Are OT-ICS Trainings always so

expensive….?

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Let's see what are the maximum value
“Bang for Buck” OT/ICS Cybersecurity
& other OT trainings

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OT/ICS Cybersecurity Trainings

Shortlisted based on
Value for money
Coverage of Concepts

Coverage of Standards

Hands-on practical’s

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 Fundamentals of OT Cybersecurity (ICS/SCADA)
Created by Nebras Alqurashi, For IT Cybersecurity professionals who want to learn about
the Fundamental of OT (ICS/SCADA) Cybersecurity
Training

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 ICS/OT Cybersecurity All in One as per NIST
Standards
Created by Sourabh Suman, Gain a strong foundation in Cyber Security based on NIST
guidelines.
Training

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 Industrial Cyber Security Controls from IEC62443 for
ICS/OT
Created by Sourabh Suman, Gain expertise in IEC 62443 Standard, and learn how to
implement it for zoning, conducting risk assessments and more.
Training

Course Link
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 ICS-OT Cyber Attack Tactics, Techniques &
Procedures - MITRE
Created by Sourabh Suman, Simplified understanding of adversary tactics and techniques
based MITRE Framework for ICS, all techniques explained.
Training

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Hands-on Practical OT/ICS Cybersecurity
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 Practical Industrial Control System Penetration
Testing
Created by Marcel Rick-Cen, PICSPT - Your practical and offensive workshop for
newcomers to ICS/OT Security 2023
Training

Course Link
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 OT-ICS Cybersecurity SOC/SIEM Implementation
with WSUS & AD
Created by Sourabh Suman, Create full functional SIEM and SOC dashboard. With Active
Directory, Windows update, firewalls, and ICS communications.
Training

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 Recommended Learning Path
⚠️ ICS/OT Dream Team! Udemy bundles offensive course with the defensive courses.
With this bundle, you'll learn how to break an ICS/OT system and then how to secure it!
Training

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 Honorable Mentions
The below courses have not been updated for a while now, but still is usefull if you are
looking at something specific topic it covers.

How to get a career in ICS/SCADA Cyber Security – Last updated 07/2020

Training

How to enhance your career in ICS/SCADA Cyber Security

ICS/SCADA Cyber Security – Last updated 07/2020

The first and best ICS/SCADA Cyber Security course on this site! Gain a strong foundation in ICS/SCADA
Cyber Security!
ICS/SCADA Network Security Monitoring (NSM) – Last updated 06/2019
Hands on exercises with open source tools and resources available for ICS/SCADA NSM.

Course Link
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Recommended OT Trainings
OT (PLC, SCADA), Industrial Communication Protocols

Compiled by John Kingsley

 An Introduction to the DNP3 SCADA
Communications Protocol
Created by Emile Ackbarali, Learn the fundamentals of the DNP3 SCADA protocol using
both a theoretical and practical approach.
Training

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 Other trainings from Emile
Simply too many to list them here. So made a collage of the topics
Training

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 IEC 61850 Communication Protocol Fundamentals
Created by Mike L, Learn about the IEC 61850 Standard with this course!
Training

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 PLC Fundamentals (Level I)
Created by Paul Lynn (of PLC Dojo) , This course will give a person with no prior experience
the basic tools necessary to create a PLC program from scratch..
Training

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 Learn SCADA from Scratch - Design, Program and
Interface
Created by Rajvir Singh (of Simumatik and Code and Compile) , This course will give a
person with no prior experience the basic tools necessary to create a PLC program from
scratch..
Training

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Further Reading
Get yourself trained or Certified for IEC 62443 and other trainings
So you want to be an OT (ICS)Cybersecurity Engineer
Interview with John Kingsley on Data Convergence - Digital Transformation, Industry 40 , IIoT & Emerging Tech
Advances in Building Automation System and possible Career Tracks
Safety Instrumented System (SIS) Cyber Security Best Practice
What is SAST & DAST, and how is it related to IEC 62443
In your view, which of these best describes your control system cyber security program?
Critical Industrial Control Systems are Hacker Targets Again (they always have been)
Why Do Hackers Target Industrial Control Systems?

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