This brief guide will explain how to take IEC 62443 training at a much lower cost today than in earlier years. Note: The most cost effective and easiest way to learn all IEC 62443 essentials is to take the Abhisam Certified Industrial Cybersecurity Professional training course. This fully self-paced, online course consisting of text, voice over, videos, animations, assessments and exercises, can be taken anytime from anywhere via any …
Here’s a guide to IEC 62443. After going through this (somewhat short) IEC 62443 guide, you will understand how it helps you secure your Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS for short) against cyber threats. Let us understand more about it, why it was developed and where it can be used. Update: There have been changes in IEC 62443 in the year 2024. Please read about the IEC 62443 …
If you have been working in the field of Industrial Control Systems cyber security (ICS security) or in the broader Operational Technology cybersecurity domain (OT security) then you may have heard of the standard ANSI/ISA/IEC 62443, referred to these days as simply IEC 62443. This standard has certain Foundational Requirements that are important and these are explained in short here. This short guide will explain these IEC 62443 Foundational …
Abhisam is pleased to announce that the Industrial Cybersecurity Training Course (Certified Industrial Cybersecurity Professional) has now an updated module on OT Security standards. The previous module titled IACS Security Standards has been thoroughly revised and has got several new sections that cover a lot about the parts of the ANSI/ISA/ IEC 62443 standard that have been published so far. What is the CICP program? Abhisam introduced the Industrial …
Update: The Full version of NIST 800-82 Rev 3 has been released. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that is a part of the US Department of Commerce had invited public comments before release of the Revision 3 of the NIST 800-82 Guide to ICS Security, we had a blog post that talked about this a few months ago here. This Initial public draft has now been …
Abhisam is pleased to announce that a new module on understanding IEC 62443-2-4 is now a part of the Abhisam Industrial Cybersecurity training course (Professional Version). What is IEC 62443-2-4? As you probably know, the IEC 62443 series of standards is developed jointly by ISA (International Society of Automation) and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), to provide guidance for implementing Industrial Cybersecurity. The term is synonymous with OT Security (Operational …
As you may already be aware, a new critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) affecting Apache Log4j software library versions 2.0-beta9 to 2.14.1 has been discovered. What is the Log4j vulnerability? Log4j is used in many websites, consumer and enterprise services and applications—as well as in operational technology products, which includes even Industrial Control Systems such as DCS, SIS, PLC, SCADA, Process Historians and similar hosts and controllers. For …
The Abhisam Industrial Cyber Security Lifecycle shows the top 10 controls needed to achieve robust cyber security for your Industrial Automation, Control and Safety System (IACS). IACS is a broad term for control and automation systems such as DCS (Distributed Control Systems), PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers), SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems), SIS (Safety Instrumented Systems), HIPPS (High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems), BMS (Burner Management Systems) and others. …
What is SCADA cyber security? SCADA cyber security refers to cybersecurity of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems. These cyber attacks on SCADA that can not only damage the system itself, but also lead to consequential damages to plant and equipment, as well as cause hardship to people due to contaminated water supplies, or failure of the electrical supply to homes, industries and businesses, or shortages of critical items …
Industrial Control Systems Cyber Security Training Looking for Industrial Control Systems Cyber Security Advanced Training? Then this Abhisam industrial control systems cyber security certification course is the one that you’re looking for. Composed on several modules that include everything from Basic Concepts of Industrial Control Systems as well as Basic Concepts about cyber security, this Abhisam training course has them all. The Advanced Module of this course includes current …
Supply Chain attacks are something to watch out for In the recently published Abhisam Industrial Cybersecurity Report, we had mentioned supply chain attacks, as something to watch out for in 2024. We never imagined that we would be so right. These supply chain attacks are pretty broad in scope and are not just related to the Industrial Control System devices, such as DCS controllers or SIS Logic Solvers but …
Update: NIST has released the draft now. Please see here for news on the latest NIST 800 Rev 3 Draft. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that is a part of the US Department of Commerce has invited public comments to update the existing NIST Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security, SP 800-82 Rev 2 to SP 800-82 (Rev 3). The deadline for comments is May …
This paper related to cyber security oil and gas industries, is available as a part of the Abhisam Industrial Cybersecurity report, which can be downloaded now. Author: H Sreedhar. Recent History of Automation in Oil & Gas The Oil and Gas industry (O & G for short) has been a pioneer in embracing digital technology. It was one of the first industrial sectors to transition to Distributed Control …
Abhisam recently published a report on the State of Industrial Cybersecurity in the year 2020 and the road ahead in 2021. The report was compiled by contributions from several different experts from various industry segments, who are individually having at least 25 years of experience in their own domains as well as having deep knowledge about Industrial Cybersecurity. To understand the basics, please see this basic Industrial Cybersecurity guide …
Abhisam has published the much awaited Industrial Cybersecurity Report 2020, that gives you a snapshot of the state of Industrial Cyber security in the year 2020 and the path ahead in 2021. The report can be downloaded by anybody from here https://www.abhisam.com/Reports/IndustrialCybersecurityReport2020.pdf About the Report The report has been compiled by Abhisam and has articles by Industry professionals from different sectors such as Oil & Gas, Water & …
Update (16 Oct 2020) :We have started receiving contributions/paper submissions for inclusion in this report. If you have not yet sent in your thoughts, please do so at the earliest. We will be publishing this report by end October 2020 or latest by early November 2020. A lot of exciting insights from Industry leaders and professionals will be included. The ICS Cyber security field has seen a lot of …
Now ICS cyber security training has become more exciting than ever. Abhisam has added an assignment module in the Industrial Cybersecurity training program, where enrolled learners take part in an exciting thriller. Background As you know this training program leads to industrial control systems security certifications that you must have, in today’s industrial automation world. Plant Owners, process licensors, utility companies, engineering design consulting companies, EPC contractors and even …
Abhisam is pleased to announce that the popular ICS security training course, which is available as an e-course online, will now have an advanced module that can be accessed by all current learners and GOLD members. This will have many sub modules such as concepts of Kill Chains, the MITRE ATT&CK framework for ICS, Honeypots for Industrial Automation and Control systems and more. Cybersecurity is a growing concern for …
The best way to get Cyber Security Training online for Industrial Control Systems (ICS), is via Abhisam’s new Industrial Cybersecurity e-learning course. If you are an engineer or technical professional who is working in areas of Instrumentation, Control Systems, Automation or Safety in any kind of industry, then you must understand and be competent in ICS Security. Industrial Control Systems (ICS for short) are used extensively in all kinds …
Abhisam is delighted to announce that its much awaited e-learning course (XPRTU) on Industrial Cybersecurity is now released and available for purchase on the Abhisam website! This ICS Cybersecurity course covers all that you need to know about Industrial Control System Cybersecurity. Available in three options as Online (for individuals), Enterprise (for companies and other organizations) and Enterprise SCORM (in case a company/organization would like this to be accessible …
