Professional Certificate of Competency in Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity

The course is composed of 12 modules. These modules cover a range of aspects to give you maximum practical coverage in Industrial Automation and Cyber Security.

Module 1: Introduction to Industrial Control Systems

• Structure and function
• Safety and reliability
• Security components and their roles
• Types of industrial control systems

Module 2: Communication Architecture – Non-wired Technologies

• Wireless technologies
• Physical and cyber security risks
• Integration of technologies

Module 3: The Operational Technology

• Introduction
• Distinction between operation and information technology
  • Operational
  • Technological
  • Managerial
• Merging of technologies
  • Mobile
  • Cloud
  • Internet of Things

Module 4: The Threats 

• Organizational threat
• Technological threat
• Network and communication threat
• Human influences
• Operational and maintenance threats\
• External threat

Module 5: The Attacks 

• Generic attacks
• Stuxnet attacks

Module 6: Security Taxonomies 

• Vulnerability and cases of taxonomies
• Cyber attacker taxonomy
• Evolving research and development

Module 7: Cyber Risk and Security Metrics 

• Risk modeling
• Petri nets
• Resilience metrics
• Development of metrics and validation

Module 8: Situational Awareness 

• Cyber physical
• Cyber kill chain
• Case study – Stuxnet
• Maintaining situational awareness

Module 9: Intrusion Detection 

• Historical and present detection systems
• Composition of an industrial control system
• Process oriented detection
• Case study – ARL method

Module 10: Physical Intrusion Detection 

• Leveraging physical monitoring
• Cybersecurity of SCADA
• Case study – S7-1200

Module 11: Experimental Methods and Governance and Assessment Strategies

• Introduction to NODES
• Cyber analysis
• Modeling using testbed
• Governance and assessment strategies

Module 12: Active Response to Attacks and Internet of Things

• Cyber warfare and use of force
• Use of force
• Internet of things security systems
• Future solutions

To obtain a certificate of completion for EIT’s Professional Certificate of Competency, students must achieve a 65% attendance rate at the live, online fortnightly webinars.  Detailed summaries/notes can be submitted in lieu of attendance.  In addition, students must obtain a mark of 60% in the set assignments which could take the form of written assignments and practical assignments. Students must also obtain a mark of 100% in quizzes.  If a student does not achieve the required score, they will be given an opportunity to resubmit the assignment to obtain the required score.

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You are expected to spend approximately 5-8 hours per week learning the course content. This includes attending fortnightly webinars that run for about 90 minutes to facilitate class discussion and allow you to ask questions. This program has a 65% attendance requirement in the live webinars in order to graduate from the program.  If you are unable to attend the live webinars, you have the option of watching the recording of completed webinars and sending a summary of what you have learnt from the webinar to the Learning Support officer.  The summaries go towards your attendance requirement for the program.

This program is run online on an intensive part-time basis and has been designed to fit around full-time work. It will take three months to complete.

We understand that sometimes work commitments and personal circumstances can get in the way of your studies, so if at any point you feel that you are struggling with the pace of the course or finding a particular module challenging, you are encouraged to contact your designated Learning Support Officer for assistance.

This course may use the following software:

• PSIM (PowerSimTech)

Due to ongoing unit and course reviews, software may change from the list provided. Learn more about the Practical Learning at EIT here

Registrations are open for our upcoming intakes. Please ensure you book your place at least one week before the start date of the program.