ISASecure and IEC 62443, explained with the numbers
What each certification program actually evaluates, how the security levels and device types change the scope, and where the common points of confusion come from — written by the assessors who run these evaluations.
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IEC 62443-4-1 defect and update management: the SDLA practices product certifications come back to
How ISASecure SDLA evaluates IEC 62443-4-1 defect and update management: 15 rows, most seen only in the process audit, and the four requirements ICSA revisits.
Full or readiness evaluation: the SDLA choice that sets your certificate at 36 or 12 months
ISASecure SDLA has two evaluation methods. One requirement passed by readiness evaluation sets the certificate at 12 months, not 36. The 21 rows that decide it.
What counts as a major nonconformity in an IEC 62443-4-1 audit: the 31 SDLA minimum requirements
In an ISASecure SDLA audit a finding is major when no evidence exists, or when one of 31 minimum requirements is applied inconsistently. The full list.
IEC 62443-4-1 security guidelines and hardening: the SDLA practice with the most minimum requirements
ISASecure SDLA and the IEC 62443-4-1 security guidelines practice: 7 requirements, 17 rows, 10 minimum requirements, no mandatory artifacts, examined twice.
Fuzz, load, penetration and abuse-case testing: what the IEC 62443-4-1 SVV practice asks of a supplier
The SVV practice is where ISASecure SDLA is strictest: five IEC 62443-4-1 requirements, 20 assessable rows and a named test type behind most of them.
What is ISASecure SDLA, and what does the certificate actually certify?
ISASecure SDLA certifies a development organisation and a versioned development process against IEC 62443-4-1: eight practices, 47 requirements, no levels.
IEC 62443-4-1 process audit: the 23 SDLA rows no product evaluation examines
23 ISASecure SDLA-312 rows are checked only in the SDLA process audit, on Perseus's reading of its activity columns: defect handling, coding rules, pen testing.
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