• Why is there a need to understand ISO/IEC 27001 when referring to IEC 62443-2-1?

    Dec 08, 2020

    As mentioned in the previous blog, IEC 62443-2-1 specifies the requirement of the Cyber Security Management System for IACS which the asset owner can build on. For example, one of the CSMS elements, “selected security countermeasures”, provides useful information to the asset owner on understanding some common security countermeasures used in the systems, whose security […]

  • exida Asia Pacific Joins Robotic Industries Association (RIA)

    Dec 04, 2020

    This December, exida Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. is pleased to join Robotic Industries Association (RIA) as a new member, alongside with members such as ABB, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, and Rockwell Automation. “We are extremely excited to be a member of RIA. By joining RIA, this allows our engineers to stay updated on the robot safety […]

  • How can IEC 62443 certification help an asset owner?

    Nov 24, 2020

    An asset owner is defined in IEC 62443-2-4 as following: “individual or organization responsible for one or more IACSs”. Similar to quality management system, the requirement for the Security Management System of the asset owner is described in IEC 62443-2-1, which shows how the risk is analysed and addressed by the Cyber Security Management System […]

  • 10 Years After, Has Anything Been Learned from Deepwater Horizon?

    Apr 30, 2020

    [:en][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since the Deepwater Horizon incident on April 20th 2010. Even today, the Gulf Coast is still feeling the effects. In its latest estimates, BP is looking at a total loss of $65Bn USD, in settlements, fines and compensation. This latest estimate was published in the Maritime […]

  • exida Launches Self-Paced IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Software Development Online Training Course

    Apr 27, 2020

    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] The global leader in industrial cybersecurity services for the process industries, exida, has launched the self-paced training course CS 201 – IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Software Development. This IEC 62443 Security Software Development training course and workshop was created specifically for developers of industrial control system products with a particular focus on network-enabled embedded control […]

  • exida Introduces New IEC 62443 Cyber Templates

    Apr 20, 2020

    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] exida is excited to introduce a new set of templates for common security documents that are normally created during product development. These templates are designed to reduced the time of upgrading development processes to be IEC 62443-4-1 compliant. The following templates are included:   Configuration Management Plan Security Requirements Specification Security Test Plan Security User […]