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Kara Phelps
Kara Phelps is the communications and public relations manager for the International Society of Automation (ISA).
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ISA Podcast Shares Insights into Cybersecurity of Water Infrastructure
In this episode of Podomation, panelists discuss cybersecurity in the water/wastewater sector in the context of recent incidents in the US.By: Kara Phelps27 August, 2026 | 3 minutes -
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ISA Podcast Revisits the OT Cybersecurity Summit: Day Two
The latest episode of Podomation shares even more key takeaways from the ISA OT Cybersecurity Summit, covering a forum on NIS2 and CRA as well as a keynote.By: Kara Phelps20 August, 2026 | 4 minutes -
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ISA Podcast Revisits the OT Cybersecurity Summit: Day One
The latest episode of Podomation shares highlights from the ISA OT Cybersecurity Summit, including the Cyber Empowerment Forum.By: Kara Phelps05 August, 2026 | 4 minutes -
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ISA Podcast Breaks Down OT Cybersecurity in the Maritime Sector
The latest episode of Podomation examines the next wave of maritime cybersecurity with Marco Ayala and Steve Mustard.By: Kara Phelps10 April, 2026 | 3 minutes -
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Announcing the OT Security Knowledge Framework: A Guide for Educators & Students, Second Edition 2025
The OT Security Knowledge Framework: A Guide for Educators & Students, Second Edition 2025 can help universities build an OT cybersecurity program.By: Kara Phelps10 February, 2026 | 3 minutes -
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Listen: A CISO's Guide to OT Security
Chris McLaughlin's new podcast on OT cybersecurity emphasizes a collaborative approach across IT and OT.By: Kara Phelps22 January, 2026 | 2 minutes -
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ISA Podcast Explores Leadership Lessons from Bees
The latest episode of Podomation features Leigh-Kathryn Bonner of Bee Downtown, who shares insights on leadership drawn from honeybees.By: Kara Phelps04 December, 2025 | 3 minutes -
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ISA Podcast Recaps the 2025 Automation Summit & Expo
Podomation Episode 007 recaps ISA's 2025 Automation Summit & Expo, exploring cyber resilience, data decision-making and training a new generation.By: Kara Phelps24 November, 2025 | 4 minutes -
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ISA's New Position Paper Offers Stance on Industrial AI: Safety and Standards First
ISA's position paper on industrial AI outlines standards-first guidance, covering ISA/IEC 62443, operational benefits, risk and workforce upskilling.By: Kara Phelps17 November, 2025 | 3 minutes -
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Announcing the 2025 ISA Black Friday Week Sale
The 2025 ISA Black Friday Week Sale will take place 24 November through 1 December 2025. Access exceptional value on training courses, standards and events.By: Kara Phelps03 November, 2025 | 3 minutes -
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ISA Fellow and Executive Board Member Marco Ayala Featured on Nasdaq TradeTalks
ISA Fellow and Executive Board member Marco Ayala recently appeared on Nasdaq TradeTalks to discuss industrial cybersecurity.By: Kara Phelps30 October, 2025 | 2 minutes -
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Automation.com Relaunches as an Enhanced Digital Resource for the Automation Community
The International Society of Automation has relaunched its news site, Automation.com, to enhance the user experience.By: Kara Phelps20 October, 2025 | 2 minutes -
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The National Cyber Security Agency for the State of Qatar Joins ISA
The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA)—State of Qatar has officially joined ISASecure.By: Kara Phelps08 October, 2025 | 1 minutesSponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA) -
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ISA's Mimo Recognized as a 2025 CODiE Awards Finalist
Mimo, the LLM trained on ISA content, has been named a Finalist in the 2025 CODiE Awards in the Best AI Enabled Content Solution category.By: Kara Phelps24 September, 2025 | 1 minutes -
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What to Expect at the 2025 ISA Automation Summit & Expo
The 2025 ISA Automation Summit & Expo, to be held in October, is shaping up to be the must-attend event for automation.By: Kara Phelps05 September, 2025 | 3 minutesSponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA) -
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ISA/IEC 62443 Cited in CISA OT Cybersecurity Guidance
ISA/IEC 62443 was cited in CISA's document called 'Foundations for OT Cybersecurity: Asset Inventory Guidance for Owners and Operators.'By: Kara Phelps20 August, 2025 | 1 minutes -
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New Resources: Exploring ISA/IEC 62443, ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27002
ISAGCA published two documents seeking to facilitate better understanding of areas of common concern among ISA/IEC 62443, ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27002.By: Kara Phelps04 August, 2025 | 2 minutes -
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Why Join an Association?
