OT Cybersecurity Essentials- Awareness Course
This is the updated (June 2024 version V2) of the popular course. In today’s digitized world, the security of Operational Technology (OT) systems is more critical than ever. Our self-paced OT Cybersecurity Awareness Course, is designed to quickly bring you up to speed with key aspects of securing OT systems from cyber threats.
Note: This is a learning portal for Abhisam’s Enterprise customers. If you are an individual, please visit the Abhisam Learning Portal for individuals at https://prettygoodcourses.com
If you represent an organization, then you can Contact Us to enroll your learners in this course.
Course Overview
Our course is structured into four modules, each focusing on a pivotal aspect of OT cybersecurity. This course is ideal for anybody wanting to have a quick understanding of the essentials of OT Cybersecurity.
1. Basic Concepts
- What You’ll Learn: In order to understand OT cyber security, we need to understand some basic concepts. In this module you will get answers to the following questions.
1. What do we mean by cybersecurity?
2. What are OT Systems & IT Systems? How are they different?
3. Where are they used? What are the different types of OT Systems? (DCS, PLC, SCADA, SIS)
4. What do we mean by OT cybersecurity?
5. Who attacks OT Systems?
6. What can happen in an OT System cyber attack?
7. Were any OT systems cyber attacked in the recent past? What happened in those incidents?
Module 2. Basics of Cybersecurity
- What You’ll Learn: In order to understand OT cybersecurity we need to be familiar with basic concepts and terminology of cybersecurity in general. This module will help answer questions such as
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- What is malware? What are the different types of malware?
- How does malware get delivered?
- What is an Attack surface? What are the different ways of attacking?
- What are threats, vulnerabilities and backdoors? What are zero day vulnerabilities?
- What is a DMZ?
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Module 3- OT Cybersecurity Standards
- What You’ll Learn: Get an overview of the following OT cybersecurity standards
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- IEC 62443 ( Understand the new structure introduced in 2024)
- ISO 27000 series
- NIST 800-82 Rev 3
- NERC CIP
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Module 4- Protecting your OT Systems from cyber attacks
- What You’ll Learn: After completing the first three modules, you will be in a position to learn the basics of protecting your OT systems from cyber threats. In this module you will learn
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- Top 5 challenges in securing OT Systems
- Concept of the Security Triad
- Concept of CSMS-Cyber Security Management System
- Concept of the Abhisam OT Cybersecurity Lifecycle
- OT Security Measures- Quick wins
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Why Choose Our Course?
- Self-Paced Learning: Progress through the course at your own pace, accommodating your schedule and learning preferences.
- Learning Material: This is not a video of somebody speaking. Benefit from a rich mix of text, videos, animations, and exercises designed to cater to different learning styles.
- Made by experts: This course has contributions from engineers in the field who have extensive knowledge of Industrial Automation Systems, Functional Safety as well as Cybersecurity.
- Affordable: The course is highly affordable, as compared to similar courses from other providers. At the same time it also covers everything that you need to know.
- Learning Dashboard: Your manager or Group Leader gets a unique dashboard where they can monitor learner progress in near real time, at a granular level
Who Should Enroll?
- Cybersecurity professionals seeking to specialize in OT security
- OT professionals aiming to enhance their cybersecurity knowledge
- IT personnel responsible for securing converged IT/OT environments
- Business leaders and decision-makers overseeing the security of OT systems
Enroll Today and Secure Your OT Environment!
Don’t miss the opportunity to elevate your cybersecurity expertise and safeguard critical OT systems from emerging threats. Join our OT Cybersecurity Awareness Course today and take the first step towards becoming an OT cybersecurity champion.
