In this short guide, we will take a look at what we mean by ICS security assessment. ICS is short for industrial Control Systems. These may be DCS (Distributed Control Systems), or PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) based, or some form of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems) or any other programmable type systems. These include not only BPCS (Basic Process Control Systems) but also SIS (Safety Instrumented Systems). …
OT Cyber Security Training workshop in Mumbai, India Abhisam successfully conducted an OT Cyber security Training workshop, at Toyo Engineering India’s Mumbai office. The two day workshop was attended by more than 35 senior engineering and IT professionals from Toyo. This comprehensive event included OT/ICS cyber security, as well as IEC 62443 training, ISO 27001 training and NIST 800-82 training. Toyo Engineering India Private Limited (Toyo-India), an Engineering Consultancy …
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 …
In the next few minutes of reading this you will understand the difference between IEC 61511 and IEC 61508. What is IEC 61511? IEC 61511 is the process industry standard for Functional Safety and Safety Instrumented Systems. This standard has been developed by the International Electrotechnical Commission and is used globally. Process industries are those industries that handle bulk materials (rather than discrete parts) and include the Oil & …
Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS for short) that are used in the process industry sector, such as Oil and Gas platforms, Petroleum refineries, chemical manufacturing plants, pulp and paper, fossil fuel power generation plants and so on generally comply with the international standard IEC 61511. This standard, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is the most widely used standard all over the world for building and maintaining SIS in …
What is Area Classification? Area Classification refers to classifying the hazardous areas of a plant into less hazardous and more hazardous. This classification is done using the IEC system that uses Zones (there are three Zones) or the NEC system that uses Divisions (there are two divisions). Further the areas are also classified on the basis of the materials stored, handled or processed there. Note: For a detailed understanding …
What is a Hazardous Area? A Hazardous Area is a place where there is a risk of explosion and/or fire due to the nature of the materials handled or stored there. In the US, these areas are also known as classified locations. Note that “Hazardous Area” is a technical term used in industry and not a generic word that can be used for any dangerous place, such as crime …
Abhisam is pleased to announce a What-If Training Workshop / SWIFT Training in Mumbai (Thane) on 27th May 2022. This is a public workshop and anybody who is a safety professional or other technical professional and interested in learning the What-If Method for Risk Assessment can attend. (SWIFT is an acronym for Structured What-If Analysis). What do we mean by What-If Analysis and SWIFT? What-If Analysis is a Risk …
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 …
What is the HAZOP Leader Certification program? Abhisam’s HAZOP Leader Certification program has become one of the more popular programs, due to it being a completely online now and a completely self paced program that the participant can complete, at their own pace. Entry into the program is only for professionals having at least a Bachelors degree/Higher National Diploma in a technical field with relevant industrial experience and a …
