IN06
Course Contents
Module 1: SCADA and Telemetry System Architecture
- Fundamentals of supervisory control and wide-area data acquisition
- Elements of SCADA systems: MTUs, RTUs, PLCs and field instrument loops
- Telemetry topologies: point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, mesh and star networks
- Physical layer interfaces: RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet and fiber optics
- Radio telemetry options: licensed frequencies, spread spectrum and cellular networks
- Satellite telemetry for remote pipelines, wellheads and offshore assets
- Power considerations: solar arrays, battery back-ups and power health tracking
Module 2: Industrial Data Networks and Communication Protocols
- OSI reference model applications in Operational Technology (OT)
- Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP and industrial serial-to-Ethernet bridging
- DNP3 protocol fundamentals: timestamping, event classes and data integrity
- IEC 60870-5 and emerging industrial Internet protocols (MQTT, OPC UA)
- Data transmission methods: polling, report-by-exception, latency and bandwidth planning
- Time synchronisation, event sequencing and data integrity controls
- Communication link testing, signal diagnostics and network fault diagnosis
Module 3: SCADA Integration, HMI and Alarm Management
- Instrument loops, remote I/O layout and RTU parameter configuration
- Tag databases, point addressing, scaling and data quality flags
- HMI display structures, graphic standards and situational awareness
- Alarm priority rules, deadbands, delay timers and alarm rationalisation
- Real-time trends, history logs and historian-based performance analysis
- Process interlocks, permissive conditions and supervisory control commands
- Testing protocols, commissioning workflows and site acceptance practices
Module 4: Cyber Secure SCADA and Telemetry Operations
- Understanding the OT threat landscape and common SCADA vulnerabilities
- Asset inventory management, risk assessment and security baselines
- Network segmentation using security zones, conduits and industrial firewalls
- Identity governance, role-based access control and privileged accounts
- Secure engineering workstations and restricted remote vendor access pathways
- Patch management cycles, anti-malware and removable media risk controls
- Security logging, log consolidation and detection of abnormal network activity
Module 5: Reliability, Incident Response and Lifecycle Management
- System backups, configuration snapshots and disaster recovery for SCADA hosts
- Cyber incident response steps and operations coordination workflows
- Configuration control, version management and system documentation rules
- Troubleshooting field instrumentation, local network, server and application faults
- System performance testing, system maintenance and operational resilience reviews
- Supplier assurance frameworks and secure third-party system integration
- Developing a site-specific SCADA security and operational reliability action plan
