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Online: Cyber Security for Automation, Control & SCADA Systems (IC32E)

The last day to register online was 24 March 2008.

ISA’s CyberU online instructor-led training course offers the benefit of a high quality ISA training course with the added advantage of studying at your own pace in the office, at home or while traveling.

This CyberU course runs for seven (7) weeks. Your course syllabus will guide you through the course modules, provide assignments, and the schedule for live Q & A sessions.

Course Modules

Each course modules has been pre-recorded by your instructor, so that you can access on your schedule. Each module is a web/audio session that takes approximately 60 minutes.

Cyber Security for Automation, Control & SCADA Systems

• Module 1/Week 1: Defining Industrail Cyber Security

  Covers the concepts of physical, operational and electronic security and defines cyber security as it relates to industrial automation & control systems

• Module 2/Week 2: Risk Assessment

  Covers the concept of risk and how safety plays a part in assessing possible consequences from a cyber attack

• Module 3/Week 3: Threats and Vulnerabilities

  Covers 'social engineering' and how outsiders gather information to enable attacks and to physically enter your secured areas

• Module 4/Week 4: Security Policies, Programs & Procedures

  Covers the creation and deployment of policies, standards and procedures and learn how they are a critical aspect of a security program

• Module 5/Week 5: Understanding TCP/IP, Hackers & Malware

  Covers the basics of the IP networking architecture and how computers are addressed and how IP delivers information to computers and TCP/UDP to complete the delivery to specified applications using port numbers

• Module 6/Week 6: Technical Countermeasures

  Covers the technical countermeasures and technology that can be employed to protect your systems, detect and remove malware and block hacking attempts. Technologies such as firewalls, proxy servers, VPN and VLAN will be explained and discussed as they relate to industrial automation systems

• Module 7/Week 7: Architectual & Operational Strategies

  Covers ways to segment and isolate your process automation systems in order to increase their reliability and cyber security

Course Materials VALUED at over $300

With registration you will receive:

• Course noteset with slides from course modules and course syllabus
• Textbook: Industrial Network Security by David J. Teumin
• ANSI/ISA-TR99.00.01-2004: Security Technologies for Manufacturing and Control Systems
• ANSI/ISA-TR99.00.02-2004: Integrating Electronic Security into the Manufacturing & Control Systems Environment

Course Information

Course Number: IC32E
CEUs: 2.1 
Price: $1,110 ISA Members, $1,195 List

Ask the Expert

Interact with your expert instructor, Dr. Timothy Shaw, via email throughout the course and through scheduled live Q& A sessions. You can expect a reply to your email within 24 hours. This email address is active during the entire course duration.

There are four live telephone Q&A sessions scheduled during this seven-week course. The Q&A sessions provide an opportunity for you and your classmates to speak one-on-one with the instructor. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the course material and interact with your fellow classmates.

Class Discussions

You will be invited to subscribe to a course listserve that includes course participants. You can use this listserve to post questions and share experience relevant to the course with other class members.

Course Assignments and Exams

Take the course pre-test before you begin studying the course material to get a better understanding of areas that you will want to focus on more during the course.

Homework assignments for all modules will be indicated on the syllabus. The homework assignments are designed to help expand your understanding of the course material.

Complete the final exam for the course in order to receive Continuing Education Units (CEU) credit. The final exam will be taken and scored online. You must receive at least 80% on the course exam to receive CEU credit.

Continuing Education Units (CEU) credits in the amount of 2.1 units are awarded to all students who successfully complete the final course exam.

Online:Cyber Security for Automation,Control & SCADA Systems