Critical Infrastructure and Control System Security

Course aim

To understand the key policy issues and technologies underlying critical control infrastructures in various industries and the design considerations for these systems in light of threats of natural or man-made catastrophic events with a view to securing such critical systems.

Course content

Vulnerability of Critical Infrastructures (CI)
The role of CI in the economy; identification of risks;
Engineering Approaches
The opportunities and limits of engineered solution to the CI challenge with a primer on technologies
employed, their historic context, and current key issues. Principal emphasis is on control systems,
including comparison and contrast with other scenarios.
Securing Networks of Enterprises
The challenges of infrastructure interdependencies in multi-firm industries, and the relationship to the
dependencies and organizational politics within firms.
Managing Risk
Building Trust
Research Approaches in Process Control System Security

Textbook(s)

Wiles 2008, Techno Security's Guide to Securing SCADA: A Comprehensive Handbook On Protecting The Critical Infrastructure, Elsevier

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Seminar (Seminar / Computer Practical - to introduce basic concepts; Projects and Assignments, to allow the students to learn from exercises and to provide feedback; Case studies to examine examples from practice.)	2 hours x 11 weeks
Workshop (Workshop/ Laboratory sessions - to enable students to reinforce the material presented and develop skills in carrying out various analyses and procedures. )	3.5 hours x 5 days
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
Workshop (Workshop/ Laboratory sessions (face to face - on campus) - to enable students to reinforce the material presented and develop skills in carrying out various analyses and procedures. )	3.5 hours x 5 days
External (Online Seminar - weekly online discussions about the online materials learned during the week. Case studies to examine examples from practice.)	1 hour x 11 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment 1: essay, Assignment 2, Practical case study and report, Weekly assessment

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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