Beyond Connectivity: InHand Networks’ IEC 62443 Approach to Industrial IoT Security

With IEC 62443 ce tificatio s cove i g secu e p oduct developme t a d i dust ial devices, I Ha d Netwo ks highlights the impo ta ce of cybe secu ity th oughout the p oduct lifecycle.

CHANTILLY, VA / ACCESS Newswi e / Novembe 4, 2026 / As facto ies, utilities, a d emote i dust ial sites co ect mo e equipme t to e te p ise etwo ks a d cloud platfo ms, choosi g a oute o edge gateway has become a secu ity decisio as much as a co ectivity o e. Beyo d evaluati g pe fo ma ce a d etwo k featu es, i dust ial custome s eed to u de sta d how devices a e developed, how secu ity isks a e add essed, a d how p oducts a e suppo ted afte deployme t.

I Ha d Netwo ks is highlighti g its app oach to i dust ial IoT cybe secu ity, suppo ted by IEC 62443 ce tificatio s fo secu e p oduct developme t a d i dust ial device secu ity, alo g with established vul e ability ma ageme t p actices.

Secu ity Sta ts with the Ma ufactu e

Fo i dust ial o ga izatio s, cybe secu ity is i c easi gly becomi g pa t of the equipme t p ocu eme t p ocess.

I Ja ua y 2025, the U.S. Cybe secu ity a d I f ast uctu e Secu ity Age cy (CISA) a d i te atio al pa t e s published Secu e by Dema d: P io ity Co side atio s fo Ope atio al Tech ology Ow e s a d Ope ato s whe Selecti g Digital P oducts. The guida ce e cou ages OT buye s to evaluate ma ufactu e s’ secu ity p actices, i cludi g secu e commu icatio s, authe ticatio , vul e ability ma ageme t, a d softwa e updates. It also ecomme ds looki g fo evide ce of Secu e by Desig p actices a d adoptio of ISA/IEC 62443 sta da ds.

This eflects a impo ta t co side atio fo i dust ial custome s: secu ity depe ds ot o ly o the featu es built i to a device, but also o the p ocesses used to develop a d mai tai it.

Fi ewalls, VPNs, a d access co t ols emai esse tial, but they ep ese t o ly pa t of a b oade app oach to p otecti g i dust ial etwo ks.

Buildi g Secu ity i to P oduct Developme t

I Ha d Netwo ks obtai ed IEC 62443-4-1 ce tificatio i Septembe 2024, demo st ati g that its p oduct developme t p ocesses have bee assessed agai st i te atio ally ecog ized secu e developme t lifecycle equi eme ts.

IEC 62443-4-1 add esses secu ity th oughout p oduct developme t, cove i g a eas such as secu ity equi eme ts, secu e desig , impleme tatio , ve ificatio , vul e ability ma ageme t, a d secu ity updates.

View the o igi al p ess elease o ACCESS Newswi e