Durham, North Carolina, November 2nd / PRNewswire / -- The International Federation of Automation ( ISA ) – a leading professional society in the field of automation – announces that Abbott Risk Consulting ( ARC ) Ltd has officially joined ISASecure ®. ISASecure is a globally recognized certification program used to verify compliance of industrial automation and control systems ( IACS ) with network security requirements of ISA / IEC standard series 62443.
ARC provides consulting services in the UK and Australia, covering areas such as risk management, safety engineering, assurance and verification, independent safety assessments, training, functional safety, and cybersecurity. ARC primarily supports clients in the design, operation, and decommissioning of facilities, plants, and assets in high-risk industries, including petroleum and natural gas, nuclear energy, defense, railways, mining, and clean energy.
This new collaboration between ARC and ISASecure reflects the company's ongoing commitment to strengthening its knowledge base and providing support to customers in various operational technologies, including OT network security consulting and assessment services. These services cover ISASecure secure development lifecycle assurance, component security assurance ( CSA ), system security assurance ( SSA ), as well as automated control system security assurance ( ACSSA ).
ISASecure Project Manager Mark DeAngelo said: "Welcome ARC Ltd to join the ISASecure project. We look forward to communicating with them as trainees in the next training session for assessors. Today, critical infrastructure requires comprehensive and rigorously verified cybersecurity. We look forward to cooperating with ARC Ltd to advance our mission of collaboration, certification, and standard-based product development, in order to help create a safer world."
Tom Abbott is in charge of the network security team at ARC. He stated, "Control system security standards are a fundamental part of an elastic system architecture. After joining ISASecure, we will make every effort to maintain these standards and influence their development in the future."
Regarding ISASecure ®
ISASecure ® was established in 2007 by the International Federation of Automation ( ISA ). It is a globally recognized certification program aimed at providing security for industrial automation control systems ( IACS ). By strictly adhering to the ISA / IEC 62443 series of standards, the ISASecure certification can verify whether products and supplier practices meet internationally recognized OT security benchmarks. ISASecure is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ISA.
The global ecosystem of ISASecure includes companies such as Chevron, ExxonMobil, GSK, Saudi Aramco, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, Schneider Electric, Trinicon Technologies, and Yokogawa Electric.
For more information, please visit isasecure.org.
Regarding Abbott Risk Consulting Ltd.
Abbott Risk Consulting ( ARC ) is a dynamic security engineering consulting firm that enjoys a global reputation for providing high-quality solutions to its clients. It is an independent employee-owned company. ARC has consistently been rated as one of the best workplaces in the UK by The Sunday Times, and in Australia, it has received similar recognition from The Australian.
ARC has offices throughout the UK and Australia, with its headquarters located in Edinburgh, providing support to clients and projects around the world. The company's flexible and innovative approach to work enables it to offer the highest quality services to large multinational corporations, government agencies, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises.
His expertise includes safety engineering and risk management, hazard and operability studies ( HAZOP ), quantitative risk assessment ( QRA ), safety cases, CFD, fire and explosion analysis, facilitation of meetings, safety integrity level ( SIL ) assessment, hazard identification ( HAZID ), management consulting, clean energy, sustainable development, green hydrogen energy, renewable energy, human factors engineering, change management, national defense, nuclear energy, transportation, and hydrogen energy.
About ISA
The International Federation of Automation ( ISA ) is a non-profit professional association founded in 1945, dedicated to creating a better world through automation. The mission of ISA is to empower the global automation community through standard setting and knowledge sharing. ISA develops widely used global standards and conformity assessment programs, provides certification, education, and training for professionals, publishes books and technical articles, organizes conferences and exhibitions, and offers communication and career development programs for members and customers worldwide. For more information, please visit www.isa.org.
