International Society of Automation (ISA) News & Articles

A Fresh Perspective on Applying Data in the Oil & Gas Industry

  • by Melissa Landon
  • March 18, 2021
  • Feature

The multi-session event presented a series of subject matter experts who spoke about how operators can harness today’s unprecedented influx of data to reduce cost, improve safety and increase production over the life of a field.

ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance Appoints Advisory Board Leadership

  • November 20, 2020
  • News

The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) has appointed a chairperson–Megan Samford, VP, chief product security officer for Energy Management at Schneider Electric–and vice chairperson–Sharul Rashid, custodian engineer and group technical authority of Instrumentation and Control at PETRONAS–to its advisory board.

ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance Welcomes Eight New Members

  • November 19, 2020
  • News

The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) announced the inclusion of eight new founding members: Eaton, KPMG, Deloitte, Idaho State University, PETRONAS, Surge Engineering, TDi Technologies and UL.

63% of Automation Engineering Professionals Believe Industry Standards Will Be 'Extremely Important' in the Future: ISA Survey

  • July 19, 2020
  • News

An overwhelming majority of survey respondents believe that, in the future, industry standards will be “extremely important” (63%) or “important” (33%). Most respondents (87%) believe that industry standards make processes and facilities safer.

ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance announces 23 organizations as new members heading into 2020

  • January 15, 2020
  • News

ISAGCA is organized into four general focus areas for cybersecurity including: Awareness & Outreach; Compliance & Prevention; Education & Training; and Advocacy & Adoption.

ISA’s 2019 Process Industry Conference to shed light on issues in the energy processing and proces

  • August 26, 2019
  • News

ISA’s 2019 Process Industry Conference (PIC) is taking place 4-6 November at the Westin Houston, Memorial City. This is an event for those who wish to understand the demands and find answers to problems in energy processing and process manufacturing.

ISA’s 2019 Process Industry Conference to shed light on issues in the energy processing and proces

  • August 26, 2019
  • News

ISA’s 2019 Process Industry Conference (PIC) is taking place 4-6 November at the Westin Houston, Memorial City. This is an event for those who wish to understand the demands and find answers to problems in energy processing and process manufacturing.

ISA publishes guidelines for optimizing HMI usability and performance

  • August 22, 2019
  • News

The International Society of Automation's first American National Standard on HMI, ANSI/ISA-101.01-2015, Human Machine Interfaces for Process Automation Systems, covers the philosophy, design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of HMIs for process automation systems.

ISA announces Founding Members of Global Cybersecurity Alliance

  • July 26, 2019
  • News

ISA engaged with discussions, initiated by Schneider Electric, to create an ISA-led global, open and industry-wide alliance comprised of all cybersecurity stakeholder companies. ISA quickly expanded those conversations to include Rockwell Automation, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, Claroty, and Nozomi Networks.

ISA announces creation of ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance

  • July 10, 2019
  • News

The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance will bring together a global group of stakeholders from end-user companies, control system vendors, IT and OT infrastructure providers, system integrators, and others affiliated with global industry to benefit everyone, especially the communities in which we operate and serve.