feed under (https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity).
Disclaimer for third-party software updates
This product includes third-party software. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft only provides a
warranty for updates/patches for the third-party software if such updates/patches have been
distributed as part of a Siemens software update service contract or officially released by
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft. Otherwise, updates/patches are undertaken at your own risk.
You can find more information about our Software Update Service offer on the Internet.
Notes on protecting administrator accounts
A user with administrator privileges has extensive access and manipulation options in the
system.
Therefore, ensure there are adequate safeguards for protecting the administrator accounts to
prevent unauthorized changes. To do this, use secure passwords and a standard user account
for normal operation. Other measures, such as the use of security policies, should be applied
as needed.
SIMATIC IPC477E PRO
Operating Instructions, 08/2024, A5E39912462-AF
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