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 Geneva provide professionals with advanced knowledge and practical strategies to secure essential services and safeguard the technologies that support modern society. Designed for cybersecurity specialists, infrastructure engineers, policy advisors, risk managers, and operational leaders, these programs focus on the protection of vital sectors such as energy, transportation, healthcare, telecommunications, and public services from sophisticated and evolving cyber threats.
Participants gain a strong foundation in critical infrastructure security, examining how interconnected systems, industrial control platforms, and smart operational technologies create both efficiencies and vulnerabilities. The courses explore threat landscapes targeting operational technology (OT), industrial IoT systems, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) environments, and cloud-based infrastructure management. Through hands-on simulations and scenario-based workshops, attendees practice identifying vulnerabilities, implementing layered defense strategies, and coordinating rapid response actions to maintain service continuity during cyber incidents.
These critical infrastructure cybersecurity training programs in Geneva also emphasize resilience planning, governance, and cross-sector coordination. Key topics include risk assessment methodologies, continuity and recovery planning, supply chain risk oversight, regulatory and oversight considerations, and collaboration between public and private stakeholders. Participants learn to align cybersecurity measures with operational needs, ensuring that security enhancements strengthen stability without interrupting essential services.
Attending these training courses in Geneva offers a globally informed learning environment shaped by the city’s role in international policy dialogue, public-sector cooperation, and technological innovation. Participants engage with experts and peers from diverse operational and regulatory backgrounds, gaining broader perspectives on resilience-building approaches and shared defense strategies. By the end of the program, participants will be equipped to design and implement cybersecurity strategies that protect critical infrastructure, enhance operational resilience, and support reliable, secure service delivery in an increasingly complex threat landscape.