Industrial Networking for Cybersecurity Professionals, Microcredential, Part-time

Program Overview

This program provides an in-depth understanding of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) design, fieldbus networks, ICS protocols, and supervisory systems. It covers the security aspects of ICS systems, including attacks, defense mechanisms, and governance. The program is delivered on campus and prepares students for careers in ICS cybersecurity.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Design
• Overview of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) architecture.
• Components of an ICS.
• Purdue reference model for Industrial Systems.
• Fieldbus Networks
• Overview of different types of networks used for distributed control.
• Fieldbus network topologies and technologies.
• Focus on network connections and communication protocols for field bus networks.
• ICS Network and Protocols
• Review of Ethernet, IP communications, and the TCP/IP stack.
• Introduction to several ICS protocols that run over Ethernet and TCP/IP.
• Use of tools like Wireshark to examine the details of how ICS protocols differ from regular IT protocols.
• Examination of various attacks on ICS systems.
• Supervisory Systems
• Supervisory systems used in industrial networks.
• Historians and Databases.
• User interfaces such as Human Machine Interfaces (HMI).
• Patching and Patch management.
• Microsoft Windows as the underlying operating system in many ICS systems.
• Defense of Microsoft Windows in a Supervisory System.
• ICS Governance
• Tools to understand how to protect against attacks and recover from cybersecurity incidents.
• Major standards and frameworks that apply to ICS systems.
• Development of organizational policies with respect to ICS systems.
• System configuration, auditing, and logging.

Teaching:

• In person delivery on campus at Burnaby Campus, 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC.
• Faculty:
• Roger Gale, Program Head, Industrial Network Cybersecurity
• Victor Mendez, Faculty, Automation & Instrumentation Option of Electrical Engineering and Technology
• Umme Salsabil, Faculty, Industrial Network Cybersecurity
• Associate Dean: Matthew Pedley, BASc, P.Eng.
• Administrative Assistant: Rosmin Gilani
• Program Assistant: Selina Li