ICS203 - ICS Practitioners Security Training in South Africa

  • Learn via: Classroom
  • Duration: 2 Days
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Price: From €2,366+VAT
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The IISP accredited ICS Practitioners Security Course is designed to provide ICS practitioners with an understanding of the cyber security challenges facing their environments. This knowledge is vital when managing the day to day running of all aspects of security risk for those environments.

The course will show how to protect ICS environments and best identify and support their organisations’ cyber security and risk mitigation/reduction strategies for their ICS environments.

Siker have worked in partnership with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) in the UK and leading Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) organisations.

If you are a...Practitioner involved with ICS procurement/implementation/audit/maintenance or part of an ICS environment supply chain and/or people who need full awareness of the security risks to these environments, including:

  • Site/Asset User or Operator
  • Site/Asset IT/ICS Support engineer
  • Site/Asset Physical security/Facilities Management professional

...then this course is for you.

It provides the attendee with the knowledge to fully understand the security risks facing your ICS environments including the Supply Chain. In addition, it discusses how to forward plan to help mitigate and reduce these risks as well as identifying and responding to a cyber incident.

There are no pre-requisites for this course and no technology is required. A handbook of supporting material is provided.

The course consists of 2 days (12 CPE credits) of classroom training. Day one covers the current and emerging ICS risk landscape and Day two covers operational security, risk reduction planning and Cyber Incident Management.

By the end of the course, you will be familiar with:

  • How to identify what current and emerging threats your ICS environments face
  • Where your ICS environments may be vulnerable
  • What actions you need to take to secure those environments and help reduce the risk
  • How to prepare for and handle a cyber security incident in those environments

Course Outline

Module 1: Background (what is an ICS, what are the threats and vulnerabilities):

  • ICS description and terminology
  • ICS Vs IT. Differences and similarities
  • Threats to ICS
  • ICS vulnerabilities
  • Known ICS security incidents

Module 2: Securing ICS (what can be done to secure an ICS):

  • Secure architecture and design
  • Securing existing and legacy systems
  • Security risk management
  • Operational security
  • Vendor management
  • Building security into procurement processes

Module 3: Security Incident Management (what to do when the worst happens and roles and responsibilities):

  • Security incident identification
  • Security incident response
  • Security incident recovery
  • Planning and preparation

Module 4: Cyber Incident Exercise

  • Cyber interactive exercise


Contact us for more detail about our trainings and for all other enquiries!

Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our South Africa facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

11 January 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
11 January 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
07 March 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
07 March 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
20 April 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
11 May 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
20 April 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
11 May 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom

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ICS203 - ICS Practitioners Security Training Course in South Africa

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