National CAE Designated Institution
  • Online, Instructor-Led
  • Classroom

This course serves as a self-contained course in industrial controls systems security. The course emphasis is on models and types of Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, ICS hardware, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), ICS networks and protocols, control logic software development, Human
Machine Interface (HMI) development for ICS, ICS security, firewalls and common ICS vulnerability assessment.

Learning Objectives

  • Apply knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies
  • Demonstrate the ability to recognize cyber threats and vulnerabilities and specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses
  • Understand the organization’s enterprise information security architecture
  • Understand human-computer interaction principles
  • Apply low-level computer languages
  • Demonstrate the understanding of information technology (IT) architectural concepts and frameworks
  • Demonstrate the ability to perform network traffic and packet analysis
  • Demonstrate the understanding of process engineering and configuration management concepts
  • Demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge of software development
  • Demonstrate the understanding of critical infrastructure systems
  • Apply knowledge of the application firewall concepts and functions

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Software Development
  • Systems Architecture
  • Systems Requirements Planning
  • Systems Analysis
  • Cyber Defense Analysis
  • Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support
  • Vulnerability Assessment and Management
  • Exploitation Analysis
  • Threat Analysis

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.