Cyber security in material manufacturing

Abstract

Industry 4.0, a new industry revolution, is happening now and several developed countries are leading the path. Internet of things (IoT) is also encompassed by Industry 4.0. In the future, more devices in factories are to be connected to Ethernet or Internet. However, this makes the companies, devices and researchers vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Recently, some cyber-attacks which have happened to some companies or countries verify the danger. Sintering systems and furnaces are used for research by universities and for series manufacturing by factories. Arc furnaces and induction furnaces are also commonly used devices in metal factories. A sintering system, an arc furnace or an induction furnace which is connected to Internet or Ethernet may also be under cyber-attack threat. The danger may be prevented by taking necessary precautions. In this study, these threeproduction systems are first briefly introduced and then inspected assuming that they have been connected to internet and examined with considering cyber-attack point of view. Some basic solutions against cyber-attacks to the aforementioned devices are suggested.