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STANDARD-BASED CYBERSECURITY TRAINING

ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fast Track Course

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ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fast Track (IC48) Course

Learn about the first, second and third phases of the industrial automation control systems (IACS) cybersecurity lifecycle as defined in ISA/IEC 62443-1-1-2007, Security for Industrial automation and control systems – Part 1-1: Terminology, concepts and models. This five-day, fast-track course combines content from ISA courses, Assessing the Cybersecurity of New or Existing IACS Systems (IC33), IACS Cybersecurity Design & Implementation (IC34) and IACS Cybersecurity Operations & Maintenance (IC37).

After taking this class, you will be able to:

  • Identify and document the scope of the IACS under assessment
  • Identify or discover cybersecurity vulnerabilities inherent in the IACS products or system design
  • Organize and facilitate a cybersecurity risk assessment for an IACS
  • Identify and evaluate realistic threat scenarios
  • Identify gaps in existing policies, procedures and standards Interpret the results of an industrial control systems (ICS) cybersecurity risk assessment
  • Develop a cybersecurity requirements specification (CRS) Develop a cybersecurity acceptance test plan (CFAT/CSAT)
  • Interpret the results of IACS device diagnostic alarms and event logs
  • Implement an incident response plan

Topics covered include:

  • Introduction to the ICS Cybersecurity Lifecycle: Identification and assessment phase | Design and implementation phase | Operations and maintenance phase
  • Preparing for an Assessment: Cybersecurity vulnerability assessment | Conducting vulnerability assessments
  • Design & Implementation Examples: Firewall design | Remote access design | System hardening design | Intrusion detection design
  • IACS Incident Response: Developing and following an IACS incident response plan | Incident investigation | System recovery

For a complete list of topics covered, please visit isa.org/IC48

Required Prerequisites:

  • ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist certificate* (Received by taking course IC32)
  • Current job must be in the cybersecurity field
  • Must have worked in the cybersecurity (or similar) field for the last three years
  • Participants must have substantive (technical) knowledge of cybersecurity for IACS

Earn Your ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Expert Certificate

*This fast-track course may be taken in lieu of taking the courses for certificates two to four (IC33, IC34 and IC37). The corresponding certificate exams can be taken in any order but must be taken separately. Completing this course qualifies candidates to take any or all of the exams.

The ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity program is designed for professionals involved in IT and control system security roles that need to develop a command of industrial cybersecurity terminology, as well as a thorough understanding of the material embedded in the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards. Learn more.

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