IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Exam Prep

No. This is free, independent preparation for ISA's Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist exam. ISA awards that certificate only after its own IC32 course and exam, which you register for and pay for with ISA; the IC32 registration includes the exam fee. EDWartens is not affiliated with ISA or IEC and is not an ISA training partner, and the EDWartens certificate is a verifiable certificate of completion for this course.

It is Certificate 1 of ISA's ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Certificate Program, earned by completing ISA's IC32 course and passing its exam. ISA requires it before the Risk Assessment (IC33), Design (IC34) and Maintenance (IC37) Specialist certificates, awards the Cybersecurity Expert certificate automatically when all four are held, and states that the certificates do not need renewing (isa.org, checked 11 October 2026).

The fundamentals exam follows the fifteen topics ISA lists for IC32: control systems security and awareness, the 62443 series, models and security levels, the IACS lifecycle, asset owner and service provider programmes, network basics and industrial protocols, patch management, risk assessment for design, secure products, security profiles and the protection scheme. Each of this course's fourteen study modules maps to one or more of those topics. ISA does not publish the question count or pass mark on the IC32 page, so check ISA's current information when you book.

It is for control, automation and instrumentation engineers, IT staff working in plants, system integrators and product engineers who want a first ISA/IEC 62443 credential. Engineers in India and the Gulf, where 62443 increasingly appears in oil and gas, power and water specifications, take it before booking ISA's course. Basic networking and some PLC, DCS or SCADA exposure help.

Yes, every module, the notes, worked problems, practice questions, the project and the final assessment are free to learn. You do not need to buy the standards: the notes paraphrase them at concept level and point to free ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance, CISA and NIST SP 800-82 resources.

Plan on about 21 hours: roughly 14 hours of video across fourteen study modules plus notes, worked problems and practice tasks, at your own pace. The optional water treatment plant project takes about 10 hours more.

You get an EDWartens verifiable certificate of completion when you finish the modules and pass the 15-question final at 60 percent. It carries a unique certificate number, a QR code and a public verification page showing the course, the modules covered and your final score. It is not an ISA or IEC certificate.

This course is the fundamentals body of knowledge mapped to ISA's exam topics, with exam-style practice. OT and ICS Cybersecurity with ISA/IEC 62443 is the broader practical course on implementing OT security in a plant; take it next, or go on to OT Security Assessment for authorised assessment work.

Yes. Learning costs ₹0 in India: every module, the written notes, the practice tasks and the final assessment, with no card and no trial period. The only paid item is the optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹599 including GST for this intermediate course, paid in rupees through Razorpay, and only if you want it after passing the final assessment.