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News Item: Online IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Software Development Course Scheduled for February
Join us for an instructor-led live online course on IEC 62443 cybersecurity software development Feb 25 - Mar 1, 2019. Course Description: The IEC 62443 Security Software Development training course and workshop was created specifically for developers of industrial control system products with a particular focus on network-enabled embedded control…
News Item: Complimentary Functional Safety & Industrial Cybersecurity Seminar in Pittsburgh
Please join us on February 1, 2019 for a complimentary seminar in Pittsburgh, PA. The seminar will be a great opportunity to learn more about important topics relating to Functional Safety, Industrial Cybersecurity, and Alarm Management. Lunch will be provided. Standards, Trends and and Integrated Approach to the Lifecycles of…
Blog Entry: Cyberattacks Succeed Where Humans and Systems Are Weak
Have you noticed that over the last several years, cybersecurity seems to be “trending?” Companies of all sizes are starting to learn how to prevent, or at least minimize, these attacks. They hire third-party experts and attend trainings to learn more about the human and system weaknesses that are common…
News Item: Complimentary Functional Safety & Industrial Cybersecurity Seminar in Charleston
Please join us on January 25, 2019 for a complimentary seminar in Charleston, SC. The seminar will be a great opportunity to learn more about important topics relating to Functional Safety, Industrial Cybersecurity, and Alarm Management. Lunch will be provided. Standards, Trends and and Integrated Approach to the Lifecycles of…
News Item: IEC 61508 Software Developers Open Enrollment Course Scheduled for February
Join us at exida's headquarters conveniently located outside Philadelphia and NYC for an open enrollment course on topics relevant to those developing software that must be compliant with IEC 61508. Course Description: The IEC 61508 standard for functional safety of electrical /electronic and programmable electronic systems, explains the concepts of…
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Blog Entry: Does Your ICS Service Provider Need Training?
Today’s owner operators and lease operators of industrial production facilities frequently employ service providers for projects and upgrades, as well as operations and maintenance. These contractors often travel to many sites, carry their own copies of source code and files, and use multiple PCs with multiple engineering tools for the…
Recorded Webinars: 2019 Resolution – Use exSILentia
The exSILentia SILver™ module is setting new standards for SIL verification. How easy is it to model a Safety Instrumented Function? Should one of your 2019 New Year Resolutions be to improve your efficiency in modeling Safety Instrumented Functions? Get an overview of the trend setting functionality in exSILentia, see how efficient use of the exSILentia data core speeds up your SIL verification.
Recorded Webinars: My Motor Controller is Certified … or is it?
In the process industry, many safety functions include a pump, motor, or other electrical device. To bring a process to a safe state the devices that control these electric elements need to work correctly. “SIL Certified” Motor relays, Motor contactors, Motor starters and Motor drives are commonly used for these Low Demand applications. However there is a misunderstanding in the industry on how the product was SIL Certified. High Demand SIL Certifications are prevalent for machine safety where the device or elements are moving frequently, but when dealing with systems in Low Demand there is a Large void in the process industry.
This webinar will discuss a survey conducted in 2017, it will talk about the lack of data in the field, and also provide suggestions on how to fill the void when all the answers are available when creating safety systems.
Blog Entry: Bridging the OT / IT Cybersecurity Gap
Personnel responsible for protecting organizational assets within Operations Technology (OT) groups would seem to have the same mission as those responsible for protecting organizational assets within Information Technology (IT) groups, and be tightly aligned. Spending any amount of time with Industrial Control System 〈ICS〉 clients, however, shows that is certainly…
Recorded Webinars: Cyber Risk Assessments and Security Level Verification: Security Level Verification (Part 3 of 3)
This three webinar series will walk through the fundamental methodology behind High-Level Risk Assessments, Detailed Risk Assessments, and Security Level Verification. The series will also discuss the relationships between the lifecycle steps, and the flow of information from one analysis to the next. The final webinar in this series will provide a detailed review of the steps and objectives for performing a semi-quantitative Security Level (SL) Verification as well as the benefits of completing SL Verification, and the information that feeds future lifecycle steps.
News Item: U.K. Chemical Plant Slashes Nuisance Alarms With Help From exida
Identifying, rationalizing and disabling unhelpful alarms buried deep in many process applications can be tricky and potentially hazardous if not handled properly. Here's how Baker Hughes, a GE company, and its specialty chemicals plant did it with assistance from exida's Alarm Management program. Read the Success Story
Blog Entry: Cyber Risk Assessments and Security Level Verification: Security Level Verification (Part 3 of 3)
The exposure of industrial facilities to cybersecurity threats has never been higher. An analysis performed by IBM security found that the number of attacks on SCADA systems increased 636% from 2012 to 2014, with 675,816 cybersecurity incidents in January 2014 [1]. Finding an effective method for evaluating the current level…
Recorded Webinars: How Safe Are You? The Importance of Functional Safety and Realistic Failure Rates
This webinar will discuss the importance of data integrity, especially when it comes to functional safety and failure rates.
We will cover:
- What a failure rate is
- What failure rates are used for and the different techniques used to attain failure rates
- Estimation vs Prediction techniques
- What if you don’t have failure rates and how can you get them, with an example.
- Generic vs Specific failure rates
This webinar will conclude with time for queries in the end to answer any failure rate questions you may have!
Blog Entry: Who needs sliced bread? We’ve got ARCHx!
I’ve heard this phrase so many times in my life… “<Something> is the best thing since sliced bread.” I personally can’t remember a time when sliced bread was not available, but I certainly remember going to the deli and having them use the slicing machine before handing me a bag…
Blog Entry: Comparing the IEC 62443 Software Engineering Process to IEC 61508: Where Do They Overlap?
With the appearance of malware and nation state attacks on Industrial Control Systems (ICS), such as the Stuxnet (2010), Industroyer (2016) and TRITON (2017) attacks, the IEC 62433 standards are gaining wider attention. While the potential targets to attack in an ICS system are many-fold, one plant asset that could…
Recorded Webinars: Cyber Risk Assessments and Security Level Verification: Detailed Risk Assessments (Part 2 of 3)
This three webinar series will walk through the fundamental methodology behind High-Level Risk Assessments, Detailed Risk Assessments, and Security Level Verification. The series will also discuss the relationships between the lifecycle steps, and the flow of information from one analysis to the next. The second webinar will provide a detailed review of the steps and objectives for a Detailed Risk Assessment as well as the benefits of completing a Detailed Risk Assessment, and the information that feeds the Security Level verification.
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61JFiAtViUY
News Item: Free Seminar in Brussels
exida is excited to announce a free seminar in Brussels: Improving Safety, Increasing Availability, and Gaining an Operational Advantage through a Holistic approach to Alarm Management, Cybersecurity, and Functional Safety IEC 61508, IEC 61511, IEC 62443, EEMUA 191, and ISA 18.2 This seminar will be presented by: Chris O'Brien: Partner,…
Blog Entry: Functional Safety Certification Started with Logic Solvers
IEC 61508 functional safety certification began in the 1990s. As I recall, the only organizations doing this work in those days were TÜV Rheinland and TÜV Product Services (now TÜV Sud). These two companies remain competitors. Functional safety certification started with logic solvers. Some engineers and regulators at the time…
News Item: exida Publishes IACS Cybersecurity Book Based on IEC 62443 Best Practices
Sellersville, PA: The global leader in functional safety, cybersecurity, and alarm management for the process industries, exida, has published a book on how to successfully implement the IEC 62443 cybersecurity standard for industrial control systems. Cybersecurity is a hot topic in today’s internet-connected world, as hackers get more sophisticated and…