DistribuTech Utility University Class: Distribution Cybersecurity

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Description

Course Purpose: The purpose of this course is to provide a greater understanding of the cyber vulnerabilities of electric power distribution systems and present the technical standards and solutions that are available today to help mitigate the risk posed by cyber threats.

Learning Objectives

• Cybersecurity terms and definitions
• Risk cyberattacks poses to electric power distribution systems
• Cybersecurity implementation in power systems
• Review of the available industry technical standards, best practices, and guides.

Describe the specific knowledge, skills and/or capabilities that attendees should acquire through this course. 

Upon completing this course attendees will:

• Understand the fundamental concepts, attack vectors, and terms & definitions associated with cybersecurity.
• Be familiar with and know how to access the latest technical industry standards, best practices, and guides provided by IEEE, IEC, DOE, NIST, and others.
• Know how to leverage already installed power system assets to achieve state of the art cybersecurity.
• Know how to implement security technologies to protect distribution assets from both cyber and physical threats.

Who should attend this course? Utility personnel, vendors, and system integrators

• Organization Type(s): Gas, Electric, Water or combination utilities. Software and hardware providers. Consultants and system integrators.
• Level(s) Within Organization: multi-unit director, unit manager, supervisor, engineer, technicians, compliance, IT, and maintenance personnel.
• Functional Unit(s) Within Organization:  Distribution Engineering/Design, Distribution Operations, Transmission Planning, Transmission Engineering/Design, Transmission Operations, IT, Compliance, Security Operations, Maintenance.

Prerequisite skills, knowledge, certifications

• Basic understanding of computers and distribution grid.