Lead SCADA Security Manager

How will you benefit from this course?

This Lead SCADA Security Manager training course is designed by industry experts to help you develop the necessary expertise to plan, design, and implement an effective program to protect SCADA systems. This holistic professional approach to security will help you understand common Industrial Control System (ICS) threats, vulnerabilities, risks related to the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and techniques used to manage these risks.

Once you complete the training course, you can sit for the exam and apply for a “PECB Certified Lead SCADA Security Manager” credential. By holding a PECB Lead SCADA Security Manager Certificate, you will be able to demonstrate that you have the practical knowledge and professional capabilities to support and lead a team in managing SCADA Security.

Are you one of these?

• Security professional interested in acquiring  SCADA security professional skills
• IT professional looking to enhance their technical skills and knowledge
• IT and Risk Manager seeking a more detailed understanding of ICS and SCADA systems
• SCADA system developer
• SCADA engineer and operator
• SCADA IT professional

Learning Objectives

• Understand and explain the purpose and risks to SCADA systems, Distributed Control Systems and Programmable Logic Controllers
• Understand the risks faced by these environments and the appropriate approaches to manage such risks
• Develop the expertise to support a pro-active SCADA Security program, including policies and vulnerability management
• Define and design network architecture incorporating defense in advanced security controls for SCADA
• Explain the relationship between management, operational and technical controls in a SCADA Security program
• Improve the ability to design resilient and high availability SCADA systems
• Learn how to manage a program of effective security testing activities

Prerequisites

A fundamental understanding of SCADA Security.

Lead SCADA Security Manager

The five-day agenda

Day 1: Introduction to SCADA and ICS

Day 2: Designing a Security Program and Network Security Architecture

Day 3: Implementing ICS Security Controls, Incident Management and Business Continuity

Day 4: Security testing of SCADA systems

Day 5: Certification Exam

Lead SCADA Security Manager

Examination

The exam covers the following competency domains:

Domain 1: Fundamental principles and concepts of SCADA and SCADA Security

Domain 2: Industrial Control Systems (ICS) characteristics, threats and vulnerabilities

Domain 3: Designing and developing an ICS Security Program based on NIST SP 800-82

Domain 4: Network security architecture for SCADA systems

Domain 5: Implementation of security controls for SCADA systems

Domain 6: Developing resilient and robust systems

Domain 7: Security testing of SCADA systems

For more detailed information about the PECB exam process, please visit Examination Rules and Policies

Lead SCADA Security Manager

Certification

Once you pass the exam, you will be able apply for a credential appropriate to your experience. You will receive the certificate after you show that you comply with all the requirements related to the credential.

For more information about SCADA certifications and the PECB certification process, please refer to the Certification Rules and Policies.

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General Information

• The course fee includes the cost of the exam and certification.
• You will receive over 450 pages of training material containing explanatory information and practical examples.
• You will be issued 31 CPD (continuing professional development) credits once you complete the course.
• If you fail the exam, you will be able to retake the exam once for free within 12 months following the initial exam date.

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