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Abhisam Industrial Cybersecurity Course CICP gets an updated module on OT Security standards

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 …

What is the ANSI ISA S84 Standard? Is it a legal requirement?

In this short guide, we will take a look at the ANSI ISA S84 standard. What is ISA S84.01? This is the Functional Safety standard published by ISA (International Systems and Automation Society)’s S 84 committee. This is applicable to functional safety in the process industries. The standard was initially published as ANSI/ISA S84.01:1996 and was recognized by OSHA as a “generally accepted good engineering practice” via their letter …

Safety Instrumented System Requirements

In this small guide we will understand Safety Instrumented System requirements. But first we answer some basic questions such as, What is a Safety Instrumented System? The simplest explanation of a Safety Instrumented System (SIS for short) is ” a system comprised of active elements such as sensors, logic solvers and actuators, working together as a system, which acts to reduce the risk of an unwanted event in a …

Industrial Hygiene Training-what you need to know

Industrial Hygiene Training is important if you wish to work in the Occupational health and safety domains of industrial operations. It is a growing field with many opportunities for career progression. Here, we will take a look at the different Industrial Hygiene training courses available to take and which options are best for you. But first let us cover the basics of Industrial Hygiene. What is Industrial Hygiene? Industrial …

NIST 800-82 Rev 3 draft released

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 …

Log4j vulnerability and ICS security

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 …

Industrial cyber security Lifecycle- top 10 controls to secure your IACS

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. …

Industrial Control Systems Cyber Security Advanced Training

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 …

Free White Papers, Videos, Podcasts from Abhisam

Now get all your Abhisam free white papers, videos and podcast resources in one single place on the Abhisam website. No need to use the Search function. Simply go to https://www.abhisam.com/free-white-papers-podcasts-videos and get what you are looking for. This incredible resource has at the time of this writing more than 19 white papers on various subjects including Process Safety, HAZOP, Industrial IoT and Digitalization, Big Data in Oil and …

Abhisam Industrial Cybersecurity Course Released!

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 …