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Course Overview

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) environments power critical infrastructure, from energy and water to manufacturing and transportation. However, these systems are increasingly targeted by cyberattacks that can disrupt essential services and cause significant damage.

This Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Training Course provides participants with practical frameworks and tools to secure OT systems. It covers ICS vulnerabilities, SCADA architecture, incident response, and compliance with international standards.

Through hands-on labs, simulations, and case studies, participants will develop the expertise to mitigate risks and safeguard critical infrastructure.

Course Benefits

• Understand ICS and SCADA cyber risks.
• Apply best practices for OT security.
• Strengthen defense against nation-state and criminal threats.
• Align ICS security with global standards.
• Improve resilience and incident response in industrial settings.

Course Objectives

• Explore the fundamentals of ICS and SCADA systems.
• Identify vulnerabilities and attack vectors in OT environments.
• Apply layered defense strategies to ICS networks.
• Develop incident response and recovery plans for ICS.
• Understand compliance with NIST, IEC, and ISO standards.
• Analyze real-world ICS attack case studies.
• Build long-term resilience for industrial infrastructure.

Training Methodology

The course blends expert-led lectures, technical labs, OT simulations, and group workshops. Participants will apply concepts directly to simulated ICS environments.

Target Audience

• ICS and SCADA operators.
• OT and IT cybersecurity professionals.
• Risk managers in critical infrastructure.
• Government and regulatory officers.

Target Competencies

• ICS and SCADA security.
• Operational technology risk management.
• Industrial cyber incident response.
• Compliance with international frameworks.

Course Outline

Unit 1: Introduction to ICS and SCADA Cybersecurity

• Overview of ICS and SCADA environments.
• Differences between IT and OT security.
• Cyber risks to industrial control systems.
• Case studies of ICS cyberattacks.

Unit 2: ICS Vulnerabilities and Threat Landscape

• Common ICS and SCADA vulnerabilities.
• Attack vectors: malware, insider threats, remote access.
• Nation-state and criminal targeting of OT.
• Hands-on exercise: mapping vulnerabilities.

Unit 3: Securing ICS and SCADA Networks

• Network segmentation and defense-in-depth.
• Authentication, encryption, and monitoring in OT.
• Security tools for ICS environments.
• Lab: configuring ICS network defenses.

Unit 4: Incident Response and Compliance

• Incident response frameworks for OT.
• NIST, IEC 62443, and ISO/IEC 27019 standards.
• Developing ICS-specific recovery plans.
• Simulation: industrial cyber incident response.

Unit 5: Building Long-Term ICS Resilience

• Designing sustainable ICS security programs.
• Workforce training and awareness in OT.
• Future risks: IoT, AI, and supply chain threats.
• Roadmap for industrial cyber resilience.

Closing Call to Action

Ready to secure industrial systems and critical infrastructure? Join the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Training Course with EuroQuest International Training and gain the expertise to defend operational technology and strengthen resilience.