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title: five security features blog offer
description: OptoBlog post details five fundamental security features your industrial assets must have in automation applications.
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## New OptoBlog post details security in automation

### With Ethernet, the Internet, and open standards, increasingly automation systems and equipment are more open to attack.

![Security in automation blog](https://info.opto22.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/private-1665019.jpg?width=289&name=private-1665019.jpg "Security in automation blog")It's everyone's responsibility to plan for cybersecurity, starting when you first evaluate industrial assets for purchase.

This blog post covers:

- **5 fundamental security features** your industrial assets must have 
- Best practices for future product designs
- Ways to keep your systems more secure

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