Eaton achieves industry first with dual IEC and UL cybersecurity certifications for product development processes

• Third-party accreditations of Eaton’s processes give customers confidence that its products are built to be secure by design  
• The announcement coincides with Eaton’s inaugural Cybersecurity Perspectives global virtual forum, aimed at advancing cybersecurity for a hyper-connected world  

India - Power management company Eaton announced it is the first company to have its product development processes certified by both the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and global safety science organization UL. The certifications underscore Eaton’s leadership in providing customers with confidence that its connected solutions comply with proven industry standards and guidelines.  

“At Eaton, we consider cybersecurity to be a foundational building block that is critical to the design, deployment and operation of digital solutions in the industrial world,” said Michael Regelski, senior vice president and chief technology officer, Electrical Sector at Eaton. “Our industry-first IEC and UL endorsements mean that our customers can be confident that the products and solutions they buy from us meet the same level of standards recommended by two key standard organizations across the globe.”  

“Our customers in India are offered Eaton products which conform to both IEC and UL standards,” confirmed Syed Sajjad Ali, MD Eaton Electrical business India. “All our UPS range and the SNMP solutions are developed under Eaton’s secure-by-design process, which is now certified by both UL and IEC. Our LV Switchgear and control gear solutions are also developed under this process, and by simply attaching communication-capable devices, they can be part of your IIoT network,” Syed added.  “Also Eaton’s SmartWare-DT which is an innovative communication system for industrial switchgear, as well as automation components in the control panel and peripherals, allow seamless integration of components into the automation architecture via a gateway with any PLC, or via the modern HMI/PLC of the XV102 series” added Mr Syed. 

Both IEC 62443-4-1 and UL 2900-1 validated that Eaton processes used to develop products and solutions are in compliance with industry standards.