Secure OT Network Architecture

Ever wonder what makes OT networks special and what their unique challenges are? This course will teach you how OT networks should be designed and what key considerations must be made in this process. Davy Cavens - Pluralsight course - Secure OT Network Architecture by Davy Cavens

  • Last updated 6/2024
  • English
  • Published 2025-04-24
  • Location Online
  • Duration 1h 19m 1s
What you'll learn

This course will teach you the necessary skills to recognize the unique challenges within OT environments and how to take them into account when designing an OT network. In this course, Secure OT Network Architecture, you’ll learn to design OT networks and gain a knowledge of which frameworks could be used to support you during the design process. First, you’ll explore what the ‘OT mindset’ is and how seemingly basic actions within IT networks can have serious implications in OT networks. Next, you’ll discover reference architectures and what zones and conduits you should take into account when designing an OT network. Finally, you’ll learn how to take action if an event happens within an OT network. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of OT security architectures needed to become an OT design champion!

This course includes:

 

Course Overview

1m 25s

  • Course Overview | 1m 25s

 

The OT Mindset

8m 21s

  •  The OT Mindset | 8m 21s

 

OT Network Anatomy

21m 30s

  •  The IT OT Link | 2m 15s
  •  IEC62443 Basics | 5m 25s
  •  IEC62443 Key Concepts | 6m 11s
  •  Mapping FRs to SLs | 7m 37s

 

Securing the OT Network

34m 43s

  •  Firewalls | 5m 14s
  •  Endpoint Security | 4m 18s
  •  Remote Access | 5m 21s
  •  Network Access Control | 4m 43s
  •  The Practical Usecase | 1m 55s
  •  Secure Segmentation | 3m 47s
  •  Securing the OT Network | 4m 4s
  •  IT - OT Bridge | 5m 18s

 

Securing OT Assets

13m 1s

  •  IT vs. OT Policies | 4m 10s
  •  Supply Chain Control | 4m 34s
  •  Incident Response Examples | 4m 16s