Critical Infrastructure and Control System Security

Course aim

This course aims to assist students in developing a balanced perspective on the technical and governance aspects of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). Cybersecurity professionals are likely to work with or for Critical Infrastructure (CI) organisations that operate Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) deemed essential to the functioning of society. Examples of high-profile CI sectors include energy, water, transport, food, and communications, all of which rely on Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technologies (OT). These systems have little tolerance for disruption and require a unique approach to both security and compliance, which will be introduced in this course along with more acronyms.

Course content

Critical Infrastructure Protection
Analyse the societal implications of security threats to CI, including the technology landscape of each unique CI sector.

Cyber-Physical System Security
Analyse security engineering techniques for OT and IoT, covering unique CPS considerations and the convergence of OT and IT.

Control System Governance
Apply key industry security standards like IEC 62443 to ICS and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in a CI context.

Regulatory Compliance
Create CI security strategies that comply with regulation, such as the Australian Security of Critical Infrastructure (SOCI) Act.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Seminar	1 hours x 13 weeks
Practical	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External	3 hours x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Presentation, Report, Skills demonstration

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.