Industrial systems are increasingly connected and increasingly targeted. This course prepares participants to protect operational technology (OT) environments by understanding the unique vulnerabilities and consequences of cyberattacks in critical infrastructure. The course integrates real-world scenarios and focuses on actionable strategies tailored to OT.
Learning Outcomes:
Understand cybersecurity threats specific to OT environments
Identify common attack vectors in industrial systems
Apply risk-based strategies for securing OT infrastructure
Evaluate detection and response frameworks for OT incidents
Key Topics:
OT systems vs IT systems: risk comparison
Industrial network vulnerabilities and threat models
ICS/SCADA security controls and standards
OT-specific incident response planning
(1) Operations security and its importance
(2) Understanding different ICS/SCADA deployments
- Network infrastructure and protocols
(3) Influence of Common IT Components and TCP/IP network in ICS/SCADA systems
- TCP/IP network, topology, devices
- Firewall, IDS, IPS
- MS Windows and other common O/Ses
(4) ICS/SCADA cybersecurity risk, threats and vulnerabilities
- Attack methodologies and countermeasures
- Access Control principles & implementation
- Common and zero-day vulnerabilities
(5) Mapping IT Defense-in-depth security solutions to ICS/SCADA System