ICS/OT Cybersecurity Fundamentals

What you'll learn

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Distinguish OT from IT security by applying the AIC priority model to evaluate any security decision in your industrial environment
Design a zone and conduit model for an ICS environment, placing an industrial DMZ and assigning security levels to each zone
Apply the IEC 62443 security program elements to identify gaps in an existing OT security program
Apply passive OT network monitoring to build an asset inventory without active scanning that could disrupt live industrial systems.
Identify MITRE ATT&CK for ICS tactics in a real attack scenario, including the three OT-only tactics that have no IT equivalent.
Execute an OT-adapted incident response that resolves safety before containment, using the safe-state decision matrix
Apply the IEC 62443-3-2 risk assessment workflow to bound a System Under Consideration, score zone risk, and assign security level targets.
Evaluate OT network security devices, including DPI firewalls, data diodes, and DMZ architecture, to select controls for a given risk level.
Interpret the NERC CIP, EU NIS2, and TSA Cybersecurity Directive Requirements

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to determine which regulations apply to your facility.
Analyze the attack chains of Stuxnet, Triton, and Ukraine 2015 to connect each to the specific security control that failed.
Requirements

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No Requirements

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Description

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"This course contains the use of artificial intelligence." ICS/OT cybersecurity is no longer a background concern. Industrial control systems are being targeted by attackers who understand them well enough to cause physical consequences: disrupted operations, failed safety systems, and in the worst cases, threats to life. The teams responsible for securing these environments need a foundation built for OT, not IT frameworks adapted and hoped for the best. This course builds that ICS/OT cybersecurity foundation.
ICS/OT Cybersecurity Fundamentals takes you from understanding why ICS threats are different from anything IT security was designed for, through zone design and risk assessment, to evaluating the vendors and products your environment depends on. You finish with the frameworks, the vocabulary, and the judgment to take meaningful first steps and make credible decisions about the systems you are responsible for.
Security That Fits Your Environment
Standard IT security controls break in OT. A forced reboot, an active scan, or an incompatible patch can take down a production line. You will learn what actually works in control system environments and why it works differently from the data center.
Structured Risk Assessment
Apply the IEC 62443-3-2 workflow to define your system boundary, partition it into zones and conduits, and assign security levels based on real threat and consequence analysis. Not a generic checklist -- a methodology with a documented outcome.
Threat Intelligence That's Relevant
Use MITRE ATT&CK for ICS to map real attacker techniques to your environment. You will learn how attackers move through OT networks and what they target, grounded in eight reconstructed real-world incidents including Stuxnet, Triton, Ukraine 2015, Colonial Pipeline, and PIPEDREAM.
Monitoring Without Disruption
Establish passive asset visibility using OT-safe techniques. You will understand how to see what is on your network without active probes that can trigger unplanned process shutdowns.
The Language to Lead the Conversation
Walk into a meeting with auditors, IT teams, or senior management and contribute something specific. Security Program Elements, security levels, zone models, regulatory Requirements

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-- you will use the right terms and back them with substance.
What You Will Learn

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Design a zone and conduit model for your ICS environment
Apply IEC 62443-3-2 to assign security levels to OT zones
Identify OT-specific threats using MITRE ATT&CK for ICS
Establish passive asset visibility without risking production disruption
Analyze real ICS incidents and connect each one to the specific control that failed
Evaluate service providers and products against IEC 62443 Requirements

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WHY THIS COURSE IS DIFFERENT
Most ICS security training assumes either a cybersecurity background or operational control system experience. This course assumes neither and bridges both. Every concept is explained in terms that work whether you come from the plant floor or the security team. When a standard IT control would cause a production outage, we say so. When a cybersecurity framework applies differently in a control room than in a data center, we show you why.
Eight real incidents are reconstructed throughout, each tied to the specific control that failed and the defense that would have changed the outcome. You also get downloadable reference materials covering IEC 62443 orientation, NIST CSF for OT, zone and conduit design, and certification pathways.
Ten sections, four clusters, from threat landscape to vendor evaluation. If you need the foundation to secure an ICS environment and engage credibly with everyone responsible for it, enroll in ICS/OT Cybersecurity Fundamentals today.
Who this course is for

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Control systems engineers or automation technicians handed ICS security responsibility who need a security foundation that works in an OT environment
OT and operations professionals preparing for a regulatory audit under NERC CIP, NIS2, or TSA pipeline directives who need to understand what auditors expect
IT security professionals moving into OT environments who know cybersecurity frameworks but have never worked with industrial protocols or control systems
Plant managers and operations leads who need to evaluate ICS cyber risk, approve security budgets, and brief executives without relying entirely on vendors
Professionals transitioning into an ICS/OT security role who want a conceptual foundation before pursuing GICSP, ISA IC32, or SANS ICS410 certification
Safety engineers and reliability professionals whose systems have network connections and regulatory obligations they were not originally designed around
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