ICS Fundamentals & Purdue Architecture
Master ICS fundamentals, Purdue Levels 0–5 and secure architecture principles across industrial environments.
Develop the technical knowledge, practical skills and exam strategy required to secure Industrial Control Systems, Operational Technology, SCADA and critical infrastructure while preparing confidently for the GICSP certification.
The GICSP Certification Masterclass is a structured, instructor-led program for professionals responsible for protecting industrial environments, operational technology, SCADA systems and critical infrastructure.
The program combines core ICS concepts, secure industrial architecture, industrial protocols, endpoint hardening, network defense, governance, incident response, CyberLive practice, exam-index development and timed mock examinations.
Master ICS fundamentals, Purdue Levels 0–5 and secure architecture principles across industrial environments.
Understand sensors, actuators, PLCs, RTUs, PACs, DCS, SIS, HMIs, SCADA, historians and engineering workstations.
Analyze Modbus, DNP3, OPC, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, IEC 61850, BACnet, HART, Foundation Fieldbus and MQTT.
Evaluate WirelessHART, ISA100.11a, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, private LTE/5G, LoRaWAN, satellite and mesh networks.
Apply the ICS Kill Chain, Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK for ICS using lessons from major industrial incidents.
Harden Windows and Linux ICS systems using secure configuration, allowlisting, patching, logging and remote-access controls.
Design Purdue-based segmentation, industrial DMZs, firewalls, data diodes, IDS/IPS, SIEM, VPNs and jump servers.
Apply ISA/IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82, NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001 and NERC CIP principles.
Execute OT-focused detection, triage, containment, restoration, recovery, forensics and lessons learned.
Build an effective exam index, practice CyberLive tasks, analyze captures and logs, and complete timed mock exams.
You will develop the technical knowledge, practical skills and exam strategies required to prepare confidently for the GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional certification and apply industrial cybersecurity best practices across critical infrastructure and operational technology environments.
Master concepts, terminology, architectures, protocols and standards.
Use structured flash cards and spaced repetition to reinforce learning.
Complete topic-wise and scenario-based question banks.
Practice CyberLive scenarios, packet analysis and log review.
Refine the exam index, review weak areas and complete mock exams.
Request the upcoming batch schedule and discuss your learning or corporate training requirements with the eSec Solutions team.