Our ever-changing society requires Information Communication Technology (ICT) professionals that possess the necessary cyber skills to protect Critical Infrastructure from risk.
NDG has created a new lab library for ICT learners to focus on key CI cybersecurity skills. These new CI labs lay a foundation of hands-on learning that helps students explore:
| Lab | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to PLCs | The basics of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), including history, architecture, and an introduction to PLC programming using an OpenPLC |
| 2 | PLC Programming Languages | Introduction to PLC programming languages and logic |
| 3 | Building Your First PLC Program | Build a PLC program in the OpenPLC editor |
| 4 | Introduction to SCADA | Introduction to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, including the SCADA architecture, HMI, event recording, alarming, and an introduction to FUXA |
| 5 | Introduction to HMI | The basics of Human Machine Interface (HMI), including process and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), situational awareness, and high performing HMIs |
| 6 | Introduction to Modbus | Understand basics of the Modbus communication protocol used in SCADA systems, and identify Modbus traffic |
| 7 | Exploring ICS Packet Captures | Analyze traffic on an Industrial Control System (ICS) network |
| 8 | ICS Protocols | Explore and identify protocols used in ICS when capturing traffic |
| 9 | Scanning ICS | Explore tools used for penetration testing, and use those tools to scan a virtual PLC network |
| 10 | MiTM/DoS Attack Automation on ICS | Perform Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) and Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks on a virtual SCADA/PLC system |
| 11 | Pentesting a Corporate Environment | Follow along through the eyes of a hacker that has gained access to the Enterprise network to gather information for a future hack |
| 12 | Setting Up a Command-and-Control Center | Set up a command-and-control center for victim machines to report back |
| 13 | Setting Up a Pivot | Set up a pivot to gain access to the Operations and Control network |
| 14 | Deep Pivot with LDAP | Use all the knowledge you have gained from these previous labs to infiltrate the environment in order to compromise a PLC |
