ICE joins ISASecure to support cyber standards for Costa Rica's energy sector
The move links ICE, the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity, with ISASecure’s certification program for industrial control system cybersecurity.
Costa Rica’s state electricity company ICE has joined ISASecure to support adoption of ISA/IEC 62443 cybersecurity standards for industrial automation and control systems.
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, known as ICE, has joined ISASecure, the automation industry certification program that validates conformance to the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards for industrial automation and control systems cybersecurity, according to a July 28, 2026, PR Newswire release from Durham, North Carolina.
The companies said the partnership is aimed at strengthening the operational technology, or OT, security maturity of Costa Rica’s energy matrix. OT security refers to the safeguards used for the systems that monitor and control industrial equipment, including parts of power infrastructure.
The release said ICE wants to keep its OT cybersecurity procedures at a high standard as it expands smart grids and electric mobility. ICE was founded in 1949 and is described in the release as a Costa Rican state company with a mission to provide energy, connectivity, and safe and sustainable digital services to residents.
The release said ICE’s electrical matrix uses steam, wind, water, solar energy and biomass. It also said the company’s work includes smart grids and electric mobility, which can rely on connected systems that need cyber protections.
ICE official Erick Obregón Navarro, identified as part of ICE Dirección Ciberseguridad y Protección Empresarial, Gerencia General, said joining ISASecure and adopting ISA/IEC 62443 supports the implementation of key industrial cybersecurity capabilities. Navarro said ICE looks forward to the partnership so energy systems and Costa Rican residents are protected from cybersecurity attacks.
Mark DeAngelo, ISASecure program manager, said critical infrastructure demands “comprehensive, rigorously validated cybersecurity.” DeAngelo also said ICE is the first Costa Rican company to join ISASecure.
The release said ISASecure was founded in 2007 by ISA, a non-profit professional association founded in 1945. It also listed companies including Chevron, ExxonMobil, GSK, Saudi Aramco, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, Schneider Electric, Trane Technologies and Yokogawa as part of its global ecosystem.
What happens next was not detailed in the release. The announcement says the partnership is meant to support continued adoption of ISA/IEC 62443 across Costa Rica’s energy sector.
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