Cybersecurity 
Events

IT Principles for Protection and Control Engineers – Bridging the Gap

Ensuring the security of power supply is a top priority for electric utilities and industrial plants, and for you as an OT team member. Are you aware of any risks on top of the ones related to the electrical assets and the grid? This course will introduce you to IT related risks and potential attacks and empower you to deal with these on a professional level. For this purpose, our experts with practical experience will provide you with an easy introduction to the basics of the IT security process, and bring IT and OT employees together.

Online-Course: Cybersecurity in Digital Substations

Get an introduction to the basics of cybersecurity and dependable systems in this beginner friendly, well-balanced mix of presentation and live demonstration by our trainer. In the theoretical part, you will learn about basic terminology, the difference between IT and OT cybersecurity, motivations, vulnerabilities, frameworks, and much more. This theoretical part is rounded up with examples and known attacks on substations and utilities. Learn how to detect threats, understand alarms, and monitor your network with the Intrusion Detection System StationGuard hands-on.

Objectives:

• Understand and get an introduction to the basics of cybersecurity
• Learn about different requirements for OT and IT cybersecurity and why they clash in energy distribution
• Get to know what to consider when building a dependable system and why this is necessary
• Understand the importance of cybersecurity with concrete examples and how it affects your work
• Set up the Intrusion Detection System StationGuard and learn about its benefits for OT environments