To keep up with shifts in any industry, you need to stay informed and connected, and you need to continue growing.By: Kara Phelps06 June, 2025 | 3 minutesSponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA) -
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ISA CEO and Executive Director Claire Fallon Featured on WRAL News
We are proud to share that Claire Fallon, ISA CEO and executive director, was interviewed by WRAL News for a segment on manufacturing and automation.By: Kara Phelps13 May, 2025 | 1 minute -
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Introducing the ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fast Track Course
The ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fast Track course allows automation professionals to gain in-depth knowledge of ISA/IEC 62443 in five days.By: Kara Phelps07 May, 2025 | 3 minutes -
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Reasons to Prioritize the 2025 ISA OT Cybersecurity Summit
The 2025 International Society of Automation (ISA) OT Cybersecurity Summit in Brussels, Belgium will help you stay ahead of the curve.By: Kara Phelps07 May, 2025 | 3 minutes -
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Here's Why You Should Attend the 2025 ISA OT Cybersecurity Summit
The 2025 International Society of Automation (ISA) OT Cybersecurity Summit is an invaluable experience for those involved in securing OT systems.By: Kara Phelps29 April, 2025 | 3 minutes -
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New Resource: Comparison of ISA/IEC 62443-4-1 and NIST SP 800-218, Secure Software Development Framework
A new document from ISAGCA and ISASecure compares the ISA/IEC 62443-4-1 standard with NIST SP 800-218, Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF).By: Kara Phelps28 March, 2025 | 2 minutes -
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Sharing More Insights on ISA/IEC 62443
Let's look at a few media placements received by the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards in February 2025.By: Kara Phelps07 March, 2025 | 1 minutes -
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ISAGCA's Top Blog Posts of 2024
Let's review the top 10 posts of 2024 on the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) blog.By: Kara Phelps17 January, 2025 | 1 minutes -
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The International Society of Automation's Top Blog Posts of 2024
Here are the top 20 overall highest performing blog posts of 2024 on ISA Interchange. Will your article make it to a list like this in 2025?By: Kara Phelps06 January, 2025 | 2 minutesSponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA) -
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Sharing Insights on ISA/IEC 62443
Let's take a moment to recognize the significant growth in ISAGCA's awareness and outreach work as we look back at a small sample of media placements so far in 2024.By: Kara Phelps31 December, 2024 | 2 minutesSponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA) -
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ISA's Top Blog Posts of 2024
Let's take a look at the top-performing blog posts on ISA Interchange in 2024.By: Kara Phelps27 December, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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Webinar: Securing Operations and Building Resilience in Critical Infrastructure
A recent ISAGCA webinar explored the concept of secure by operations. Clarified roles and responsibilities are key to success when securing operations.By: Kara Phelps27 December, 2024 | 4 minutes -
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North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP) and ISA/IEC 62443 Comparative Analysis
A new white paper shows that technical cybersecurity capabilities needed to comply with NERC CIP standards are substantially supported by ISA/IEC 62443.By: Kara Phelps13 December, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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ISA Podcast Explores Automation and Smart Agriculture
This episode of Podomation, ISA's official podcast, explores the intersecting topics of automation and smart agriculture.By: Kara Phelps10 December, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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ISA's Position Papers from 2024: Collect Them All
Let's take a moment to revisit the 2024 ISA position papers and how they contributed to the global conversation around automation.By: Kara Phelps03 December, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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Advance Your Automation Career in the 2024 ISA Black Friday Week Sale
Learn more about the 2024 ISA Black Friday Week Sale, offering 30% off training courses, standards and events.By: Kara Phelps19 November, 2024 | 3 minutes -
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Checking In With Mimo, ISA's Large Language Model Trained on ISA Content
Let's check in on the performance of Mimo, ISA's large language model trained on ISA content. How many people have used it? What questions have been asked?By: Kara Phelps15 November, 2024 | 3 minutes -
