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Hi Securing Things family, Hope you are doing well.
In the last newsletter edition (EU AI Act is about Trust, Not AI), I mentioned that we’ll be covering 3 awareness campaigns on 3 different topics on my socials. The Securing Things for EU AI Act Awareness Series was covered in previous edition.
↪️ This edition focuses on starting the 2nd of the 3rd campaigns as the main theme: Prove it - for Asset Owners - ISA Secure ACSSA awareness series. – What every stakeholder at an asset owner organization needs to know about ACSSA Conformity Assessment scheme.
The 3rd one on HKPCICSO; to start sometime soon as well.
Part 1 - ISASecure ACSSA Awareness Series
Remember to bookmark this, as I’ll be updating this as I continue the Prove it - ACSSA awareness series.
For fifteen years, IEC 62443 certification has been something your suppliers did. That just changed in 2026 for the first time.
Two words are quietly becoming the hardest question in industrial cyber security.
A regulator asks them. An insurer asks them. Your board asks them, usually after reading something alarming.
Prove it.
Not, are you compliant?
Not do you follow 62443?
Prove it — with evidence, about your operation, that a third party will stand behind.
ISASecure's new ACSSA (Automation Control System Security Assurance) certification conformity scheme is the first credible way to answer.
Early in 2026, I was lucky to be part of the 1st badge of participants to attend the ACSSA Evaluators Training and passed the exam a couple of months later and become ISASecure ACSSA for Evaluators Specialist. See the announcement post → here.
In this edition, we’ll walk through a brief introductory overview on ACSSA certification program, the ACSSA awareness series on my social and also highlight the upcoming free webinar on 3rd September 2026.
Don’t miss out on these informative resources to get you started!
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Ready? let’s dig in.
Yours truly.
— Yousuf.
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Covered below - once you register with your e-mail, you can access for free:
Prove It - ACSSA for Asset Owners - An Awareness Series!
Prove It - ACSSA Certification for Asset Owners - Webinar Recording! (Understanding ACSSA Certification — Site-level evidence layer for industrial cybersecurity).
Prove It - ACSSA Certification for Asset OWner - Introduction (Blog)
ACSSA for Asset Owners - 60-second version
The Evidence Gap
The Four Pillars
The majority questions nobody enjoys
The scope decision is yours — and it's the most important one you'll make
Inspection OR Certification? Pick your Door
You may already be part-way there
Who's in the room
Our honest take
Five things to do before you apply.
