Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Define Operational Technology.
- Differentiate between IT and OT environments and their distinct characteristics.
- Identify Critical Infrastructure.
- Explain a Control Loop.
- Recognize OT devices.
- Identify OT communication and programming interfaces.
- Identify OT device attributes in IT and consumer environments.
- Express basic OT risk concepts in their own words.
- Identify the security challenges introduced by IT-OT network convergence.
- Recognize the importance of security standards in mitigating convergence risks.
Standards References
- NIST SP 800-82 Rev. 3 — Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Core — Identify / Protect / Detect / Respond / Recover
- NISTIR 8183 — Cybersecurity Framework Manufacturing Profile
Lecture Content
Lecture materials include the following:
Lab Exercise
Hands-on lab exercises for this module:
Additional Resources
Supplementary resources include: