Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP) IMF Academy

Overview

GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) is the newest certification in the GIAC family and focuses on the essential knowledge of securing critical infrastructure assets. GICSP is the only certification in the world that explicitly focuses on the cyber security aspects of Industrial Control Systems (ICS). GICSP is a certification for engineers, ICS security professionals and ICS technology specialists.

This unique, vendor-neutral, practitioner-focused Industrial Control System (ICS) security certification is a collaborative effort between GIAC and representatives from a global industry consortium involving organisations that design, deploy, operate and/or maintain industrial automation and control system infrastructure. The consortium of organisations collaboratively established an open Body of Knowledge of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) security, which lays the foundations for the certification framework and associated competency training program.

Numerous incidents have shown that Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) could be vulnerable to cyber attacks and that such attacks can lead to disruption of physical systems and networks. This makes security for IACS an important part of Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP). This GICSP training is a great introduction to the IACS landscape and associated security concerns.

There is a skills gap with regard to industrial control system personnel, whether it be cyber security skills for engineers or principles for cyber security experts. The training provides you with the essentials for concluding cyber security work in industrial control system environments. This 5-day Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP) training teaches you how to combine IT, cyber security and engineering best practices to secure your Industrial Control Systems (ICS).

When you have completed this GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) training you will have developed an appreciation, understanding and common language that will enable you to work together with your colleagues to secure your Industrial Control System (ICS) environments.

The 5-day GICSP training provides the opportunity to learn and discuss the newest and most challenging cyber security risks to control systems and the most effective defences. The training is designed in such a way that you will leave with newly gained knowledge, tools and techniques you can put to work immediately in your daily practice. This highly topical Industrial Cyber Security Professional training will provide you with:

• knowledge about standards and regulations for Industrial Control Systems (ICS);
• understanding of the threats to the security of process control systems;
• understanding of the technologies used to carry out security audits;
• understanding of industrial control system components, purposes, deployments, significant drivers and constraints;
• hands-on lab learning experiences to control system attack surfaces, methods and tools;
• control system approaches to system and network defence architectures and techniques;
• knowledge of how to harden an Industrial Control System (ICS) using end-point protection, securing memorable data or updating systems;
• incident-response skills in control system environments; and
• governance models and resources for Industrial Cyber Security Professionals.