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Lead SCADA Security Manager: SCADA systems security professional
Industrial systems need protection that respects operational constraints. Connect cyber risks, architecture and security measures to structure defences suited to OT environments. Strengthen dialogue between industrial and security teams around protection priorities.
- Duration
- 4.5 days 31 hours
- Code
- LSCP01FR Code
- Certification
- PECB Certified Lead SCADA Security Manager Certification
Accredited training for the PECB Certified Lead SCADA Security Manager certification.
Presentation
Lead SCADA Security Manager training provides the knowledge and skills to plan, design and implement a security process for SCADA systems. It develops your awareness and understanding of the threats and vulnerabilities affecting industrial control systems (ICS), enabling you to manage SCADA cybersecurity risks effectively.
The official PECB programme was developed by IT industry specialists with extensive SCADA and ICS experience. Unlike other SCADA courses, it focuses on essential techniques for managers advising and overseeing organisations on security matters. Alongside the theoretical foundations required by a SCADA manager, it provides a practical strategy for implementing a SCADA security plan.
By the end, you will also be prepared for the online PECB Certified Lead SCADA Security Manager exam, leading to one of 4 PECB SCADA Security Manager certifications. Certification demonstrates the knowledge and professional qualifications required to fulfil your responsibilities as a SCADA security manager.
Objectives
By the end of Lead SCADA Security Manager training, you will be able to:
- describe supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, industrial control systems (ICS) and programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and their risk levels;
- understand and analyse threats to these systems and the applicable management methods;
- develop the expertise to implement a proactive SCADA security process incorporating policies and risk management;
- design and develop a SCADA network architecture with strengthened security controls;
- understand the relationship between management, operational and technical controls in a SCADA security programme;
- establish resilience and high availability for a SCADA system;
- manage a SCADA security testing programme effectively;
- pass the PECB Certified Lead SCADA Security Manager exam and earn one of 4 PECB SCADA certifications.
Program
Day 1: introduction to SCADA and ICS
- Detailed review of course objectives and delivery.
- SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) characteristics, risks and vulnerabilities.
- ICS (Industrial Control Systems) characteristics, risks and vulnerabilities.
Day 2: implement a SCADA security programme and network architecture
- Steps in designing a SCADA security programme.
- Establishing a risk assessment.
- Steps in designing a SCADA network security architecture.
Day 3: implement ICS security controls, incident management and business continuity
- Implementing security controls in a SCADA system.
- Incident management and handling.
- Connections with the business continuity plan (BCP).
- Stages of SCADA system monitoring, measurement analysis and evaluation.
Day 4: verify SCADA system security
- Testing fundamentals and good practice.
- Regulatory considerations and ethical principles.
- Penetration testing good practice.
- ICS security testing.
- Managing a penetration test.
- Test planning, quality review and reporting.
- Ongoing monitoring of a testing programme.
- Assessment skills and tools used by a SCADA security manager.
Day 5: prepare for the PECB SCADA certification exam
- Revision exercises and preparatory multiple-choice questions.
Please note: PECB Lead SCADA Security Manager course materials are available only in English.
Audience
This course is intended for:
- IT security professionals developing their technical SCADA skills;
- IT and risk managers deepening their knowledge of ICS and SCADA systems;
- SCADA engineers and operators.
Prerequisites
Lead SCADA Security Manager training requires:
- a sound basic understanding of SCADA systems security.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Quiz / multiple-choice questions
- Practical exercises
- Case study
Course highlights
Practical exercises based on real cases with 450 pages of documentation; 31 CPD credits; PECB certification exam included in the course fee; if unsuccessful, retake it free within 12 months of the first training day.
Dates and sessions
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