Curriculum | 12 credit hours
Our hands-on courses empower you to understand your networked industrial control system environment, monitor it for threats, perform incident response against identified threats, and use knowledge gained from interactions with the adversary to enhance network security and maintain the safety and reliability of operations. This is the curriculum order for this program.
Required Core Courses | 9 credit hours
ISE 6515: ICS/SCADA Security Essentials | ICS410 + GICSP
SANS Course: ICS410: ICS/SCADA Security Essentials
Certification: Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional Certification (GICSP)
3 Credit Hours
ISE 6515 ICS/SCADA Security Essentials is an introductory study of how information technologies and operational technologies have converged in today's industrial control system environments. This convergence has led to a greater need than ever for a common understanding between the various groups who support or rely on these systems. Students in ISE 6515 will learn the language, the underlying theory, and the basic tools for industrial control system security in settings across a wide range of industry sectors and applications.
ISE 6520: ICS Active Defense and Incident Response | ICS515 + GRID
SANS Course: ICS515: ICS Visibility, Detection, and Response
Certification: GIAC Response and Industrial Defense (GRID)
3 Credit Hours
ISE 6520 will empower students to understand their networked industrial control system environment, monitor it for threats, perform incident response against identified threats, and learn from interactions with the adversary to enhance network security.
ISE 6525: Essentials for NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection | ICS456 + GCIP
SANS Course: ICS456: Essentials for NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection
Certification: GIAC Critical Infrastructure Protection Certification (GCIP)
3 Credit Hours
ISE 6525 empowers students with knowledge of the "what" and the "how" of the version 5/6 standards. The course addresses the role of FERC, NERC and the Regional Entities, provides multiple approaches for identifying and categorizing BES Cyber Systems and helps asset owners determine the requirements applicable to specific implementations. Additionally, the course covers implementation strategies for the version 5/6 requirements with a balanced practitioner approach to both cybersecurity benefits, as well as regulatory compliance.
Elective Courses | 3 credit hours
ISE ___: Technical Elective Course | SANS Class + GIAC Exam
3 Credit Hours
You can choose any 3-credit hour technical course from an approved list of elective courses.
