International Society of Automation (ISA) News & Articles

IKERLAN Joins ISASecure as a Certification Body for Automation and Control Systems Security

  • September 21, 2022
  • News

IKERLAN, a Spain-based knowledge transfer technology center, has signed an agreement with the ISASecure program to conduct ISASecure certification assessments of off-the-shelf industrial automation and control (IAC) devices.

ISA Introduces New Digital Transformation Training Series

  • September 8, 2022
  • News

The International Society of Automation (ISA) today has announced the release of its new Digital Transformation Training Series.

ISASecure Program Announces New ISASecure Certification Offering

  • September 1, 2022
  • News

The ISASecure program is announcing the new ISASecure certification offering for industrial internet of things (IIoT) components based on the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards.

ISA Announces 2022 Automation and Leadership Conference

  • August 9, 2022
  • News

The event on Nov. 7-9 will include society leadership meetings and technical sessions.

ISA Leading Development of Electric Energy Operational Technology Security Profile for IEC 62443 Standard

  • May 24, 2022
  • News

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), global equipment suppliers, and other stakeholders announced the establishment of the Electric Energy OT Security Profile working group hosted by the International Society of Automation ISA99 standards committee.

The International Society of Automation Celebrates Automation Professionals with Designated Global Day

  • May 12, 2022
  • News

The International Society of Automation celebrated the first-ever International Automation Professionals Day on April 28. The digital event engaged automation professionals from all around the globe to recognize their efforts in the vastly growing automation industry.

The International Society of Automation Celebrates Automation Professionals

  • by Renee Bassett
  • April 8, 2022
  • News

All month long, leading up to the anniversary of its founding, ISA is celebrating the incredible people who make the world a better place through automation. #AutomationProDay

ISA Safety Committees Advance into New Year with New Initiatives

  • February 22, 2022
  • News

ISA’s primary safety standards committees, ISA18 and ISA84, are launching several new projects this year in addition to wrapping up some key ongoing projects. Here is brief rundown of these efforts.

Mary Ramsey Has Advanced ISA, Creating a Better Organization

  • by Bill Lydon
  • February 2, 2022
  • Feature

Mary Ramsey understood that organizations need to periodically recalibrate based on member and industry needs, and she has done a great job of collaborating with staff and member volunteers to craft clear definitions of ISA guiding principles. This article was originally published in the December 2021 issue of InTech magazine.

ISA Process Industry Virtual Conference Highlights Open Process Automation and More

  • by Melissa Landon
  • December 9, 2021
  • Feature

“In the past few years, open process automation and industry initiatives have focused on open modular, interoperable and portable solutions,” Bridget Fitzpatrick, Process Automation Authority for Wood Applied Intelligence, said during her keynote speech at the International Society of Automation (ISA) Process Industry Virtual Conference (PIC).