Firebrand Training course for GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)

Secure your IT systems on the GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP) course. This five-day course teaches you how to combine the disciplines of IT, Operational Technology (OT), Physical Security or Facilities Management to best support their organisations’ cyber security and risk reduction strategies for their ICS environments across multiple industry sectors.

You'll learn about:

• How to identify what current and emerging threats your ICS environments face
• Where your ICS environments may be vulnerable.
• What actions you need to take to secure those environments and help reduce the risk.
• How to prepare for and handle a cyber security incident in those environments

You'll also take part in a series of practical exercises to consolidate your knowledge of using both wired and wireless networks. By the end of this course, you'll know how to harden an ICS using end-point protection, securing removable media, or updating systems.

Firebrand’s course is intended for professionals moving into or gaining responsibilities for the security of Operational Technology (OT) or Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and covers all published syllabus areas required to tackle the GICSP certification. The course offers broader real-world training rather than simply aiming to allow students to tackle the GICSP. However students will, with some subsequent guided self-study, have all the needed skills to gain the certification.

Please note: Firebrand does not offer the GICSP exam, and the exam fee is not included in the course price.

Each section of the course has been mapped to the relevant industry standards and frameworks: NIST Cyber Security Framework (CSF), ISA/IEC 62443, ISO 2700x, COBIT 5, NIST Specialist Publications (SP), CIS (Centre for Internet Security), Critical Security Controls (CSC).

Introduction

• Overview
• Knowledge of critical infrastructure

Governance & Risk Management

• Global security standards
• Practices and regulations
• Security lifecycle
• Security policies

Security Essentials

• Types of threat
• Attacks and incidents

System Security

• Tenets of security
• Security awareness
• Physical Security
• Cryptography

ICS Architecture

• Communication mediums
• Device architecture
• Process control systems
• Industrial protocols
• Network protocols
• Network segmentation
• Wireless security

Hardening ICS

• Updating systems
• Application security
• Embedded devices
• End-point protection
• Hardening network security
• Operating system security
• Securing removable media

Access Controls

• Access control models
• Directory services
• User access management

Change Management

• Baselines and auditing
• Patch distribution & installation
• Software and firmware management

Incident management

• Recognition and response
• Incident recovery

Business Continuity

• Defense in depth
• High availability
• Site redundancy
• System backups and restores

System Auditing

• Security assessments
• Device testing
• Monitoring and logging
• Penetration testing and exploitation

Firebrand do not offer the GICSP exam and the exam fee is not included in the course price. If you wish to take the exam, we’ll provide instructions on how to register with GIAC.

• GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)
• Number of questions: 82
• Duration: 3 hours
• Format: Open-book exam; Firebrand provides 900+ page manual
• Passing score: 71%

Note: GIAC reserves the right to change the specifications for each certification without notice. Based on a scientific passing point study, the passing point for the GICSP exam has been determined to be 71% for all candidates.

Please note: You'll be able to earn a maximum of 35 CPE hours if you attend Firebrand's GICSP course. You'll also have to renew your GICSP certification every four years through CPE credits.

In order to be successful on this course, you'll need a good understanding of basic computer networking and security principles.

You'll also need to be familiar with networking protocols, and ideally have a CompTIA Network+ certification.

Your accelerated course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.