IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Certificate

Exam Code: IEC-62443-001

An unprecedented number of security vulnerabilities have been exposed in automation and control products and owner/operators are demanding protection. There are well established strategies and techniques that automation professionals can employ to discover and mitigate security vulnerabilities and improve the inherent security of their products and systems. Industrial cybersecurity solutions are a way to prevent and combat industrial cyber-attacks.

However, amid the ever-evolving nature of cyber-attacks and the dynamic cybersecurity horizon, the solutions must be sustainable and solid enough to identify cyberattacks and enhance proactive preventive measures. Industrial cybersecurity is a crucial area that deals with industrial information systems. It involves studying potential attacks and threats to industrial information, identifying gaps, devising and implementing industrial cybersecurity solutions and considerably mitigating risks.

Given the damage an industrial cyber-attack can cause to the company's data, infrastructure, connected equipment, the entire ecosystem could be compromised. This makes industrial cybersecurity a critical aspect of any cyber-physical operation.

Much of this information is in a series of new international standards – IEC 62443. Learning and adopting these strategies will help companies stay ahead of potential vulnerabilities and reduce the likelihood of an incident.