TwinCAT

What is considered a threat for eXtended Automation Engineering (XAE) and eXtended Automation Runtime (XAR) must emerge from a security concept for the plant. The IEC 62433 standard provides assistance in creating a security concept, which explains the necessary threat analysis, among other things. In addition, the VDMA guideline can be consulted, which provides support for security in operating processes and the resilience of products against cyber attacks: https://www.vdma.org/viewer/-/v2article/render/16110956.

This chapter lists some example threats related to XAE and XAR without claiming to be complete.