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IT Survival Basics for I&C Personnel (TS14)

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Length: 5 days
CEU Credits: 3.5

This course will provide I&C personnel with a basic understanding of IT concepts and technology including Ethernet networking, switches, routers, servers, PCs and firewalls, as well as wireless Ethernet networks and TCP/IP communications.  The student will learn how to configure them and how cyber security is applied to protect them.

Upon completion of this course, individuals will have a familiarity with basic IT concepts and technology which will enable them to effectively collaborate and communicate with IT personnel and perform basic IT functions essential in a modern plant and with modern control systems technology.

You will be able to:

• Configure a switch for VLANs, Quality of Service
• Explain typical basic settings found in modern switches
• Configure a basic firewall rule set for plant applications
• Select the appropriate settings for ‘hardening’ a PC
• Configure the security settings for Wireless Ethernet
• Configure IP and Ethernet addresses and subnet masks
• Perform a security scan of a computer
• Configure a fault-tolerant switched LAN

You will cover:

• Ethernet communications
• Ethernet switch technology and configuration
• Setting up VLAN and QoS configurations
• ARP and DHCP protocols that make Ethernet LANs work
• IPv4 addressing and subnet configuration
• TCP and UDP port numbers
• TCP and UDP protocols and message delivery
• Ethernet-based Industrial Protocol standards
• Insecure legacy Microsoft networking functions
• Microsoft Active Directory in a plant environment
• Firewalls and how they can be applied in a plant environment
• Controlling communications with routers in a plant environment
• Vulnerability scanning and tools
• IEEE 802.11 WLANs and wireless security configuration
• Defense-in-depth architectures
• Network intrusion detection technology for the plant
• Secure use of portable devices and media
• Hardening of PCs and servers
• Virtual computers, servers and networks
• Patching, updating and maintaining security
• Remote access to plant systems

Lab and Classroom Exercises:

• Using Wireshark to “sniff” and analyze Ethernet traffic
• Configuring a DHCP server
• Configure IP addresses and subnet masks on PCs
• Configuring a VLAN using switches
• Configuring a fault-tolerant Ethernet ring
• Setting up a wireless router with security
• Configuring a network monitor
• Hardening a Windows PC configuration
• Using a vulnerability scanner
• Using Virtualization technology

Who should attend?

I&C Technicians - Control system engineers - I&C Managers - I&C Maintenance personnel

Recommended Course Prerequisites

• General familiarity with PCs and Windows OS
• Basic DC electronic/electrical circuit knowledge

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Upcoming offerings for this course:

08/12/2013
IT Survival Basics for the I&C Technician (TS14) - NC
ISA Headquarters 
Research Triangle Park, NC US