Industrial Cybersecurity Operations Practitioner (ICOP) Based on ISA/IEC 62443 standard
This course focuses on maintaining and operating secure industrial systems throughout their lifecycle. It covers monitoring, incident response, patch management, and continuous improvement aligned with IEC 62443 standards.
Participants will learn how to sustain cybersecurity posture in live operational environments while minimizing downtime and operational risks.
Course Objectives
- Implement secure operational and maintenance practices for industrial systems
- Monitor and analyze security events and logs within OT environments
- Manage vulnerabilities and patching processes with minimal operational disruption
- Develop and execute incident response strategies tailored for industrial systems
- Ensure system availability, integrity, and resilience during cybersecurity events
- Apply backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies in IACS
- Align operational practices with IEC 62443-2-3 and 2-4 standards
- Establish processes for continuous improvement and compliance readiness
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- Secure operations and maintenance practices in OT
- Continuous monitoring and incident detection
- Patch and vulnerability management in IACS
- Incident response and recovery strategies
- Lifecycle security management
- Compliance and auditreadiness
- Introduction to Secure Operations
- IEC 62443-2-3 and 2-4 Overview
- Monitoring and Logging in IACS
- Vulnerability and Patch Management
- Incident Response in OT Environments
- Backup, Recovery, and Resilience
- Continuous Improvement and Compliance
- OT operations and maintenance teams
- SOC analysts and incident responders
- Plant engineers and supervisors
- Cybersecurity operations professionals
- Managed security service providers
- Basic knowledge of industrial systems and cybersecurity
- Understanding of IEC 62443 foundation (recommended)
- Enables roles in OT SOC, monitoring, and response
- Critical for operational resilience and uptime
- High demand in managed security and critical infrastructuresectors
- Completes IEC 62443 specialist career pathway
Exam consisting of multiple-choice questions
Number of questions: 50
Exam duration: 60 minutes
Passing criteria: 70% to be scored
1. What is the mode ofthis course?
The course is availablein either modes: classroom or virtual.
2. Is VILT a livetraining, or do I get access to watch pre-recorded videos?
This is a live virtualinstructor-led training (VILT) session where you can interact with the trainer.
Pre-recorded videos arenot available or permitted.
3. Will I get a refundif I cancel my enrolment?
Please check Cancellation andRefund Policy page.
4. Can the dates of thetraining be customized?
The training dates arepublished in advance, although you may let us know your preferred dates forexclusive training by mailing us on [email protected].
5. How does IndustrialCybersecurity Operations Specialist Training help?
Participants will learnhow to sustain cybersecurity posture in live operational environments whileminimizing downtime and operational risks.
6. To whom is thistraining relevant?
- OT operations and maintenance teams
- SOC analysts and incident responders
- Plant engineers and supervisors
- Cybersecurity operations professionals
- Managed security service providers
7. Are there anyprerequisites to attending the training?
- Knowledge of IEC 62443 foundation
- Basic understanding of networking and industrial systems
8. How are theexaminations hosted?
Remotely proctoredOnline exam.
9. What is the durationof the examination?
Exam duration is 60minutes.
10. How are participantsassessed during the course?
Participants must appearfor an online examination at the end of the course, which is remotelyproctored.
11. What is the passingcriterion for a written examination?
Minimum passing criteriais 70%.
The exam consists of 50multiple-choice questions.
12. Will I be awarded acertificate for attending the training course?
The Certificate ofSuccessful Completion will be awarded by TÜV SÜD to participants.
13. Is it possible toretake the online final exam? Under what conditions is this possible?
Students who fail theonline examination are allowed one retake examination at no cost.
14. Will I be chargedfor an online exam retake?
Please contact TÜV SÜDrepresentatives to avail one retake exam at no cost.