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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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Kevin Klein on Becoming an ISA Fellow
The esteemed Fellow member grade is one of ISA’s highest honors, recognizing only those Senior Members who have made exceptional contributions to the automation profession, in practice or in academia.By: Kara Phelps19 August, 2024 | 3 minutesSponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA) -
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ISA Podcast Dives Into Maritime Cybersecurity
This article provides a recap of an episode of ISA's podcast called Podomation 004 — Secure Seas: Navigating Maritime Cybersecurity.By: Kara Phelps13 August, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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Meet ISA's 2024 Executive Board Members: Part 1
The International Society of Automation (ISA) recently had an opportunity to interview several members of the 2024 ISA Executive Board.By: Kara Phelps02 August, 2024 | 3 minutes -
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Getting to Know Mimo, ISA's Large Language Model Trained on ISA Content
Mimo is ISA's large language model trained on ISA-exclusive content. Learn about LLMs and how Mimo is different.By: Kara Phelps26 July, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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Getting to Know Mimo, ISA's Large Language Model Trained on ISA Content
Mimo is ISA's large language model trained on ISA-exclusive content. Learn about LLMs and how Mimo is different.By: Kara Phelps26 July, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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What Are the Cybersecurity Needs of IIoT Systems?
ISA's new paper explores applying ISA/IEC 62443 standards to IACS with cloud-based functionality. ISAGCA and ISASecure hosted a companion webinar.By: Kara Phelps19 July, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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ISA Podcast Explores Immersive Tech for Students
The International Society of Automation (ISA) podcast, Podomation, continues to gather momentum.By: Kara Phelps17 July, 2024 | 2 minutesSponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA) -
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Inside the Unique Cybersecurity Needs of IIoT Systems: Learn More in ISA's New Paper
A new paper from ISA on IIoT systems explores how to apply the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards to cloud-based functionality.By: Kara Phelps12 July, 2024 | 1 minutes -
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Inside the Unique Cybersecurity Needs of IIoT Systems: Learn More in ISA's New Paper
A new paper from ISA on IIoT systems explores how to apply the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards to cloud-based functionality.By: Kara Phelps12 July, 2024 | 1 minutes -
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Top ISAGCA Blog Posts of 2024 (So Far)
Let's review top-performing blog posts from the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance in the first half of 2024.By: Kara Phelps05 July, 2024 | 1 minutes -
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Celebrating ISA in the News
Let's review a few media mentions from ISA so far in 2024.By: Kara Phelps28 June, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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ISA's Top Blog Posts of 2024 (So Far)
ISA Interchange reviews its highest performing blog posts from the first half of 2024.By: Kara Phelps21 June, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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ISA's Top Blog Posts of 2024 (So Far)
ISA Interchange reviews its highest performing blog posts from the first half of 2024.By: Kara Phelps21 June, 2024 | 2 minutes -
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Spotlight on the ISA IIoT & Smart Manufacturing Virtual Conference
ISA's 2021 IIoT & Smart Manufacturing Virtual Conference highlights trends and reviews real-world applications for IIoT and smart manufacturing.By: Kara Phelps06 April, 2021 | 1 minute -
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Spotlight on the ISA Analysis Division and Its Virtual Conference
ISA's 2021 Analysis Division Virtual Conference delivers technical papers, highlights trends, and reviews best practices for online process analytics.By: Kara Phelps09 March, 2021 | 1 minutes -
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Spotlight on the ISA Analysis Division and Its Virtual Conference
ISA's 2021 Analysis Division Virtual Conference delivers technical papers, highlights trends, and reviews best practices for online process analytics.By: Kara Phelps09 March, 2021 | 1 minutes -
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What Does the Florida Water Supply Incident Mean for ICS Cybersecurity?
ICS cybersecurity experts weigh in on the February 2021 breach of a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida.By: Kara Phelps10 February, 2021 | 2 minutes -
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IACS Principal Roles and Responsibilities: Join the Webinar
Knowledge of roles and responsibilities in the ISA/IEC 62443 Series of Standards is critical to IACS cybersecurity.By: Kara Phelps19 January, 2021 | 2 minutes -
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ISA Interchange's Top 20 Blog Posts of 2020
ISA Interchange compiled a list of our top 20 blog posts that were published in 2020.By: Kara Phelps31 December, 2020 | 2 minutes -
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The IACS Taxonomy Definition of Terms for ISA/IEC 62443
The Industrial Automation and Control System Taxonomy Definition of Terms from the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance is a glossary for ISA/IEC 62443.By: Kara Phelps29 December, 2020 | 1 minutes -
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Spotlight on STEM Diversity and Inclusion Work: The National Girls Collaborative Project
This ISA blog series highlights a few organizations working for better diversity and inclusion, such as the National Girls Collaborative Project.By: Kara Phelps24 November, 2020 | 4 minutes -
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Spotlight on STEM Diversity and Inclusion Work: Blacks in Technology
This ISA blog series highlights a few individuals and organizations working for better diversity and inclusion. This post focuses on Blacks in Technology.By: Kara Phelps12 November, 2020 | 4 minutes -
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Guide to Security Lifecycles in the ISA/IEC 62443 Series of Standards
The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance's guide to security lifecycles in the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards is now available for download.By: Kara Phelps27 October, 2020 | 1 minutes -
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Are You Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day This Year?
