UL Solutions certifies EtherCAT's Cyber Resilience

The report and certificates from UL Solutions, following testing in accordance with IEC 62443, confirm the ETG’s statements: EtherCAT technology already meets the requirements for systems exposed to cyber attacks corresponding to Security Level 2 without any modifications. In its European version IEC 62443, the international standard for cybersecurity of industrial control systems, will also form the basis for the European Cyber Resilience Act. Furthermore, the investigations show that no hardware changes are necessary for higher security requirements—with targeted software enhancements, higher security levels can also be achieved based on the EtherCAT system.

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