IEC 62443 deployment compliance pushes “security by design” for IoT
IEC 62443 is a series of internationally recognized standards that specify the process and product requirements for the secure development of Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS). For example, factories run by automated IoT devices and technologies when shut down by a cyber attack have a far greater impact on an enterprise than an attack on an office automation system. Then continue to need to be run. The Colonial Pipeline which carries gasoline and jet fuel mainly to the Southeastern United States suffered a ransomware cyberattack that impacted computerized equipment managing the pipeline Ransomware attack is an example where this standard was not implemented.
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