RCNET Module: Nuclear Cyber Security

Module Description:

This module was created by the Regional Center for Nuclear Education and Training (RCNET) and is an introduction to Securing SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) Systems. This module will help students understand and identify the necessary steps taken to secure a SCADA environment. “This module will facilitate the increasingly urgent need to strengthen the security of our industrial networks and automation systems. Even though the attacks themselves will continue to evolve, the methods provided here will help to prepare against the inevitable advancement of industrial network threat.” Module materials include a lesson plan, a PowerPoint lecture and notes, pre and post assessments and answer keys, glossaries, resources, and suggested readings.

Module Contents:

The lesson plan contains information about the module, nine learning objectives, a module schedule, a list of materials needed, a lesson plan and scope of work, references, and supplemental and enrichment material.

The PowerPoint presentation provides learning objectives, module topics, an introduction, a SCADA systems overview, and information on cyber security, impacting control systems, ICS attack surface, possible incident scenarios, six nuclear case studies, specific actions to increase the security of SCADA networks, and future challenges.

A pre assessment test is included to determine students pre-existing knowledge about securing SCADA systems. A post assessment is included to determine what students have learned throughout the module. Answer keys are provided for each assessment.

Supplemental materials include a glossary, a list of acronyms, and lists of resources and suggested readings.

The RCNET Module – Nuclear Cyber Security .pdf includes all module contents is one document.

Below is a list of the files contained within the .zip attachment. The size of each file is included in parenthesis. Files include .xlsx, .pptx, .docx, and .pdf.

RCNET Module – Nuclear Cyber Security (12 files, 256.2 MB)

• Lesson Plan (1.01  RCNET Module -Nuclear Cyber Security - Lesson Plan.xlsx 54 KB)
• Nuclear Cyber Security (4.01  RCNET Module - Nuclear Cyber Security - PRE Assessment - TEST (DOC).docx 248.3 MB)
• PRE Assessment Test (4.01  RCNET Module - Nuclear Cyber Security - PRE Assessment - TEST (DOC).docx 22 KB)
• PRE Assessment  – Answers Key (4.11  RCNET Module - Nuclear Cyber Security - PRE Assessment - ANSWER KEY (DOC).docx 25 KB)
• POST Assessment Test (5.01  RCNET Module - Nuclear Cyber Security - POST Assessment - TEST (DOC).docx 24 KB)
• POST Assessment – Answers Key (5.11  RCNET Module - Nuclear Cyber Security - POST Assessment - ANSWER KEY (DOC).docx 23 KB)
• Glossary (6.01  RCNET Module - Nuclear Cyber Security - Supplement - Glossary (DOC).docx 22 KB)
• Acronyms (6.11  RCNET Module - Nuclear Cyber Security - Supplement - Acronyms (DOC).docx 17 KB)
• Resources (6.21  RCNET Module - Nuclear Cyber Security - Supplement - Resources (DOC).docx 19 KB)
• Suggested Readings (6.31  RCNET Module - Nuclear Cyber Security - Supplement - Suggested Readings (DOC).docx 17 KB)
• RCNET Module – Nuclear Cyber Security (RCNET Module - Nuclear Cyber Security.pdf 7.6 KB)