Palindrome Technologies Achieves Full Accreditation for ISASecure Program

[Hasan S. Cemkan]

Palindrome Technologies has received full accreditation for the ISASecure program as an ISO/IEC 17065 accredited certification body by the International Accreditation Service (IAS) and the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB).

### What is the ISASecure Program?
ISASecure is a globally recognized certification program that verifies compliance with the ISA/IEC 62443 series of international industrial security standards. This program ensures that automation and control products are resilient to network attacks, free from known vulnerabilities, and that their security features comply with standards.

### Palindrome Technologies' Role
Palindrome has begun accepting product applications for the ISASecure certification program. The company has been providing cybersecurity research and testing services to Fortune 500 companies and growing organizations since 2005. Additionally, as an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory, it provides consultancy for ISASecure SDLA, CSA, SSA, and ICSA certifications in compliance with IEEE, NIST, HITRUST, HIPAA, and now the ISA/IEC 62443 standard.

### Technical Contributions and Training
The Palindrome team played an active role in the technical development of ISASecure's new automation control system security assurance (ACSSA) program and was among the first to complete evaluator certifications for this program.

Mike Stauffer, Vice President of Product Testing and Certification at Palindrome Technologies, stated, "The ISASecure certification program offers product suppliers a globally recognized way to demonstrate compliance with the ISA/IEC 62443 standard. This program provides asset owners with confidence that the technologies they use are resilient against real threats. At Palindrome, we are proud to support this with repeatable tests that ensure product security from the outset."

### Global Expansion of the ISASecure Program
Currently, with ISO/IEC 17065 accredited certification bodies in the USA, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Italy, Germany, and India, the ISASecure program is rapidly expanding by collaborating with new certification bodies worldwide.

### About ISASecure
Established in 2007 by the International Society of Automation (ISA), ISASecure is an internationally recognized conformity scheme aimed at providing the highest level of assurance in cybersecurity for industrial automation control systems. Since 2010, the program has been conducting certifications for off-the-shelf control system products and supplier development practices.

Supported by key industry players such as BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Saudi Aramco, Shell, Honeywell, Schneider Electric, Siemens, and Amazon Web Services, ISASecure guarantees compliance with industry-standard security standards for its member organizations and users.

### ISASecure ACSSA Program
The ACSSA assessment ensures operational technology (OT) cybersecurity by evaluating asset owners' control systems against ISA/IEC 62443-2-1, 2-4, 3-2, and 3-3 standards.