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OT / ICS Security Fundamentals

Defending the systems that run the physical world.

By LearnDefend Security Team · OT / ICS Security

About this course

Understand why operational-technology security is different: the Purdue model, PLCs and SCADA, safety-first priorities, and the threats and monitoring approaches suited to industrial environments — with original architecture diagrams.

What you'll learn

  • Explain the Purdue model and OT/IT differences.
  • Reason about PLC/SCADA risk with safety first.
  • Apply monitoring suited to industrial networks.

Course outline

  1. 1OT vs IT & the Purdue model
  2. 2PLCs, SCADA & protocols
  3. 3Threats & safety priorities
  4. 4OT monitoring & detection

Prerequisites

  • Networking fundamentals; no OT background needed.
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