Course Overview
Critical infrastructure—such as energy, water, transportation, and healthcare—is increasingly targeted by cyberattacks with potential to cause national disruption and public harm. Ensuring the security and resilience of these systems requires a proactive approach that integrates risk management, incident response, and compliance with international standards.
This Cybersecurity Resilience in Critical Infrastructure Training Course provides a comprehensive framework for protecting and defending essential systems. It covers industrial control system (ICS) and SCADA security, resilience planning, and global regulatory obligations.
Through case studies, simulations, and hands-on labs, participants will learn practical methods to mitigate risks, respond to incidents, and strengthen resilience in critical infrastructure environments.
Course Benefits
Understand cyber risks in critical infrastructure.
Apply frameworks for ICS and SCADA security.
Strengthen resilience and incident response strategies.
Align operations with global regulatory standards.
Protect national security and essential services.
Course Objectives
Explore the cyber threat landscape for critical infrastructure.
Apply resilience frameworks to essential services.
Secure ICS, SCADA, and operational technologies (OT).
Design incident response and recovery strategies.
Comply with NIST, ISO, and national standards.
Analyze case studies of infrastructure cyberattacks.
Build long-term resilience in critical sectors.
Training Methodology
The course blends expert-led lectures, industrial cybersecurity labs, scenario-based simulations, and group workshops. Participants will apply concepts to real-world infrastructure challenges.
Target Audience
Critical infrastructure operators and managers.
Cybersecurity and OT security professionals.
Government and regulatory officials.
Risk and resilience officers in essential services.
Target Competencies
ICS and SCADA cybersecurity.
Risk and resilience management.
Incident response in critical sectors.
Regulatory compliance and governance.
Course Outline
Unit 1: Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure
Overview of global cyber risks to essential services.
Nation-state and criminal targeting of infrastructure.
Case studies of attacks on energy, water, and transport.
Importance of resilience planning.
Unit 2: Securing ICS, SCADA, and OT Systems
Vulnerabilities in operational technologies.
ICS and SCADA security best practices.
Network segmentation and access control.
Hands-on lab: OT security configurations.
Unit 3: Risk Management and Regulatory Compliance
NIST, ISO, and sector-specific standards.
Regulatory obligations for infrastructure providers.
Conducting infrastructure risk assessments.
Workshop: applying resilience frameworks.
Unit 4: Incident Response and Recovery in Infrastructure
Building incident response plans for OT environments.
Coordinating with national agencies during crises.
Recovery strategies after major cyber disruptions.
Tabletop simulation: infrastructure cyberattack.
Unit 5: Building Long-Term Infrastructure Resilience
Designing sustainable resilience frameworks.
Cross-sector collaboration and information sharing.
Future threats: AI, IoT, and quantum risks in OT.
Developing a roadmap for national cyber resilience.
Ready to safeguard essential services and infrastructure?
Join the Cybersecurity Resilience in Critical Infrastructure Training Course with EuroQuest International Training and gain the expertise to protect vital systems and strengthen national security.
The Cybersecurity Resilience in Critical Infrastructure Training Courses in Amsterdam provide professionals with the strategic and technical expertise needed to secure vital systems that support modern societies. These programs are designed for cybersecurity specialists, infrastructure managers, policy advisors, and risk professionals who aim to protect essential sectors such as energy, transportation, water, healthcare, and communications from emerging cyber threats.
Participants gain a deep understanding of critical infrastructure cybersecurity, focusing on resilience planning, incident response, and operational continuity. The courses explore how to assess vulnerabilities within industrial control systems (ICS), SCADA networks, and connected operational technologies (OT). Through hands-on simulations and real-world case studies, attendees learn to identify interdependencies, design layered defenses, and implement response frameworks that minimize disruption and ensure rapid recovery from cyber incidents.
These critical infrastructure resilience training programs in Amsterdam combine theoretical insight with practical application, emphasizing risk-based governance, compliance alignment, and public-private collaboration. Participants study threat intelligence integration, crisis communication, and resilience metrics used to evaluate system robustness. The curriculum also addresses emerging challenges posed by digital transformation, such as IoT-enabled infrastructure and AI-driven automation, highlighting strategies for securing complex, interconnected environments.
Attending these training courses in Amsterdam provides professionals with the opportunity to engage with global experts and peers in one of Europe’s leading centers for innovation and technology governance. The city’s advanced digital and energy networks offer an ideal environment for exploring resilience strategies applicable across sectors. By completing this specialization, participants will be equipped to design and implement comprehensive cybersecurity resilience frameworks—enhancing protection, maintaining operational stability, and safeguarding critical infrastructure in an increasingly interconnected and threat-prone world.