ISASecure® is a third-party conformity assessment scheme based on the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards aimed at Industrial cyber Security certification of IACS systems, such as DCS and SCADA.
ISASecure® certification scheme
ISASecure® is a third-party conformity assessment scheme based on the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards aimed at cybersecurity certification of IACS systems, such as DCS and SCADA.
A third-party conformity assessment scheme is also known as a certification scheme.
The goal of the ISA/IEC62443 Series is to improve Industrial Automation and Control System (IACS) using a risk-based, methodical, and complete process throughout the entire lifecycle, through the implementation of:
- Safety
- Integrity
- Availability
- Confidentiality
Without people who are sufficiently trained, without risk-appropriate technologies and adequate security measures, an IACS exponentially increases its vulnerability to a cyber-attack.
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The owner and developer of the ISASecure® Certification Scheme is the ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISCI), a non-profit corporation that sets rules and procedures that identifies the types of products and processes being assessed, identifies the specified requirements and provides the methodology to perform certification.
ISCI offers 4 certifications with different security assurance levels in alignment with ISA/IEC 62443.
- ISASecure Component Security Assurance (CSA) Certification
- ISASecure System Security Assurance (SSA) Certification
- ISASecure Security Development Lifecycle Assurance (SDLA) Certification
- The most recent IIoT Component Security Assurance (ICSA) according to IEC 62443-4-2
Who issues the certification
While ISCI develops and maintains the Certification Scheme, it does not perform the certification itself.
This is done by an ISASecure® Certification Body, which is an organization that specializes in third-party conformity assessments. Certification bodies are accredited by an accreditation body based on the ISO/IEC 17065 standard, which addresses topics such as confidentiality and impartiality in the certification process.
ISASecure® Certificate issued by a Certification Body is globally recognized and demonstrates that the applicable ISA/IEC 62443 requirements have been met.
In the world, there are only seven ISASecure® accredited Certification Bodies, including our BYHON division.
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