Within the IEC 62443 series, ultimate accountability for accepting residual cybersecurity risk in an operating IACS rests with which party?
A.The asset owner
B.The product supplier of the PLCs
C.The system integrator who commissioned the system
D.The independent certification body
Why A is correct
IEC 62443 assigns the asset owner ultimate accountability for the IACS and for accepting residual risk; ZCR 6 explicitly requires asset owner approval. Suppliers and integrators contribute capabilities and services but do not own the operational risk.
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