ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity
Course Overview
The ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity Training is a specialized program designed to protect industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) environments from modern cyber threats. As critical infrastructure such as power plants, oil and gas facilities, manufacturing units, water treatment systems, and transportation networks become increasingly connected, securing operational technology (OT) environments has become a top priority.
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of industrial cybersecurity principles, threat landscapes, and defense strategies specific to OT systems. Participants learn how ICS/SCADA environments differ from traditional IT systems and how to implement security controls without disrupting safety, reliability, and operational continuity.
The training covers industrial network architecture, secure communication protocols, access control, threat detection, incident response, and regulatory compliance. With a strong emphasis on real-world scenarios, learners gain the skills required to identify vulnerabilities, mitigate risks, and secure critical infrastructure against cyberattacks.
Course Objectives:
- Understand ICS and SCADA architectures and components
- Identify cyber threats targeting industrial control systems
- Differentiate between IT and OT security requirements
- Secure industrial networks and communication protocols
- Implement access control and authentication in OT environments
- Monitor and detect cyber threats in ICS/SCADA systems
- Develop incident response strategies for industrial cyber incidents
- Align ICS security practices with industry standards and regulations
- Reduce operational risks while maintaining system availability
- Support secure and resilient critical infrastructure operations
Target Audience
Schedule Dates
Course Content
- IT Security Model
- ICS/SCADA Security Model
- LAB: Security Model
- Security Posture
- Risk Management in ICS/SCADA
- Risk Assessment
- Defining Types of Risk
- Security Policy
- LAB: Allowing a Service
- Introduction and Overview
- Introducing TCP/IP Networks
- Internet RFCs and STDs
- TCP/IP Protocol Architecture
- Protocol Layering Concepts
- TCP/IP Layering
- Components of TCP/IP Networks
- ICS/SCADA Protocols
- Review of the Hacking Process
- Hacking Methodology
- Intelligence Gathering
- Footprinting
- Scanning
- Enumeration
- Identify Vulnerabilities
- Exploitation
- Covering Tracks
- LAB: Hacking ICS/SCADA Networks Protocols
- How ICS/SCADA Are Targeted
- Study of ICS/SCADA Attacks
- ICS/SCADA as a High–Value Target
- Attack Methodologies In ICS
- Challenges of Vulnerability Assessment
- System Vulnerabilities
- Desktop Vulnerabilities
- ICS/SCADA Vulnerabilities
- Interpreting Advisory Notices
- CVE
- ICS/SCADA Vulnerability Sites
- Life Cycle of a Vulnerability and Exploit
- Challenges of Zero-Day Vulnerability
- Exploitation of a Vulnerability
- Vulnerability Scanners
- ICS/SCADA Vulnerability Uniqueness
- Challenges of Vulnerability Management Within ICS/SCADA
- LAB: Vulnerability Assessment
- Prioritizing Vulnerabilities
- CVSS
- OVAL
- ISO 27001
- ICS/SCADA
- NERC CIP
- CFATS
- ISA99
- IEC 62443
- NIST SP 800-82
- Physical Security
- Establishing Policy – ISO Roadmap
- Securing the Protocols Unique to the ICS
- Performing a Vulnerability Assessment
- Selecting and Applying Controls to Mitigate Risk
- Monitoring
- Mitigating the Risk of Legacy Machines
- Do You Really Want to Do This?
- Advantages and Disadvantages
- Guard
- Data Diode
- Next Generation Firewalls
- What IDS Can and Cannot Do
- Types IDS
- Network
- Host
- Network Node
- Advantages of IDS
- Limitations of IDS
- Stealthing the IDS
- Detecting Intrusions
- LAB: Intrusion Detection
- Log Analysis
- ICS Malware Analysis
- LAB: ICS Malware Analysis
- Essential Malware Mitigation Techniques
- ICS/SCADA Network Monitoring
- ICS/SCADA IDS
FAQs
ICS/SCADA cybersecurity focuses on protecting industrial control systems and operational technology environments from cyber threats that can disrupt physical processes. Unlike IT systems, failures in ICS environments can lead to safety hazards, operational downtime, environmental damage, and financial losses, making cybersecurity a critical component of industrial operations.
ICS/SCADA environments prioritize availability and safety over confidentiality, whereas IT security often focuses on data protection. This course explains how security controls must be carefully designed to avoid disrupting real-time industrial processes, equipment operations, and safety systems.
Yes. The training explains common industrial communication protocols and how to secure them through network segmentation, firewalls, intrusion detection, and secure remote access strategies tailored for industrial environments.
Yes. The training aligns with industry standards and frameworks commonly used in industrial cybersecurity, helping organizations meet regulatory expectations and strengthen governance for critical infrastructure protection.
By implementing ICS-specific security controls, participants can prevent system outages, protect physical assets, maintain regulatory compliance, and reduce the risk of cyber-physical incidents, ensuring business continuity and operational resilience.
Professionals who complete this training can pursue roles such as OT Security Engineer, ICS Cybersecurity Analyst, Industrial Security Consultant, Critical Infrastructure Security Specialist, and SOC Analyst (OT). These roles are in high demand across energy, manufacturing, utilities, and transportation sectors.
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