1 Scope

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology introduces new communication channels, a new organization of functions, and new cybersecurity concerns. Asset owners are looking for more guidance in how to deal with all these changes. The IEC 62443 series, Security for industrial automation and control systems, can be applied to this new technology, but many asset owners look at the scope of the series and wonder where to start.

This part of IEC 62443 seeks to give guidance to asset owners and their service providers on how the IEC 62443 series can be used to address IIoT. The document points to requirements in the different parts of the IEC 62443 series that might be helpful to the asset owner as they both consider implementing IIoT in their automation solutions as well as dealing with existing IIoT. Product suppliers and service providers can find this document useful as well.