AIT 280 - ICS & SCADA Communication Essentials

Credits: 3

Description
Focuses on the operations of industrial technologies. Designed to ensure the workforce involved in supporting and defending industrial control systems are trained to keep the operational environment safe, secure, and resilient against current and emerging cyber threats. Prepares engineers to understand the features and risks of many devices, controllers, and how to secure these devices and systems throughout the environment. Helps traditional IT personnel fully understand the design principles in the operational environment of the underlying control systems and how to support those systems to ensure availability and integrity.

Student Learning Outcomes

Analyze industrial control system components, purposes, deployments, significant drivers, and constraints.
Differentiate control system approaches to system and network defense architectures and techniques.
Distinguish various industrial control systems and their purpose, application, function, and dependencies for industrial communications.
Evaluate Governance models.
Compile a list of resources for industrial cybersecurity professionals.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None

Graded: Letter Grade