ICS security Tuning and Optimization: Case Studies
RCCE students will learn Industrial Control System security including PLC programming security, DCS architecture protection, safety instrumented system integrity, industrial protocol analysis, and ICS-specific incident response. RCCE students will learn to assess ICS environments for cybersecurity vulnerabilities, implement defense-in-depth for industrial control networks, monitor ICS communications for unauthorized commands, detect and respond to attacks targeting programmable logic controllers and distributed control systems, maintain safety system integrity during cyber incidents, apply ICS security standards including IEC 62443 and NIST SP 800-82, and bridge the gap between IT security teams and OT operations staff. This optimization course focuses on maximizing effectiveness and efficiency in production security operations. At an expert level, RCCE students will learn to reduce noise, improve signal quality, tune configurations for optimal performance, and measure operational improvements. Students gain the operational maturity to transform good security programs into exceptional ones.
- Security Engineers building defensive controls
- Security Analysts and Blue Team members
- Systems Administrators with security responsibilities
- GRC and Risk Professionals supporting controls
- Professionals implementing ICS security Tuning and Optimization: Case Studies
- Execute hands-on tasks for active directory tuning
- Execute hands-on tasks for module objectives
- Integrate privilege controls with identity providers and SIEM telemetry
- Execute hands-on tasks for authentication tuning
- Execute hands-on tasks for privilege management — covering AD identity controls, Optimize Kerberos configs.
- Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Execute hands-on tasks for forest & domain
- Execute hands-on tasks for sites & subnets
- Execute hands-on tasks for functional levels — covering Trust relationships, Replication topology.
- Execute hands-on tasks for replication topology optimization
- Execute hands-on tasks for common issues
- Execute hands-on tasks for optimization actions — covering Lingering objects across partitions, Enable strict replication consistency.
| Module 01 | Active Directory Tuning |
| Module 02 | Module Objectives |
| Module 03 | Identity Governance |
| Module 04 | Authentication Tuning |
| Module 05 | Privilege Management |
| Module 06 | AD Architecture Review |
| Module 07 | Forest & Domain |
| Module 08 | Sites & Subnets |
| Module 09 | Functional Levels |
| Module 10 | Replication Topology Optimization |
| Module 11 | Common Issues |
| Module 12 | Optimization Actions |
| Module 13 | Kerberos Authentication Optimization |
| Module 14 | Ticket Lifetimes |
All hands-on labs run on Rocheston Rose X OS. Students practice ics security tuning and optimization: case studies by implementing the controls discussed in class, with a focus on real-world deployment, monitoring, and validation.
- Lab 1: Execute hands-on tasks for active directory tuning
- Lab 2: Execute hands-on tasks for module objectives
- Lab 3: Integrate privilege controls with identity providers and SIEM telemetry
- Lab 4: Execute hands-on tasks for authentication tuning
- Lab 5: Execute hands-on tasks for privilege management
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official RCCE Course Completion Certificate for ICS security Tuning and Optimization: Case Studies, verifiable through the Rocheston certification portal.
- Full access to all course materials and slide decks
- Hands-on lab access on Rocheston Rose X OS environment
- Access to Rocheston CyberNotes
- Access to Rocheston Zelfire — EDR/XDR SIEM platform
- Access to Rocheston Raven — online cyber range exercise platform
- Access to Rocheston Vulnerability Vines AI