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Industrial Control Systems & Critical Infrastructures

Course
2016-2017

Admission requirements

Admission only after intake, see:
https://www.csacademy.nl/en/education/master-s-programmes/executive-master-s-programme-cyber-security.

Elective in master’s programme Cyber Security.

Description

The course is aimed at cyber security specialists interested in the technical aspects of securing industrial control systems (ICSs) physical systems control (SCADA, ICS and IoT) and critical infrastructures (CIs).

Course objectives

Participants are able to:

  • Describe and discuss the stakeholders and complexities in critical infrastructures.

  • Explain main concepts in the network and different network segments.

  • Explain and analyse the architecture, design choices and pitfalls, as well as common development policies.

  • Understand and explore the cyber risks associated with physical systems control & critical infrastructures; understand specific threats, threat vectors, vulnerabilities and risk in control systems.

  • Enumerate and discuss common preventative and repressive measures to mitigate cyber risks to acceptable levels in networked business organisations.

  • Assess control systems and select security controls.

Timetable

5 Fridays from 9.30 until 17.00, either in April/May or in June/July, to be scheduled dependant on preferences of participants.

Mode of instruction

Lectures, seminars, exercises, class discussion, site visit.

Lecturers: Prof.dr. Jan van den Berg, ir. Eric Luiijf (TNO), dr. Marieke Klaver (TNO) and others.

Course Load

4 EC.

Assessment method

Assignments (60%), written exam (40%).

No compensation is possible for assignments of 30% or more.

You can find more information about assessments and the timetable exams on the website.
Details for submitting papers (deadlines) are posted on Blackboard.
On the Public Administration front page of the E-guide you will find links to the website, uSis and Blackboard.

Resit
Students will be permitted to resit an examination if they have taken the first sit and have a mark lower than 5.5 or with permission of the Board of Examiners.

Resit written exam
Students that want to take part in a resit for a written exam, are required to register via uSis. Use the activity number that can be found on the ‘timetable exams’.

Blackboard

Yes, for posting slides of lectures, relevant literature and assignments.

Reading list

Compulsory literature and literature for further consultation will be announced via Blackboard.

Registration

Use both uSis and Blackboard to register for every course.
Register for every course and workgroup via uSis. Some courses and workgroups have a limited number of participants, so register on time (before the course starts). In uSis you can access your personal schedule and view your results. Registration in uSis is possible from four weeks before the start of the course.
Also register for every course in Blackboard. Important information about the course is posted here.

Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs

NVT.

Contact

Prof.dr. Jan van den Berg

Drs. Mireille Snels, programme manager:
m.m.snels@fgga.leidenuniv.nl

Pauline Hutten MSc, programme coordinator:
p.e.hutten@fgga.leidenuniv.nl

Remarks

See https://www.csacademy.nl/en/education/master-s-programmes/executive-master-s-programme-cyber-security