SCADA for Beginners
RCCE students will learn Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system security including SCADA architecture, communication protocols (Modbus, DNP3, OPC), HMI security, historian database protection, and SCADA network monitoring. RCCE students will learn to identify SCADA-specific vulnerabilities, assess SCADA system security without disrupting operations, implement network segmentation between SCADA and enterprise networks, monitor SCADA communications for anomalous commands, detect unauthorized modifications to SCADA configurations, secure remote access to SCADA systems, and respond to SCADA security incidents while prioritizing operational safety and process continuity. Designed for students with no prior experience in this area, this course builds knowledge from the ground up with clear explanations, guided demonstrations, and progressive skill-building. Starting from foundational concepts, RCCE students will learn core concepts through practical examples that connect theory to real-world security operations. By completion, students will have the foundational knowledge and hands-on confidence needed to contribute in professional cybersecurity roles.
- Security Engineers building defensive controls
- Security Analysts and Blue Team members
- Systems Administrators with security responsibilities
- GRC and Risk Professionals supporting controls
- Professionals implementing SCADA for Beginners
- Execute hands-on tasks for advanced cyber defense mastery
- Explain Executive Overview fundamentals — covering SCADA systems control critical infrastructure, Power grids, water treatment, oil & gas,, Availability and safety prioritized over.
- Execute hands-on tasks for national security
- Execute hands-on tasks for public safety
- Execute hands-on tasks for economic impact
- Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Execute hands-on tasks for enterprise network
- Execute hands-on tasks for business planning
- Execute hands-on tasks for use case
- Execute hands-on tasks for hmi hardening controls
- Execute hands-on tasks for historian database protection
| Module 01 | Advanced Cyber Defense Mastery |
| Module 02 | Executive Overview |
| Module 03 | National Security |
| Module 04 | Public Safety |
| Module 05 | Economic Impact |
| Module 06 | SCADA Architecture & System Design |
| Module 07 | Purdue Reference Model |
| Module 08 | Enterprise Network |
| Module 09 | Business Planning |
| Module 10 | Use Case |
| Module 11 | HMI Hardening Controls |
| Module 12 | Historian Database Protection |
| Module 13 | Why Protect It? |
| Module 14 | Access Controls |
All hands-on labs run on Rocheston Rose X OS. Students practice scada for beginners by implementing the controls discussed in class, with a focus on real-world deployment, monitoring, and validation.
- Lab 1: Execute hands-on tasks for advanced cyber defense mastery
- Lab 2: Explain Executive Overview fundamentals
- Lab 3: Execute hands-on tasks for national security
- Lab 4: Execute hands-on tasks for public safety
- Lab 5: Execute hands-on tasks for economic impact
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official RCCE Course Completion Certificate for SCADA for Beginners, 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