Software in the Manufacturing Industry: A Review of Security Challenges and Implications

Yannick Landeck (), Dian Balta (), Martin Wimmer () and Christian Knierim ()
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Yannick Landeck: fortiss GmbH
Dian Balta: fortiss GmbH
Martin Wimmer: Siemens AG
Christian Knierim: Siemens AG

A chapter in Solutions and Technologies for Responsible Digitalization, 2025, pp 293-311 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Software defines digital infrastructures in the manufacturing industry, connecting services and computation resources to machines and devices. These infrastructures aim at increased flexibility, scalability, and a wider application portfolio for automated manufacturing processes. At the same time, the complexity of securing software increases dramatically. Threats to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of software can result in critical losses for automated industrial production and impact manufacturing companies. In order to map existing and emerging security challenges, we present the results of a hermeneutic literature review structured along abstraction levels and vertical integration of software. Based on this structure, we derive implications for academia and practice focused on system integrators, developers, and security auditors of digital infrastructures. Thereby, we discuss courses of action mapped to software security black boxes, infrastructure heterogeneity, and the adaptation of security for operational usage.

Keywords: Software security; Manufacturing; Literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-80122-8_19

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