ISA/IEC 62443 Conformance Services
The ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards outline the requirements for ensuring secure industrial automation and control systems (IACS). At a bare minimum, these standards define security levels that arise from deploying security and operational visibility and control measures to address the gap between process safety and cybersecurity as well as ICS and OT systems and IT.
IEC 62443 comprises nearly 14 standards with each covering a specific purpose. To move towards IEC 62443 compliance, enterprises need to take measured steps in areas such as vulnerability management, network and operational visibility, network segmentation, network monitoring and threat detection. IEC 62443 presents a way for enterprises to ramp up their security maturity in key areas. In fact, the IEC 62443 journey can be extrapolated to go well past compliance into the proactive security management realm.
IEC 62443 comprises nearly 14 standards with each covering a specific purpose. To move towards IEC 62443 compliance, enterprises need to take measured steps in areas such as vulnerability management, network and operational visibility, network segmentation, network monitoring and threat detection. IEC 62443 presents a way for enterprises to ramp up their security maturity in key areas. In fact, the IEC 62443 journey can be extrapolated to go well past compliance into the proactive security management realm.
Key Requirements:
IEC 62443-2-1: Developing a Cyber Security Management System (CSMS).
IEC 62443-2-3: Security for System Maintenance, and Patch Management.
IEC 62443-3-2: Security Risk Assessment.
IEC 62443-3-2: Network segmentation, and security levels for zones and conduits.
IEC 62443-3-3: System security requirements and Security Levels.
Key Requirements:
IEC 62443-2-1: Developing a Cyber Security Management System (CSMS).
IEC 62443-2-3: Security for System Maintenance, and Patch Management.
IEC 62443-3-2: Security Risk Assessment.
IEC 62443-3-2: Network segmentation, and security levels for zones and conduits.
IEC 62443-3-3: System security requirements and Security Levels.
Challenges
- Resources skilled in IEC 62443
- Adequate visibility, control and preparedness
- Planning a roadmap and aligning resources and attention
- Deriving the right interpretation of IEC 62443 for a business
- Working at a device and protocol level to achieve IEC 62443 objectives
How can Sectrio help?
Sectrio’s IEC62443 offering has been put together by industry experts with clear consulting, tactical, and pragmatic elements. It can take your enterprise to IEC 62443 compliance in 6 clear steps with milestones and KPIs to measure progress.
Our Offerings
- Offers a clear and comprehensive path to IEC 62443 without any resource or operational strain
- Helps meet all objectives including visibility, control, patch management and mitigation of cyberattacks
- Gives your enterprise an IACS security program that is unique to your security and operational objectives
- Can also help in areas such as policies and procedures, implementation and other lifecycle requirements
- Gives custom consulting guidance for security processes, workflows, security lifecycles, controls, protocols, security acceptance and factory testing and output management
- In addition, Sectrio’s IEC 62443 consulting team can also work with you to establish a cybersecurity management system.
Frequently Asked Questions
ISA/IEC 62443 is an international standard defining security requirements and practices for Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS). It matters for industrial cybersecurity as it provides a framework to safeguard critical infrastructure, ensuring the resilience and reliability of industrial processes against cyber threats.
Services such as Sectrio's ISA/IEC 62443 compliance and implementation support provide expertise in assessing, planning, and implementing security measures aligned with the standard. This includes risk assessments, security architecture design, and ongoing monitoring to ensure compliance with ISA/IEC 62443 requirements. Learn more.
Organizations can check and enhance ISA/IEC 62443 compliance by conducting regular assessments, audits, and gap analyses. Engaging with cybersecurity experts like Sectrio can help identify areas for improvement, implement necessary measures, and ensure ongoing compliance through proactive monitoring and response strategies. Learn more.
Case study
How Sectrio helped a leading automotive industry leader with IEC 62443 compliance
The company approached Sectrio with a clear requirement around IEC 62443 compliance leading to the adoption of more comprehensive set of proactive measures to curb the possibility of a breach as it was facing a huge volume of cyberattacks each day.
Sectrio IEC 62443 consulting team set about the project and defined the 6 stages in association with the customer’s security and plant operations teams. These steps were: pre-assessment, risk survey (at device, network, user, plant and enterprise levels) and SL identification, IACS security program design, implementation, testing and feedback analysis and program maintenance and continuous improvement planning and finally institutionalizing of IEC 62443 measures.
Sectrio IEC 62443 consulting team set about the project and defined the 6 stages in association with the customer’s security and plant operations teams. These steps were: pre-assessment, risk survey (at device, network, user, plant and enterprise levels) and SL identification, IACS security program design, implementation, testing and feedback analysis and program maintenance and continuous improvement planning and finally institutionalizing of IEC 62443 measures.
