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Recorded Webinars: Lessons Learned From Actual Control System Security Incidents and Assessments
Lessons Learned From Actual Control System Security Incidents and Assessments
Recorded Webinars: The 7 Things Every Plant Manager Should Know About Control System Security
Not that long ago, the move towards “open systems” and the resulting incorporation of off-the-shelf technologies represented a huge step forward in control system design. System integration became easier, product development by manufacturers was accelerated, and training leveraged common tools and concepts. While the benefits have been tremendous, open technology has made control systems open to security vulnerabilities, putting production and human safety at risk. Nothing has made that risk more evident than the Stuxnet virus which has made headlines since it was discovered in July 2010. Countering these threats requires organizations to develop a better understanding of their process control system security risks and how to address them. In this webinar, we will discuss the seven things that every plant manager and automation professional should know about industrial control system security. We will also discuss how to apply best practices from standards such as ISA 99.02.01 to mitigate these risks.
Recorded Webinars: Benchmarking Industry Practices for the Use of Alarms as Safeguards and Layers of Protection
This webinar discusses current industry practices around the use of alarms as safeguards and layers of protection as established by a recent benchmark survey of over 200 safety practitioners from around the world. Areas explored in the survey and will be discussed include:
Typical and maximum claimed risk reduction
Considerations used to determine whether an alarm can be credited with risk reduction
How often IPL alarms are determined to be invalid or ineffective in operation
Practices for display and annunciation through a Human Machine Interface (HMI)
Key results and conclusions will also be presented as well as recommendations on where industry should focus on improvement.
Recorded Webinars: Making the Most of Alarms as a Layer of Protection
Making the Most of Alarms as a Layer of Protection
Recorded Webinars: How to Create an Alarm Philosophy Document
Creation of an alarm philosophy document is the cornerstone for development and sustainability of an effective alarm management program and the first stage in the ISA-18.2 alarm management lifecycle. The alarm philosophy document establishes the guidelines for how to address all aspects of alarm management at a site - including roles & responsibilities, rationalization, design, operations, maintenance, testing, training, and management of change. This webinar will discuss one successful methodology for creating a philosophy that minimizes the time and resource commitment of plant personnel. It will also review some of the key content that should be included and the typical decisions that must be made when creating the document.
Blog Entry: CFSE Endorsement: Preparation and Achievement
Click here to read Part 1 of this blog series Click here to read Part 2 of this blog series Passing an endorsement examination demonstrates proven capabilities and subject matter expertise beyond that which is required for the Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) or Certified Functional Safety Professional (CFSP) credentials.…
Woodward Industrial Controls - LESV - Flow Sensor
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Versa Products Company - E Series 2 Position Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
News Item: ISA Executive Director presents at US government Cybersecurity Framework workshop
ISA leader advocates two-part approach to industrial cybersecurity Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA (15 November 2013) – Protecting industry and critical infrastructure from cyberattack requires the implementation of comprehensive industrial automation and control systems (IACS) cybersecurity standards as well as the use of IACS components that have been certified…
Blog Entry: CFSE Endorsement Program: I Know What It Is, but Why Do I Need It?
Click here to read Part 1 of this blog series Participation in the endorsement program can provide many benefits to you and/or your company: Professional growth and development Acquire / Demonstrate expertise in specific areas of functional safety Strengthen you resume Make yourself a more valuable safety engineer Fulfill continuing…
White Paper: The ICS Cybersecurity Lifecycle
With the ever changing threats posed by cyber events of any nature, it has become critical to recognize these emerging threats, malicious or not, and identify the consequences these threats may have on the operation of an industrial control system 〈ICS〉. Cyber-attacks over time have the ability to take on…
Blog Entry: You Have Been Endorsed
When current Certified Functional Safety Professionals and Experts (CFSP/CFSEs) come to us seeking further education, we commonly point them to the recently established CFSE Endorsement Program . However, we are often posed questions in return: What’s an Endorsement program? Is there a test involved? If so, how do I study…
Blog Entry: Why Innovation in Safety?
In a marketplace where many of buyers of firmly committed to “ proven in use ,” many projects are still using 30 year-old logic solver designs. Proven in use is a valuable concept especially for field equipment where it is hard to evaluate how well a product design will do…
News Item: Save the Date: exida Announces 2014 Training Week
Save the Date We are pleased to announce exida Training Week 2014 to be held February 24-27, 2014 in Houston, TX, USA. 12 different courses, led by exida industry experts, will be offered over the four days on a variety of topics, including Functional Safety, Alarm Management, and Control System…
News Item: exida CERTIFIES ROSEMOUNT 5300 SERIES GUIDED WAVE RADAR TRANSMITTER FOR FUNCTIONAL SAFETY
exida, the global leader in functional safety certification for the process industries, has certified the Rosemount 5300 Series Guided Wave Radar Transmitter for functional safety, ensuring that it meets the functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capability per IEC 61508: 2010 . “Rosemount’s capabilities were confirmed through…
Blog Entry: Obtaining My CFSE/CFSP Certification: Why Bother?
It’s an interesting question and one I asked myself. For any engineer and/or professional working in the controls business or process industries where safety-related equipment is required, it is essential (per IEC61511-1 Clause 5.2.2: Organization and Resources) to prove competency to carry out any safety-lifecycle activities. So what does this…
News Item: Cybersecurity: What’s Inside Your Armor?
Leigh Weber of exida discusses cyber threats and ISASecure in this well written article in Control magazine. True process security—like true beauty—has to be more than skin deep. So, while a protective metal suit is impressive, it’s nothing without the muscles, bones and brain driving it from inside. Likewise, all…
Rosemount Tank Radar (an Emerson company) - 5300 Series
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Honeywell - SmartLine ST 700 Basic HART
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Blog Entry: My Proof Test Coverage is Better Than Yours!
Oh Really? It must have been the week of the Proof Test Coverage (PTC) questions. In the latest marketing wars between vendors, the Proof Test Coverage has been used as a weapon. Who would have ever thought about using Proof Test Coverage to show that product A is better than…
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