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Microsoft ends development of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
September 22, 2024
Published by Kevin Harrys
Discover the repercussions as Microsoft halts WSUS development. Learn about alternatives, community feedback, and the future of server updates.
IEC publishes IEC 62443-2-1:2024, setting security standards for industrial automation and control systems
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.
New ISAGCA whitepaper addresses zero trust outcomes using ISA/IEC 62443 standards
Discover how the new ISAGCA whitepaper leverages ISA/IEC 62443 standards to achieve zero trust outcomes and enhance cybersecurity excellence.
Understanding Zones and Conduits
Every professional who designs configure and maintain any type of control systems, need to learn about zones and conduits and manage the new security requirements and develop necessary skills according to their function, even if they are not into industrial cybersecurity.
Rationalization: Stop spending valuable resources wrongly
We see very often how companies (through their security staff) go shopping and rush to spend, often pushed by the pressure of the business, the inertia of the market, lack of knowledge, skill and opportunism of suppliers, before performing a good risk assessment.
Construction of Awareness and Training Programs
August 25, 2022
(updated June 19, 2023)
Published by Ximena Rengifo
Currently, for companies it is a necessity to develop training and awareness programs in industrial cybersecurity, but there are doubts about how to successfully develop a program focused on generating the necessary knowledge, skills and actions for each type of public.
Automation Systems Cybersecurity: From Standards to Practices
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.
Working with future and new systems (Special Edition)
When the owner of the industrial plant has the possibility of having the best of both worlds, the best control systems and the best security. When the consequences occur the damage is done, and there is no turning back. That is why we say that it is never too late to deal with security (redesign), but the sooner much better (design).
IEC designates ISA/IEC-62443 as horizontal standard
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.
