SCADA Cyber Security Certificate

Guarding the Critical Infrastructure, Systems, and Processes

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) is the system that monitors and controls critical infrastructure, processes, and other systems. SCADA is used in various industries and processes, including power generation and transmission, water treatment, transportation, pipelines, etc.

SCADA Cyber Security protects and mitigates threats to the SCADA system, the critical infrastructure, processes, and related systems. The security courses in this graduate level certificate focus on SCADA Cyber Security from a strategic perspective.

The certificate requires 15 graduate credit hours (as identified below). Prerequisites for registration are Post-Baccalaureate status, and networking experience or training. If a student does not have the networking background, then they must take IST-7040 (Data Communications and Networking) to fulfill the prerequisite. This Certificate requires students to complete three IST credits and twelve SEC credits from the list of core courses below.

SCADA Cyber Security Certificate Core Courses

IST 7060	Project and Change Management	3
	OR
IST 7100	IT Policy and Strategy	3
SEC 6080	Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security	3
SEC 6082	SCADA Architecture	3
SEC 6084	SCADA Risk Management and Auditing	3
SEC 6086	SCADA Security Awareness and Standards	3

NOTE: You must successfully complete one IST course (either IST 7060 or IST 7100) and all four SEC courses identified in the core courses to receive certification.