Guideline / framework / standard

ICS Security Compendium

In force since 2024Record checked against the official source on 29 October 2026 · Methodology

Official number
Version 2.0.0
Date adopted

Summary

The BSI compendium is the German baseline work on the security of automation, process control and supervisory systems. It explains the characteristics of ICS and how they differ from office IT, the most frequent threats and the reference standards, starting with the IEC 62443 series, and proposes good practices and measures for network architecture, remote access, patch management, monitoring, business continuity and audits. Version 2.0.0 updates the 2013 edition in the light of new obligations for critical infrastructure operators.

Information

Jurisdiction
Germany
Issuing body
Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)
Type
Guideline / framework / standard
Available languages
German
Topics
Notes
First edition 2013, updated in 2024. On the same page BSI publishes a separate compendium for manufacturers and integrators.

Record details

Original title
ICS-Security-Kompendium
Title in other languages
  • Compendio sulla sicurezza dei sistemi di controllo industriale (ICS)
  • Compendium sur la sécurité des systèmes de contrôle industriels (ICS)
  • Compendio de seguridad de los sistemas de control industrial (ICS)
Licence / terms of use
Unknown
Collected from
manual entry
Last verified
(verified via web)

How to cite

APA

Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI). (2024). ICS-Security-Kompendium (Version 2.0.0). https://www.bsi.bund.de/EN/Themen/Unternehmen-und-Organisationen/Informationen-und-Empfehlungen/Empfehlungen-nach-Angriffszielen/Industrielle-Steuerungs-und-Automatisierungssysteme/Download/download.html

Chicago

Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI). "ICS-Security-Kompendium." 2024. https://www.bsi.bund.de/EN/Themen/Unternehmen-und-Organisationen/Informationen-und-Empfehlungen/Empfehlungen-nach-Angriffszielen/Industrielle-Steuerungs-und-Automatisierungssysteme/Download/download.html.

BibTeX

@misc{de_bsi_ics_security_kompendium_2024,
  author       = {{Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)}},
  title        = {{ICS-Security-Kompendium}},
  year         = {2024},
  note         = {Version 2.0.0},
  url          = {https://www.bsi.bund.de/EN/Themen/Unternehmen-und-Organisationen/Informationen-und-Empfehlungen/Empfehlungen-nach-Angriffszielen/Industrielle-Steuerungs-und-Automatisierungssysteme/Download/download.html},
  urldate      = {2026-10-29}
}

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