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Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Achieves ISA/IEC-62443 Certification

Schneider Electric Achieves Cybersecurity Certification for EcoStruxure Solutions

October 23, 2024 (updated June 29, 2025) Published by Marina Fuentes

Discover how Schneider Electric reached cybersecurity certification for its EcoStruxure Solutions. Unveiling the significance of cybersecurity and Schneider Electric’s compliance journey.

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Tags: EcoStruxure

Microsoft ends development of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)

September 22, 2024 (updated June 29, 2025) Published by Kevin Harrys

Discover the repercussions as Microsoft halts WSUS development. Learn about alternatives, community feedback, and the future of server updates.

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Tags: Microsoft, WSUS

IEC publishes IEC 62443-2-1:2024, setting security standards for industrial automation and control systems

September 13, 2024 (updated June 29, 2025) Published by Maximillian G. Kon

Addressing cybersecurity on an organization-wide basis can seem like a daunting task. There is no simple cookbook for security, nor is there a one-size-fits-all set of security practices. There is a methodology for implementing ISA/IEC-62443 series of standards correctly. It is paramount that end users, integrators and suppliers get involved.

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Tags: IEC-62443-2-1

New ISAGCA whitepaper addresses zero trust outcomes using ISA/IEC 62443 standards

August 26, 2024 (updated June 30, 2025) Published by Maximillian G. Kon

Discover how the new ISAGCA whitepaper leverages ISA/IEC 62443 standards to achieve zero trust outcomes and enhance cybersecurity excellence.

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Tags: IEC-62443, ISAGCA, Zero Trust

Automation Systems Cybersecurity: From Standards to Practices

January 4, 2022 (updated June 29, 2025) Published by Marina Fuentes

Eric Cosman, chairman of ISA99 Committee, explains that standards, guidance, and direction are available from several sources, but surveys and anecdotal reports have shown that many still struggle with how to turn this information into effective programs. Suppliers have a clear imperative to improve their products, but asset owners often struggle with how to get started. Practical approach into cybersecurity is very hard to find in the market, still today.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, IEC62443

IEC designates ISA/IEC-62443 as horizontal standard

November 26, 2021 (updated June 29, 2025) Published by Marina Fuentes

The International Society of Automation (ISA) and the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) are proud to announce that the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has officially designated the IEC/ISA-62443 series of standards as "horizontal," meaning they are proven to be applicable to a wide range of different industries.

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Tags: IEC62443, ISA99, ISAGCA

Top Five Cybersecurity Issues in the Power Grid Supply Chain

November 7, 2021 (updated June 29, 2025) Published by Antonio Da Silva

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently held a meeting to discuss the security of the power grid. The traditional power grid has struggled due to increased demand. Evidence of this can be seen in the continued blackouts in California to the extensive outages during the 2021 Texas winter storm.

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Tags: Energy

ISA/IEC 62443 Referenced in CISA’s Cross-Sector CPGs

October 20, 2021 (updated October 14, 2025) Published by Marina Fuentes

We can help the End Users to get the best of both (CISA CPGs and ISA/IEC-62443) gaining consistency without incurring in unnecessary cost, avoiding duplicated efforts, and avoiding any contradictions by taking good decisions.

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Tags: CISA, IEC-62443

Fire injures “a number of people” at Kuwait’s largest oil refinery

October 20, 2021 (updated June 29, 2025) Published by Antonio Da Silva

A fire broke out at Kuwait’s largest oil refinery on October 18 and injured several people. The incident occurred at the Kuwait National Petroleum Company’s (KNPC) Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery on the Persian Gulf coastline just south of Kuwait City.

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Tags: Downstream

UK gas processing terminal shut down after methane leak

October 20, 2021 (updated June 29, 2025) Published by Robert Mannash

The Easington Gas Terminal in East Yorkshire, UK was shut down on October 19 after a methanol leak was discovered. Fire crews and emergency services attended the scene after the liquid leak was discovered at around 11:00 local time at Centrica’s plant at the site.

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Tags: Downstream

Jeff Bezos-backed fusion plant to be built in the UK

June 22, 2021 (updated July 2, 2025) Published by Marina Fuentes

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and Canada-based General Fusion have announced an agreement under which General Fusion will build and operate its Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP) at UKAEA's Culham campus in Oxfordshire.

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Tags: Energy

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