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Red Hat announced key enhancements to the Ansible Automation portfolio, including the latest version of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and new Red Hat Certified Ansible Content Collections available on Automation Hub. In addition to Ansible Content Collections, the latest version of the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform includes the availability of Ansible Tower 3.7, the introduction of automation services catalog, and updates to Automation Analytics.

PTC and Rockwell Automation announced Factory Insights as a Service, a turnkey cloud solution that enables manufacturers to achieve unprecedented impact, speed, and scale with their digital transformation initiatives. Factory Insights as a Service includes many of the key product components of PTC and Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk InnovationSuite, including PTC's industry-leading ThingWorx, Kepware, and Vuforia products, optimized for OT data coming from Rockwell Automation's best-in-class automation and information offerings.

The announcement brings together both companies to address the growing worldwide demand for solutions and services in the areas of digital transformation, process digitization, and automation. The partnership supports global users across all digital transformation projects, including the areas of process excellence, ERP transformation, RPA, risk and compliance, and customer excellence.

KIOSK Information Systems is announcing KNECT IoT, an enhanced remote monitoring application for real-time visibility of an unattended kiosk deployment. "KIOSK president Kim Kenney notes,"The new features within KNECT IoT raises the standards on what customers can expect from their Remote Management System when they deploy digital kiosks throughout their business network and service delivery channels.

By leveraging automated security tools, organizations can develop a dynamic understanding of the assets in their network, the risks most likely to be exploited, and the potential impact to the enterprise. Cloud security continues to be a major concern for the enterprise, with 4 in 5 users say they have encountered major security concerns.

The Salt configuration tool has patched two vulnerabilities whose combined effect was to expose Salt installations to complete control by an attacker. Salt is a tool from SaltStack which has both commercial and open source editions.

Several vulnerabilities found by researchers in B&R Automation's Automation Studio software make it easier for malicious actors to launch attacks inside operational technology networks. "The combination of these two vulnerabilities gives an attacker with access to the victim network the ability to conduct an MITM attack and intervene in the software update process," Preminger explained.

RtBrick has announced the availability of its Broadband Network Gateway software. RtBrick's BNG is the first use-case for its FullStack routing software, which runs on merchant-silicon hardware, transforming it into carrier IP/MPLS infrastructure.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced the Open Distributed Infrastructure Management initiative, a new open source program that will simplify the management of large-scale geographically distributed physical infrastructure deployments. HPE will introduce an enterprise offering, the HPE Open Distributed Infrastructure Management Resource Aggregator that is aligned with the initiative.

Automation is becoming a powerful tool in cloud security. Roger Hellman of BMC Software discusses specific areas where automation has been beneficial.