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This course provides a comprehensive examination of cybersecurity risk as it applies to engineering environments, with emphasis on practical knowledge engineers can integrate into design, implementation, and operational decision-making. Foundational concepts are introduced to explain how cyber threats interact with engineering systems, including the principles of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, cyber-physical system interactions, and the distinctions between information technology and operational technology environments. Participants explore industrial control systems, automation networks, and infrastructure technologies to understand how vulnerabilities emerge and how engineering decisions influence cybersecurity exposure.
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Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain fundamental cybersecurity concepts and their relevance to modern engineering systems and cyber-physical environments.
- Distinguish between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) environments and identify cybersecurity challenges unique to industrial control and infrastructure systems.
- Identify common cyber threats, threat actors, vulnerabilities, and attack pathways that affect engineering projects, automation systems, and critical infrastructure.
- Evaluate how engineering design decisions, connectivity, and system architecture influence cybersecurity exposure and operational risk.
- Apply structured cybersecurity risk assessment and threat modeling principles to engineering systems and project environments.
- Incorporate secure engineering design strategies, including defense-in-depth, network segmentation, redundancy, and independent safety controls, into project planning and implementation.
- Recognize applicable cybersecurity standards, frameworks, and regulatory considerations that may influence engineering practice, procurement, and system integration.
- Describe incident response concepts, system resilience strategies, and the engineering role in maintaining operational continuity during cyber events.
- Analyze real-world cyber incidents affecting infrastructure and industrial systems to identify engineering lessons learned and risk mitigation opportunities.
- Understand professional, ethical, and liability considerations associated with cybersecurity risk management in engineering practice.
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