SPECIAL

Introduction to Control System Security for IT Professionals

The Department of Homeland Security National Cyber Security Division and Department of Energy NSTB in conjunction with the SANS SCADA Security Summit 2008 in Orlando, Fl, are offering two training courses on control systems cyber security. These training courses are instructed by industry experts and provide participants an enhanced understanding of the importance of control systems cyber security. Class seats are limited and registration will be closed once filled. These courses are free of charge to all attendees based upon available space. Registration limited to one course per person.

Who should attend: Technical staff that have IT security responsibilities or background, but with little or no previous experience in critical infrastructure control systems and their relationship to modern IT networks.

This course consists of several modules providing students with basic control systems definitions, identification of key components and protocols to major applications and architectures within critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) sectors. Control systems network architectures, cyber threats and vulnerabilities, and mitigations will also be presented. The final training module addresses current and emerging government and industry activities focus on risk reduction and mitigation.

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-Richard Williams, Symark Software