Colonial Pipeline. Triton malware. Ukraine grid attacks. Industrial control systems are now prime targets — and organisations are scrambling to find professionals who actually understand OT security. Here’s the problem: most IT security professionals have never touched a DCS, configured an HMI, or understood why SCADA polling creates attack surface. That knowledge gap is exactly what’s keeping you out of higher-paying OT security roles.
This course closes that gap fast.
In under three hours, you’ll build the foundational ICS knowledge that separates OT security specialists from general IT practitioners. You’ll learn why HMI design flaws lead to operator errors and safety incidents, how SCADA master stations, RTUs and polling mechanisms work and where attackers target them, what makes DCS architecture different and why it dominates continuous process industries, how historians like OSIsoft PI store critical operational data and why they’re high-value targets, where MES systems sit at the IT/OT boundary and why that creates risk, and the specific security challenges of Level 2/3 environments including Windows vulnerabilities, remote access exposure and patching limitations.
This isn’t vendor sales material. It’s vendor-neutral knowledge aligned with IEC 62443 and the Purdue Model — exactly what GICSP exam objectives cover and what hiring managers expect you to know. Built by an instructor with 15 years delivering major infrastructure projects and hands-on expertise in IEC 62443 and IEC 61511 functional safety standards. By the end, you’ll confidently discuss control system architecture in interviews, understand the attack surface that keeps OT security teams up at night, and have a solid foundation for GICSP certification or deeper ICS specialisation.
OT security roles pay 20-30% more than equivalent IT positions. The barrier to entry is knowledge. Remove it today.
