Siemens joins ISA Security Compliance Institute as founding member

-- Manufacturing Business Technology, 10/2/2007 1:00:00 PM

As a founding member of the ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISCI), Siemens affixes a two-year commitment to provide funds and volunteer time to the institute, and will sit as a voting member on the governing board. 

Siemens offers hardware and software for both factory automation and process automation, as well as for securing industrial networks.

The members of the institute will develop a set of universal compliance requirements based on ISA 99 and other standards, which will enable testing and certifying control systems and products, ultimately establishing an ISASecure designation. This designation will identify and promote security standards-compliant products and systems.

In 2004, Siemens established a dedicated security laboratory that tests the latest Microsoft security patches and virus scanner releases. The lab validates and documents secure architectures. It also publishes recommendations and guidelines for securing PCS 7 distributed control systems.
'Cyber security is one of the most critical issues for our customers in the chemical, oil and gas, and petrochemical industries,” says Todd Stauffer, PCS 7 marketing manager, Siemens Energy & Automation. 'The institute is globally recognized and will focus on entire automation systems, not just the components. This international, third-party review is a significant step forward.”