In this article: There are some security concerns with NTP because it uses a stateless protocol for transport and is not authenticated. Also, there have been some incidents of denial of service attacks against NTP servers making them temporarily unavailable to supply time information.The rise of the cashless trend underscores the necessity for a ro...

Everyone involved in the finance sector rely on a resilient digital ecosystem, with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) coming into effect in the US shortly, has brought a renewed urgency to the conversation. Organizations must be able to respond and recover from all types of ICT related disruptions and threats. One important lesson is ac...

The Need For Substation Time Sync Substations require time sync for many measurement applications. The most demanding is I-V sensing both sides of a transformer, requiring 4800 Hz samples to be timestamped ideally with 250ns local granularity (IEC Class A), but others are equally important, such as comparing synchrophasor measurements over transmis...

When it comes to choosing clocks for your facility, you have a choice between digital or analog displays. Both styles have their merits, so it's important to consider your needs and priorities. Here's a look at some key characteristics of digital clocks, that can help you decide what to use. Easier to Read Digital clocks are super easy to read at a...

As we bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new one with open arms, our team will be returning to the office on January 2nd. The holidays have provided us with a much-needed opportunity to recharge, reflect, and set our sights on the promising possibilities that lie ahead. Here's to a year filled with collaboration, innovation, and growth!&n...

In the process control industry, precise time synchronization is essential for ensuring coordinated operations, reliable data acquisition, and efficient control of interconnected systems. The Safran SecureSync time server is a critical solution that addresses the challenges of synchronizing system of systems (SoS) within this industry. By providing...

Accurate, traceable time is needed for many different applications. Whether it's meeting banking regulations, providing verifiable timestamps on medical records, providing a common sync reference for security and access control systems, or even ensuring the performance of basic distributed network operations, accurate, traceable time is needed. How...

Time synchronization is crucial in financial trading systems for several reasons. Here are the top 10: 1. Order Execution Time synchronization ensures that order execution occurs accurately and consistently across different trading platforms. It allows traders to enter and execute orders at the intended time, avoiding discrepancies or delays that c...

Introduction In the era of big data and distributed systems, achieving efficiency at scale is crucial for data operators. The Safran SecureSync emerges as a game-changing solution, providing unparalleled efficiency and reliability in time synchronization for data operations. We will explore the technical details behind the SecureSync and demonstrat...

Customers frequently seek information and recommendations from Safran about hardening security, including general guidelines about available network security features, jamming and spoofing deterrence, bug fixes, and networking-related issues.Sometimes they're in search of specific practices for time servers and clients. Sometimes, because SecureSyn...

A Review of Current and Future Technologies with Recommendations for Critical InfrastructureExecutive Summary For the last two decades, reliance upon GPS/GNSS for positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) by civilian applications has been an overwhelming success, providing increasingly accurate and reliable PNT information everywhere for free. Howev...

In the fast-paced world of global financial services, gaining competitive advantage is a synonym to staying ahead of the curve. With banks, stock exchanges, credit institutions, investment firms still struggling in their push for innovation, fintech startups are sprouting everywhere, deploying groundbreaking technology, and questioning traditional ...

Government and military networks often utilize the concept of unclassified networks vs classified networks to manage levels of information security. Since a complete "air-gap" around a highly sensitive network is not practical, every data connection is evaluated as a security risk. When it comes to accurate synchronization traceable to time standar...

Problem We Solve Military bases, government facilities, and other fixed-site locations need a way to protect against the threat of signal jamming and spoofing. Because GNSS signals are relatively weak once they reach the surface of the Earth, they can be easily manipulated. Adversaries can turn low-cost SDRs into GPS jammers and spoofers. They then...

Electronic clocks control critical functions in many applications. However, clocks are often designed for low cost rather than for keeping accurate time. Even fairly accurate computer clocks will vary due to manufacturing defects, changes in temperature, electric and magnetic interference, the age of the quartz crystal, or even system load. Even th...

HIL testing is an essential step in the verification process of the Model-Based Design (MBD) approach. HIL testing is usually the last step before testing in the field and after Model-In-the-Loop (MIL), Software-In-the-Loop (SIL) or Chipset-In-the-Loop (CIL). This step is critical because it involves all the hardware and software that will be used ...

Orolia Releases New Skydel GNSS Simulation Software Upgrade Featuring Advanced Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing Solution Skydel 22.5 Brings Very-Low to Zero-Effective-Latency and Enhanced Visualization Tools Orolia has released Skydel 22.5, a significant software upgrade to its Skydel simulation product line that features advanced Hardware-in-the-Loop ...

Description GNSS signal spoofing consists of broadcasting fake signals –over the real GNSS signals– in order to take control of a GNSS receiver that will continue to track those signals in error. GNSS is very sensitive to this type of attack due to the weakness of satellite signals at the earth's surface and the fact that these signals are public a...

Problems it Solves When testing self-driving and driving assistance systems, GNSS simulators can generate a signal to represent the vehicle. But how those vehicles interact with other vehicles with different trajectories and speeds, handle scenarios like crash avoidance, and perform in GPS and GNSS-denied environments can make all the difference in...

In 2013, the Federal Communications Commission fined a person almost $32k for using a device intended to evade the fleet management tracking system on his company vehicle. The device in question: a GPS jammer. The incident occurred at the Newark Airport after FAA and NJ Port Authority officials struggled for over two years to determine why the new ...