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In Conversation with Authors of ISAGCA White Paper on Zero Trust and ISA/IEC 62443
This blog post engages in conversation with the featured speakers of a recent ISAGCA webinar around zero trust outcomes using the ISA/IEC 62443 standards.By: Kara Phelps08 November, 2024 | 3 minutes -
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Webinar: Zero Trust Outcomes Using ISA/IEC 62443 Standards
The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) held a webinar on applying the ISA/IEC 62443 series standards and their significance in achieving a robust zero trust framework.By: Kara Phelps01 November, 2024 | 4 minutes -
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ISA Podcast Celebrates Women in Engineering
To support our women in engineering and STEM programs, we brought together some leading experts who are all women, under 40 and in high-level positions.By: Kara Phelps25 October, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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OT Cybersecurity Is a Team Effort
Globally relevant standards and conformance programs are important, as is support for automation professionals.By: Kara Phelps18 October, 2024 | 3 minutes -
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Highlighting Cybersecurity Awareness Month with ISA's Cybersecurity Library
Understanding how to mitigate cyber risk in industrial environments will only grow more important for automation professionals.By: Kara Phelps03 October, 2024 | 1 minutesSponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA) -
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Highlighting Cybersecurity Awareness Month With ISA's Cybersecurity Library
ISA's Cybersecurity Library represents core reference material in ensuring the safety and security of industrial systems.By: Kara Phelps01 October, 2024 | 1 minutes -
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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Offerings at the 2024 ISA Automation Summit & Expo
The 2024 ISA Automation Summit & Expo offers a unique opportunity to learn about challenges and best practices involved in securing critical sectors.By: Kara Phelps27 September, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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How to Validate Your Knowledge of the ISA-95/IEC 62264 Standards Framework
The ISA-95/IEC 62264 standards framework for integrating enterprise and control systems is considered foundational to modern manufacturing.By: Kara Phelps16 September, 2024 | 1 minutesSponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA) -
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Inside ISA's Global Call for Volunteers
Learn more about ISA's global call for volunteers, including how ISA members can build their careers and give back to the automation community.By: Kara Phelps13 September, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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Meet ISA's 2024 Executive Board Members: Part 2
The International Society of Automation (ISA) recently interviewed members of the 2024 ISA Executive Board. This is the second installment of the series.By: Kara Phelps10 September, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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5 Reasons to Attend the 2024 ISA Automation Summit & Expo
Let's explore the top 5 reasons to attend the ISA Automation Summit & Expo to be held 30 September - 3 October 2024 in Charleston, SC.By: Kara Phelps30 August, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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ISA Podcast Dives into Maritime Cybersecurity
Podomation episode 004 is called Secure Seas: Navigating Maritime Cybersecurity.By: Kara Phelps26 August, 2024 | 2 minutesSponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA) -
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A 60-Year ISA Member Shares ISA's Impact
Dr. Hans D. Baumann, an honorary ISA member and world-renowned expert on control valves, describes his life's work and what ISA means to him.By: Kara Phelps23 August, 2024 | 3 minutes -
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New ISAGCA Report Explores Zero Trust Outcomes in OT Cybersecurity
The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance released a white paper discussing outcomes of the zero trust model for cybersecurity in the context of OT and ICS.By: Kara Phelps23 August, 2024 | 1 minute -
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What Are the Cybersecurity Needs of IIot Systems?
The International Society of Automation (ISA) recently released a new paper from its ISASecure cybersecurity certification program and the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance.By: Kara Phelps21 August, 2024 | 2 minutesSponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA) -
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Getting to Know Mimo, ISA's Large Language Model Trained on ISA Content
Mimo's knowledge base covers ISA standards, training, technical reports, white papers, articles and presentations.By: Kara Phelps21 August, 2024 | 2 minutesSponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA)
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