Abbott Risk Consulting Joins ISASecure Program
The OT cybersecurity firm has joined the ISA/IEC 62443 certification program and will train as students in an upcoming evaluator course.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Cybersecurity
The International Society of Automation announced that Abbott Risk Consulting Ltd. has joined ISASecure, the program that validates conformance to the ISA/IEC 62443 cybersecurity standards for industrial automation and control systems. The firm offers operational technology cybersecurity consulting and assessments across the UK and Australia.
Why it matters
ISASecure certification gives industrial operators a standardized way to verify that automation and control systems meet recognized cybersecurity requirements. Membership of an accredited consultancy in the program expands the pool of professionals able to support that validation in high-risk sectors.
The announcement is an official program membership notice from the International Society of Automation, which runs ISASecure. It gives no numerical metrics, and the timing of the firm's upcoming IC49 ACSSA for Evaluators training remains unspecified.
The players
Abbott Risk Consulting Ltd.
A cybersecurity consultancy offering operational technology assessments and advisory services to high-risk industries including oil and gas, nuclear, defense, rail, mining, and clean energy across the UK and Australia.
ISASecure
A certification program run by the International Society of Automation that validates products and organizations against the ISA/IEC 62443 cybersecurity standards.
International Society of Automation
A nonprofit professional association that develops industrial automation standards and operates the ISASecure certification program.
The details
Abbott Risk Consulting Ltd. joined ISASecure, which validates conformance to the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards for industrial automation and control systems cybersecurity. The firm will engage with the program as students in the next IC49 ACSSA for Evaluators training course.
Timeline
November 6, 2026: The International Society of Automation announces Abbott Risk Consulting's membership in ISASecure.
Next available session: Abbott Risk Consulting begins the IC49 ACSSA for Evaluators training course.
Industry Standards Context
The ISA/IEC 62443 series is the leading international framework for securing industrial automation and control systems, and ISASecure is the certification body that tests conformance to it. Each new accredited consultancy in the program widens the network of evaluators able to apply those requirements to operators in sectors such as energy, rail and defense.
Operators of industrial plants and infrastructure can use ISASecure-certified evaluators to check whether control systems meet the 62443 requirements. Expanding the number of accredited consultancies may make that verification easier to obtain in the UK and Australia.
The takeaway
Organizations that run industrial control systems can check whether their security providers hold ISASecure membership or certification before engaging them for 62443 assessments. Verifying a consultant's standing in the program helps confirm the work follows the recognized standard.
Further reading
For broader coverage of industrial network defenses, see the Cybersecurity section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Industrial Cyber.
