Consulting Services

Abhisam provides expert consulting in OT Cybersecurity, IEC 62443 implementation, Industry 4.0, IIoT, and Industrial Digitalization , Functional Safety (IEC 61508 and IEC 61511) and Learning Management Systems — delivered by engineers who understand operational technology from the ground up.

Why choose us over other plain vanilla consultant organizations? This is because all of us at Abhisam have a rich hands on, experience (including shop floor experience)  in various manufacturing organizations for several years.

OT Cybersecurity

Industrial Expertise First — Security Second

Unlike traditional IT security firms, we bring real industrial engineering experience. Securing Industrial operations requires knowledge of not just IT and Cybersecurity, but also the unique environment of manufacturing, where security breaches can result in not just loss of information and data, but also can cause physical harm including fires and explosions.

We provide end-to-end OT and IoT cybersecurity services focused on Industrial Control Systems (ICS), SCADA, IIoT, and Industry 4.0 environments.

Our services help organizations assess, deploy, optimize, and operate OT security programs aligned with IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82, and Zero Trust architecture.

Typical Services that we provide include the following (but are not limited to only these- contact us for more info)

  • OT Risk Assessment Services
  • OT Security Tool Deployment
  • OT Security Tool Tuning and Optimization
  • OT Network Segmentation Services
  • Security for IT-OT convergence situations
  • OT SIEM integration and OT SOC services
  • IEC 62443 Compliance and Readiness Audits
  • IoT Security Testing
  • IoT Firmware Security Testing
  • IoT Protocol and Communication Security Testing
  • IoT Hardware and Gateway Security Testing
Find out More about OT Cybersecurity Services

Industry 4.0 /IIoT & Digitalization

Building an Industry 4.0 / IIoT solution requires not just domain knowledge of IIoT or Industry 4.0, it also requires deep domain knowledge related to manufacturing operations.

Since we have hands on manufacturing environment experience over several years, we understand the everyday problems and issues that are faced by these organizations. 

Modern manufacturing is moving toward connected, intelligent, and autonomous operations.
We help organizations securely collect, analyze, and operationalize industrial data using AI, Machine Learning, and Industrial IoT (IIoT).

Our approach combines OT cybersecurity + industrial automation + AI/ML analytics to deliver secure, scalable Industry 4.0 transformation.

Unfortunately many IoT and IIoT solution providers do not focus on cybersecurity aspects. This leads to undiscovered vulnerabilities that could be exploited by adversaries. Since we also bring cybersecurity expertise to the table, we have a security first approach in design and implementation of IoT / IIoT / Industry 4.0 solutions.

Typical Services that we provide include the following (but are not limited to only these- contact us for more info).

  • Industrial Data Acquisition and Connectivity of existing PLC/DCS/SCADA systems.
  • Edge Gateway deployment for Industrial Environments
  • AI & Machine Learning for manufacturing
  • AI based Predictive Maintenance Solutions
  • Predictive and Prescriptive Maintenance
  • Remote Data Acquisition and Visualization
  • Centralized Multi-plant monitoring
  • Secure Remote Monitoring and Operation
  • Industrial Cloud Integration
  • Smart Inventory Optimization
  • Cybersecurity for Industry 4.0 projects
Find out More about Industry 4.0 and IIoT Services

Functional Safety (IEC 61508 & IEC 61511)

Unlike many other Functional Safety consultants, who have only an Engineering Design consultancy background, our team has an experience of working in the process industries (end users) in Engineering, operations & maintenance, projects (design, engineering, installation and commissioning) as well as in the area of niche Functional Safety consulting. Hence with this background we are able to understand end user needs and requirements better. 

We offer the following typical services (but not limited to only these- please get in touch with us for your requirements)

  • Helping prepare Safety Requirements Specifications
  •  Verification of SIS
  • On Site Safety Instrumented Systems Validation 
  • SIS cybersecurity risk assessment (IEC 61511-1 Cl. 8.2.4)
  • Cyber threat identification for SIS/SIL loops
  • Designing and evaluating Functional Safety Management systems
  • IEC61508 certification readiness (for device manufacturers)
Find out More about Functional Safety Services
Safety Instrumented Systems Validation

Learning Management Systems

Abhisam has its own LMS (Learning Management System) for individual learners and a separate LMS for our Enterprise customers. 

Our Enterprise customers get a unique Management Dashboard, with drill down ability, to monitor learner activity and engagement at a granular level. Hence if you enroll say 100 learners in an OT Cybersecurity Awareness Course or the Hydrogen Sulfide Safety course, then you can at a glance (limited to your own organization)  see how many users are enrolled in which courses, which interactions happened (watched an animation, answered a question, scored xyz points in a test, logged in at xyz hours and logged out after 3 hours and so on ).