Ada Lovelace Day, held on 13 October 2020, celebrates women in STEM. Events will take place virtually this year.By: Kara Phelps08 October, 2020 | 3 minutes -
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5 Recent Great Reads in Automation Cybersecurity: September 2020
The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) shares 5 articles about automation cybersecurity from September 2020.By: Kara Phelps29 September, 2020 | 3 minutes -
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5 Recent Great Reads in IT/OT Convergence
The International Society of Automation (ISA) shares 5 articles about IT/OT convergence and digital transformation from August 2020.By: Kara Phelps30 August, 2020 | 2 minutes -
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Securing Cyber-Physical Systems: ISA in Conversation with Newsweek
Officers from ISA, ISAGCA's parent organization, recently sat down in conversation with Newsweek Vantage about cyber risks to critical infrastructure.By: Kara Phelps25 August, 2020 | 2 minutes -
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Dive Deep Into the Latest OT Cyber Threats with a New Conference
The Virtual Cybersecurity Standards Implementation Conference Plus (VCSIC+) explores the future of operational technology (OT) cybersecurity.By: Kara Phelps14 August, 2020 | 2 minutes -
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5 Recent Great Reads in IIoT
The International Society of Automation (ISA) shares 5 articles about IIoT from July 2020.By: Kara Phelps31 July, 2020 | 2 minutes -
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5 Recent Great Reads in Automation Cybersecurity
The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) shares 5 articles about automation cybersecurity from July 2020.By: Kara Phelps14 July, 2020 | 2 minutes -
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Inclusion Work in STEM: A Conversation with ISA Member and EMPower List Honoree Rhonda Pelton [Q&A]
Rhonda Pelton, an ISA member, was recently recognized as #8 on the EMPower Top 100 Ethnic Minority Future Leaders list for 2020.By: Kara Phelps10 July, 2020 | 4 minutes -
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Attend the Virtual Cybersecurity Standards Implementation Conference
Here are three reasons why you should consider attending the 2020 Virtual Cybersecurity Standards Implementation Conference, an event hosted by ISA.By: Kara Phelps07 July, 2020 | 2 minutes -
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Why Did You Join the ISAGCA? Insights from Our Members (Part 2)
We asked a few of the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance founding members why they decided to join. This is Part 2 of a series.By: Kara Phelps16 June, 2020 | 2 minutes -
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Mechanical Engineering Student Becomes MIT's First Black Woman Student President
Danielle Geathers, a mechanical engineering student at MIT, is the first black woman to lead student government in the school's 159-year history.By: Kara Phelps05 June, 2020 | 1 minutes -
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Tesla's Virtual Power Plant: Re-Envisioning the Electric Grid
Tesla engineers created a virtual power plant that relies on open source and digital twin technologies to ensure resiliency when using renewable energy.By: Kara Phelps26 May, 2020 | 3 minutes -
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How to Build a Standards-Based Cybersecurity Culture: Learn More in ISA's New Whitepaper
The International Society of Automation (ISA) has released a new cybersecurity whitepaper. Understand how to build a standards-based cybersecurity culture.By: Kara Phelps22 May, 2020 | 1 minutes -
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Key Findings on Building a Standards-Based Cybersecurity Culture
A new cybersecurity whitepaper from the International Society of Automation (ISA) dives into the unique challenges of ensuring automation cybersecurity.By: Kara Phelps22 May, 2020 | 1 minutes -
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Why Did You Join the ISAGCA? Insights from Our Members (Part 1)
We asked a few of the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance founding members why they decided to join, and their answers were insightful.By: Kara Phelps12 May, 2020 | 2 minutes -
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Pivoting to Ventilators: Q&A with Kash Behdinan, President of Pointfar Automation (Part 2)
Kash Behdinan, president of Pointfar Automation, talks about Pointfar's ventilator digital twin 3D platform offered to companies building ventilators.By: Kara Phelps01 May, 2020 | 5 minutes -
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Pivoting to Ventilators: Q&A with Kash Behdinan, President of Pointfar Automation (Part 1)
We interview Kash Behdinan, president of Pointfar Automation, about his company's efforts to create digital twin models of ventilators.By: Kara Phelps28 April, 2020 | 4 minutes -
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Companies Ramp Up Production of N95 Masks in Response to COVID-19
Hospitals and medical facilities are experiencing shortages of N95 masks due to COVID-19. Companies are boosting production in unprecedented ways.By: Kara Phelps03 April, 2020 | 3 minutes -
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Download the New Guide to the ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Standards
The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance's "Quick Start Guide: An Overview of the ISA/IEC 62443 Standards" is now available for download.By: Kara Phelps30 March, 2020 | 1 minutes -
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Newsweek Vantage Report on Cyber Risks to Critical Infrastructure: ISA's the Expert Partner
The International Society of Automation (ISA) recently provided guidance to a Newsweek Vantage report on cyber risks to critical infrastructure.By: Kara Phelps24 March, 2020 | 1 minutes -
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Understanding Automation Cybersecurity Standards [Webinar Recording]
The author of 'Quick Start Guide: An Overview of the ISA/IEC 62443 Series of Standards' hosts a webinar to review these automation cybersecurity standards.By: Kara Phelps20 March, 2020 | 1 minutes -
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Auto Manufacturers Could Build Ventilators: The Power of Standards in a Global Crisis
Auto manufacturers may soon produce medical equipment for COVID-19 patients. Standards will be crucial to ensure that products are made safely and quickly.By: Kara Phelps19 March, 2020 | 1 minutes -
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COVID-19 and Automation Cybersecurity
What impact will COVID-19 have on the automation cybersecurity industry?By: Kara Phelps13 March, 2020 | 1 minutes
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