Cybersecurity

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With APL being ethernet based, do you think customers will be more concerned about cybersecurity? What is the status of PROFINET and cybersecurity?

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With APL being ethernet based, do you think customers will be more concerned about cybersecurity? What is the status of PROFINET and cybersecurity?

Yes, customers will be more concerned. However, security will be a big issue with every connectivity going forward and to get it right is far easier with Ethernet than with a classical fieldbus.
Profinet security is under full steam development and, while I can’t make any official announcements or commitments on behalf of Pi, my personal opinion is that we will see a roll out within the next two years.
Until then, we have a good baseline following the Profinet Security Guideline and defense in depth.