Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)

The 5-day GICSP training provides the opportunity to learn and discuss the newest and most challenging cyber security risks to control systems and the most effective defences. The training is designed in such a way that you will leave with newly gained knowledge, tools and techniques you can put to work immediately in your daily practice. This highly topical Industrial Cyber Security Professional training will provide you with:
knowledge about standards and regulations for Industrial Control Systems (ICS);
understanding of the threats to the security of process control systems;
understanding of the technologies used to carry out security audits;
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 defence architectures and techniques;
knowledge of how to harden an Industrial Control System (ICS) using end-point protection, securing memorable data or updating systems;
incident-response skills in control system environments; and
governance models and resources for Industrial Cyber Security Professionals.

GICSP provides a set of standardized skills and knowledge for Industrial Cyber Security Professionals. The GICSP training is designed to ensure that the workforce involved in supporting and defending Industrial Control Systems (ICS) is trained to keep the operational environment safe, secure and resilient against current and emerging cyber threats.

The GICSP training 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. The GICSP training brings together control system engineers, IT security professionals, program managers, process control engineers, process control network cyber security engineers, principal security architects, ICS/SCADA security consultants, heads of process control security, directors of reliability & security, senior security engineers, directors of technology, critical infrastructure protection specialists from asset owners and operators along with governmental and research leaders.

In order to be successful in this training, you will need a good understanding of basic computer networking and security principles. You will also need to be familiar with networking protocols and ideally have a CompTIA Nework+ certification.