ICS/SCADA Security Essentials

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Instructor: Dr. Eric Cole
$2,088

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SANS has joined forces with industry leaders to equip security professionals and control system engineers with the cybersecurity skills they need to defend national critical infrastructure. ICS410: ICS/SCADA Security Essentials provides a foundational set of standardized skills and knowledge for industrial cybersecurity professionals. The course is designed to ensure that the workforce involved in supporting and defending industrial control systems is trained to keep the operational environment safe, secure, and resilient against current and emerging cyber threats.

The course will provide you with:

An 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 defense architectures and techniques
Incident-response skills in a control system environment
Governance models and resources for industrial cybersecurity professionals.

When examining the greatest risks and needs in critical infrastructure sectors, the course authors looked carefully at the core security principles necessary for the range of tasks involved in supporting control systems on a daily basis. While other courses are available for higher-level security practitioners who need to develop specific skills such as industrial control system penetration testing, vulnerability analysis, malware analysis, forensics, secure coding, and red team training, most of these courses do not focus on the people who operate, manage, design, implement, monitor, and integrate critical infrastructure production control systems.

With the dynamic nature of industrial control systems, many engineers do not fully understand the features and risks of many devices. In addition, IT support personnel who provide the communications paths and network defenses do not always grasp the systems operational drivers and constraints. This course is designed to help traditional IT personnel fully understand the design principles underlying control systems and how to support those systems in a manner that ensures availability and integrity. In parallel, the course addresses the need for control system engineers and operators to better understand the important role they play in cybersecurity. This starts by ensuring that a control system is designed and engineered with cybersecurity built into it, and that cybersecurity has the same level of focus as system reliability throughout the system lifecycle.

When these different groups of professionals complete this course, they will have developed an appreciation, understanding, and common language that will enable them to work together to secure their industrial control system environments. The course will help develop cyber-secure-aware engineering practices and real-time control system IT /OT support carried out by professionals who understand the physical effects of actions in the cyber world.

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Course Contents	Instructors	Schedule
ICS410.1: ICS Overview	Dr. Eric Cole	Mon Oct 21st, 2013 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM ET 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
CPE/CMU Credits: 6 Topics History of ICS Overview of ICS Field components Network components Communications ICS Application Overview Industry models ICS drivers and constraints Physical Security & Safety Systems

ICS410.2: ICS Attack Surface	Dr. Eric Cole	Tue Oct 22nd, 2013 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM ET 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
CPE/CMU Credits: 6 Topics Overview of ICS Attack Surface Attacks on HMIs Attacks on Control Servers Attacks on Network Communications Attacks on Remote Devices

ICS410.3: Defending ICS Servers and Workstations	Dr. Eric Cole	Wed Oct 23rd, 2013 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM ET 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
CPE/CMU Credits: 6 Topics ICS Server and Workstation Technologies Microsoft Windows Based Systems The Security Infrastructure Security policies and templates Service Packs, patches, and backups Auditing and automation Unix and Linux Based Systems Linux Landscape Linux Command Line Linux security tools Maintenance, monitoring, and auditing Linux

ICS410.4: Defending ICS Networks and Devices	Dr. Eric Cole	Thu Oct 24th, 2013 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM ET 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
CPE/CMU Credits: 6 Topics Network Fundamentals IP Concepts IP behavior Firewalls and perimeters Wireless Cryptography

ICS410.5: ICS Governance and Resources	Dr. Eric Cole	Fri Oct 25th, 2013 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM ET 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
CPE/CMU Credits: 6 Topics Information assurance foundations Computer Security Policies Contingency and Continuity Planning Risk assessment and auditing Password management Incident Handling Resources

Additional Information

Laptop Required
The ICS 410 Industrial Control System Security Essentials course consists of instruction and hands-on sessions. The lab sessions are designed to allow students to utilize the knowledge gained throughout the course in an instructor-led environment. Students will have the opportunity to install, configure, and use the tools and techniques that they have learned. NOTE: Do not bring a regular production laptop for this class! When installing software, there is always a chance of breaking something else on the system. Students should assume that all data could be lost. NOTE: It is critical that students have administrator access to the operating system and all security software installed. Changes may need to be made to personal firewalls and other host-based software in order for the labs to work. Laptop with at least two USB ports (three ports preferred). If you only have two USB ports and they are right next to each other, you will need to bring a USB extension cable. Latest VMware Player, VMware Workstation, VWware Fusion installed. Other virtualization software such as Parallels or VirtualBox will probably work if the attendee is familiar with its functionality; however VMware Player should be prepared as a backup just in case. Ability to disable all security software on their laptop such as Antivirus and/or firewalls At least twenty (20) GB of hard drive space At least four (4) GB of RAM If you have additional questions about the laptop specifications, please contact laptop_prep@sans.org.

Who Should Attend
The course is designed for the range of individuals who work in, interact with, or can affect industrial control system environments, including asset owners, vendors, integrators, and other third parties. These personnel primarily come from four domains: IT (includes operational technology support) IT security (includes operational technology security) Engineering Corporate, industry, and professional standards

Prerequisites
Course participants need to have a basic understanding of networking and system administration, TCP/IP, networking design/architecture, vulnerability assessment, and risk methodologies. ICS410 covers many of the core areas of security and assumes a basic understanding of technology, networks, and security. For those who are brand new to the field and have no background knowledge, SEC301: Intro to Information Security would be the recommended starting point. While SEC301 is not a prerequisite, it provides introductory knowledge that will help maximize a students experience with ICS410.

What You Will Receive
Software tools Virtual Machine environments will be utilized throughout the labs

You Will Be Able To
Run Windows command line tools to analyze the system looking for high-risk items Run Linux command line tools (ps, ls, netstat, ect) and basic scripting to automate the running of programs to perform continuous monitoring of various tools Install VMWare and create virtual machines to create a virtual lab to test and evaluate tools/security of systems Better understand various industrial control systems and their purpose, application, function, and dependencies on network IP and industrial communications Work with operating systems (system administration concepts for Unix/Linux and/or Windows operating systems) Work with network infrastructure design (network architecture concepts, including topology, protocols, and components) Better understand the systems security lifecycle Better understand information assurance principles and tenets (confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-repudiation) Use your skills in computer network defense (detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies) Implement incident response and handling methodologies

Hands-on Training
Design and architect a secure industrial control system Reconnaissance tactics Password cracking Authentication attacks Spoofing control signals EEPROM dump System hardening Wireshark analysis Incident response

What To Take Next?
Courses that lead in to ICS410: SEC 301 STH Modules STH.Engineer Modules Courses that are prerequisites: SEC 301 is not required, but it is recommended that students either take that course or have a working knowledge of the concepts taught in it. Courses that are good follow-ups: SANS Hosted: Critical Infrastructure and Control System Cybersecurity SANS Hosted: Assessing and Exploiting Control Systems SEC440: 20 Critical Security Controls: Planning, Implementing and Auditing

Author Statement

Eric Cole, Eric Cornelius, and Justin Searle

This course provides students with the essentials for conducting cybersecurity work in industrial control system environments. After spending years working with industry, we believe there is a gap in the skill sets of industrial control system personnel, whether it be cybersecurity skills for engineers or engineering principles for cybersecurity experts. In addition, both information technology and operational technology roles have converged in todays industrial control system environments, so there is a greater need than ever for a common understanding between the various groups who support or rely on these systems. Students in ICS410 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.

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Cancel Date: Oct 7, 2013

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