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VIDEO: HSE Industrial Automation Cybersecurity Operational Guideline Compliance
Dec 22, 2017[:en][vc_row][vc_column][us_separator type=”invisible”][vc_column_text]The HSE Industrial Automation Cybersecurity Operational Guideline was published in March of 2017. This operational guideline represents the HSE’s interpretation on current standards on industrial communication networks, system security, and functional safety in so far as they relate to major hazards in the workplace. This operational guideline should contribute towards a suitable demonstration of […]
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IEC 62443 Certification Accreditation by ANSI
Dec 11, 2017[:en][vc_row][vc_column][us_single_image image=”612″ size=”full”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]exida has received ANSI (American National Standards Institute) accreditation for Certification Body scope extensions for the IEC 62443 cybersecurity standards. Four new schemes have been defined.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]New schemes include: The eSDC (exida Security Device Certification) which covers control, network, platform, and application “devices” as defined in IEC 62443. The eSDP (exida Security Development Process) […]
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White Paper Update: exida IEC 61508 – Functional Safety and IEC 62443 – Cybersecurity Certification
Dec 04, 2017[:en][vc_row][vc_column][us_single_image image=”631″ size=”full”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]The exida IEC 61508 Certification Program was established in 2005 in response to demand primarily from end users in the process industries and manufacturers of instrumentation products. There was a need to provide a higher quality of technical expertise with effective and responsive service. exida is an accredited Certification Body (CB) authorized to […]
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[:en]exida Oil & Gas/Petrochemical event in Indonesia[:zh]exida Presenting and Exhibiting at Motor Drives and Systems 2018[:]
Dec 01, 2017[:en][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] 50 Indonesian Oil & Gas/Petrochemical companies attended an event organized by exida Asia Pacific in Jakarta on November 24, 2017. Mr. Paul Chan from exida Asia Pacific presented two topics – “Overview of exSILentia Safety Lifecycle Suite” and “Seven Steps to an Effective Alarm Management Program”. During this event, exida showcased their newest products […]
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[:en]The Undetected Detective – PVST[:zh]Why is Safety Certification So Tough?[:]
Nov 30, 2017[:en][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Have you ever wondered why some dangerous failures are classified as undetected and others are classified as detective? Aren’t dangerous failures all dangerous? Why do we classify them differently? Let’s say we have a plant that is running in normal operation mode and the system needs to trip. The safety function of this system is […]
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[:en]New White Paper: Safety Instrumented Function Verification: The Three Barriers[:zh]New White Paper: Getting Reliable Failure Rate Data[:]
Nov 27, 2017[:en][vc_row][vc_column][us_single_image image=”16847″ size=”full”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Safety Instrumented Function Verification: The Three Barriers The three constraints (systematic capability constraint, architectural constraint, and probabilistic performance metric constraint) that are implied by requirements per international safety standards IEC 61511 [1] and IEC 61508 [2] to determine the safety integrity level (SIL) of a safety instrumented function (SIF) are described and discussed. […]