Advantech offers a solution to enhance software protection and improve the effectiveness of testing and certification. Advantech partners with Bureau Veritas to help customers overcome security challenges in AIoT and edge processing.

With the rapid growth of IoT and edge processing, managing and operating computing devices is becoming increasingly complex. The IEC 62443 series of standards provides a comprehensive security framework for IoT, widely adopted in sectors such as energy, healthcare, and transportation, to prevent losses resulting from information security vulnerabilities. However, this environment can be challenging to navigate. For example, IEC 62443-4-2 focuses on security specifications for systems, components, and more specifically, on first-level protection for embedded systems. For equipment manufacturers or systems integrators, understanding and implementing these standards can be quite challenging. With the support of Bureau Veritas, Advantech has launched the IEC 62443 Certification Service, which helps customers meet certification requirements, saving time and reducing costs.

Advantech offers an IEC 62443 solution for CPU-based devices. Leveraging its in-house testing and verification capabilities, Advantech collaborates with customers to ensure compliance from product design through deployment. The solution comprises two key components:

(1) IEC 62443-4-2 Functional Security: Advantech's x86-based products will gradually incorporate basic security measures, including firmware, operating systems, IoT connections, and more. These products will utilize tools such as Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chips and whitelisting to enhance overall system security.

(2) Advanced Testing and Certification Services: Advantech offers Verification of Conformity (VOC) or formal certification (CB). Customers can choose from four scenarios, depending on their compliance requirements with IEC 62443-4-2. With its existing functional safety testing process methods, Advantech can help customers significantly reduce both the time and costs associated with certification. Specifically, Advantech's AFE-E350 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) controller has received VoC certification from Bureau Veritas. The same certification process is also underway for the ARK-3534B, an industrial automation system.