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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…

News Item: EXIDA CERTIFIES CAMERON’S TK® TRUNNION MOUNTED BALL VALVES FOR FUNCTIONAL SAFETY

exida, the global leader in functional safety certification for the process industries, has issued a functional safety certification per IEC 61508 for Cameron’s TK® trunnion mounted ball valves. The certification ensures that the valves meet the functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508. “At…

Blog Entry: Why Does My Proof Test Coverage Change with Partial Stroke Testing?

I have run into this question a couple of times now and though the answer is somewhat straightforward, some customers have trouble wrapping their head around this without a clear example. So here we go… First of all we need to keep in mind that the objective of a proof…

News Item: exida Partner Chris O’Brien Featured in Texas Instruments promotional video

exida Partner Chris O’Brien was featured in a Texas Instruments promotional video. This video provides an overview of the Texas Instruments Hercules Microcontroller safety features and complimentary functional safety consulting/certification services that exida provides. video platform video management video solutions video player

News Item: exida Celebrates Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and exida has lots to offer in celebration. Webinar: Are Your Control Systems Cyber Secure? A Self-Assessment The purpose of this webinar is to help guide those who are responsible for industrial control systems through a self-assessment of the cyber preparedness of their organizations and…

News Item: exida is Pleased to Announce the Winners of the 1st Annual exida Safety Awards 2013

We are thrilled to announce the products chosen in the 1st Annual exida Safety Awards. exida recognizes the importance of excellence in functional safety, and through extensive analysis of the nominated products, we feel as though the products that have been chosen best demonstrate exceptional work and have the ability…

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