ICS/SCADA Security Analyst

If you can secure your perimeter, you’ve won half the battle. This course on SCADA access controls will help you keep the edges covered as you review the fundamentals of system control categorization, physical safety and security, access control models and the importance of identification, authentication and authorization. Look at the goals of physical security, the pros and cons of proximity devices, the types of authentication and more.

Protecting any system means knowing where its weak spots are first, and that goes double for a vital SCADA system. In this course on SCADA security assessment you’ll review the risk management process, including critical terms and phases; take a look at SCADA security objectives and the structure of a security assessment program; and finally, go in-depth on SCADA security testing methodology, including special considerations when applying standard security testing methodologies to industrial control and SCADA systems.

Begin your review of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems with this course on SCADA security frameworks. You’ll look at known and emerging threats to SCADA and specific examples of attacks, such as the Maroochy Shire sewage spill; security frameworks and strategy; and important policies, standards, procedures and guidelines. Review the process of developing a SCADA security policy and brush up on your knowledge of SCADA security standards bodies.