If you do have a SCORM/xAPI compatible LMS yourself then we can stream our courses to your LMS too. So that your learners only interact with your familiar LMS environment and take multiple courses (your courses as well as our courses) in a unified system.

We offer the following typical services (but not limited to only these- please get in touch with us for your requirements)

  • Setting up your organization on our LMS
  • Enrolling your learners and giving access to your Group Managers/Leaders to view the dashboard and get reports
  • Customizing parts of our courses to suit your unique organizational needs
  • Streaming our course to your LMS
Abhisam lms dashboard functional safety training competency
Find out More about our LMS

How an engagement works

   

         1           

      

Discovery Call

We understand your requirements, challenges and objectives

   

         2           

      

Scope & Proposal

Clear deliverables, timelines and resource plans

   

        3           

      

Fieldwork & Analysis

On site or remote assessments, interviews and data collection

   

        4           

      

Findings & Roadmap

Structured findings, designs and plans depending on scope

   

        5           

      

Implementation

Plan implementation, hand holding and further guidance

Ready to discuss your Consulting needs?

Whether it is OT cybersecurity or Industry 4.0 or Functional Safety, or your LMS – we are here to help

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Note that it includes all the knowledge that you need to have to know how to work safely in confined spaces.

Can I not get this information free from elsewhere?

There is a  common myth  “Just Google it”

It is a myth that you can simply Google for Confined Space   information and get everything that you need to know.

Most likely you will get a large number of occupational safety articles and information, some videos, some power point slides, but much of the information may be in bits and pieces.

While you can get some basic information about confined space safety from these sources, it may not be complete. Even if you do find enough material, it will take you a long time to sequence it all together in one coherent document that makes sense to you.

Even after doing all this there is a possibility that you may not get what you really need to know from an OSHA compliance perspective

Plus you will spend several hours of your time doing all this for zero returns on your investment!

On the other hand, when you take this Abhisam Confined Space safety course, you know that

    1.  It is very carefully made, with subject matter experts in the field of Occupational Safety, Process Safety & Industrial operations who have spent decades in the actual field creating permit systems, investigating incidents and streamlining methods to reduce or eliminate confined space safety accidents.
    2. Utilizes easy graphics, animations and simulations, real life examples of dos and donts, correct and incorrect practices  that enable you to understand everything easily.
    3.  Earn a Certificate when you pass the associated exam and also get an electronic badge that can be displayed online on places such as LinkedIn. Get Noticed.

Can I not simply buy a book? That will be much cheaper!

Of course, you could always pass this up and decide to go for  buy a book on this topic,

but,

remember that there are some disadvantages with this approach

    1.  The first is that not a single book is available  that covers all the topics that you need to know. On the other hand, there will be many books on general workplace safety, occupational safety, permit systems, that may be relevant to only those working in normal workplaces, not those having confined spaces.
    2.  Some of these books may be outdated and obsolete.
    3.  Nobody gives you a certificate if you simply read a book!

 

What does the $7 trial include?

The $7 trial includes trial access to ALL the courses in the Abhisam Catalog for a limited time including this Confined Spaces Safety course

After the trial is over you can choose to either buy an individual course OR subscribe to the GOLD or PLATINUM membership plans.

Your card will not be billed automatically.

Which versions are available?

This course is available as either stand alone (select the Standard version above), Professional, or as part of the Abhisam GOLD membership level.

The Standard version allows you to access the course online from any device (PC/tablet/smartphone) that has an internet connection and a browser that supports HTML 5 (such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Opera, etc). You can access the course for a period of one year, within which you need to take the exam to earn a Certificate (electronic). You will also earn an electronic badge that can be displayed online on LinkedIn and similar portals.

The Professional version allows you access to the course for 3 years online. You will also earn an electronic badge that can be displayed online on LinkedIn and similar portals.

The content in the Standard and Professional versions is the same.

What is the Abhisam GOLD membership?

When you subscribe to the Abhisam GOLD membership, you get access to all the courses in the Abhisam Catalog, by paying just one low monthly subscription with no commitment as you can cancel anytime. You can also get a free certification exam every month. If you are interested in taking a bunch of courses, then the GOLD membership gives you an affordable plan to do this. This is available to individuals only.

What is the Abhisam Platinum membership?

This is meant for organizations with multiple learners. When you subscribe to the Abhisam Platinum membership, your learners get access to all the courses in the Abhisam Catalog, by paying just one low Enterprise yearly subscription. You can also get a free certification exam every month. 

Additionally Platinum membership gives you a Dashboard where your Training Manager can see the progress of the learners, such as learner module completion, login times, test scores, etc.