PECB Certified Course: Lead SCADA Security Manager

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Product description

Design and manage a security programme for SCADA and industrial control environments.


This advanced course addresses the risks, architecture and controls needed to protect SCADA and industrial control systems. It develops a structured approach to security-program design, vulnerability and incident management, continuity, resilient architecture and security testing in operational technology environments.


Course at a glance

  • Provider and awarding body: PECB.
  • Learning format: PECB Self-Study (official course materials).
  • Language: English.
  • Level: Lead Manager.
  • Examination and certification-application cycle: 12 months from purchase for the first examination attempt, the included free retake if needed, and the certification application.


What this course includes

  • More than 450 pages of official PECB instructional materials containing explanations, guidance and practical examples.
  • The first examination attempt and one free retake.
  • The certification-application fee and the first year of the Annual Maintenance Fee, where applicable.
  • A course-completion attestation worth 31 CPD credits, separate from the PECB professional credential.


What you will learn

After completing the course, the learner should be able to:

  • explain SCADA, distributed-control and programmable-controller risks;
  • establish a proactive SCADA security programme;
  • design defensible network architecture and security controls;
  • support resilience, incident management and security testing.


Who this course is for

  • Security professionals developing SCADA security capabilities.
  • IT and risk managers responsible for industrial control environments.
  • SCADA developers, engineers and operators.
  • Technical professionals supporting SCADA and ICS security.

Prerequisites: PECB expects a fundamental understanding of SCADA security.


Course outline

  • Introduction to SCADA and ICS
  • Designing a Security Program and Network Security Architecture
  • Implementing ICS Security Controls, Incident Management and Business Continuity
  • Security testing of SCADA systems
  • Certification Exam


Exam and credential pathway

The exam covers SCADA security principles, ICS threats and vulnerabilities, programme design using NIST SP 800-82, network architecture, controls, resilience and security testing.

Passing the exam enables an application to the applicable PECB SCADA Security Manager designation. Higher designations require the specified professional and SCADA security activity experience, in addition to application and ethics requirements.

Course completion, examination success, certification application and credential issuance are separate stages; the credential is not issued automatically.

For official course details, see the PECB Lead SCADA Security Manager page.


Access and activation

The 12-month period for the first examination, included free retake and certification application begins on the purchase date.

Each order covers one learner. Wadi Solutions begins processing the PECB registration within one business day, and activation details are sent to the learner's email. Required enrolment details are shared with PECB for activation.


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