o Demonstrate ethical and professional conduct in all aspects of information and cybersecurity management.
o Comprehend and articulate the key concepts and principles of information and cybersecurity.
o Understand the evolving cyber threat landscape and the diverse range of cyberattacks.
o Identifies the cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and risks to an organisation.
o Recognises the human factor's role in cybersecurity breaches and risk mitigation strategies.
o Ability to help and select appropriate security controls to protect against identified cybersecurity threats and risks.
The "Critical Energy Infrastructure Security" course is an advanced-level training designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to protect critical energy infrastructures from a range of cybersecurity threats. This module covers the essential strategies and practices needed to secure critical energy systems against cyber threats, addressing technology, policy, and legal perspectives. Participants will learn about common vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure technologies, including information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT), and assess these vulnerabilities using established standards and methodologies. The course is targeted at professionals involved in safeguarding critical energy infrastructures, such as utility managers, policy makers, and cybersecurity specialists.
Microcredentials: 4
- Teacher: Ruben Costa
Case study in healthcare
- Teacher: Shareeful Islam
- Teacher: Dimitris Koutras
This seminar focuses on providing critical infrastructure operators from the maritime sector (port operators, security officers, supply chain managers, etc.) with advanced knowledge on the complex consequences of cyber threats on maritime systems. The seminar will cover the identification of interdependencies and the assessment of cascading effects within and among them.
Trainers:
Dr. Stefan Schauer, Senior Scientist, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), stefan.schauer@ait.ac.at
Dr. Abdelkader Shaaban, Scientist, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), abdelkader.shaaban@ait.ac.at
Duration: 2h.
ECTS (microcredentials): 1.
- Teacher: Abdelkader Shaaban
This seminar provides an overview of some security issues currently presented by charging stations and their main challenges, as well as possible implications and recommendations to guide the configuration and protection of charging stations, both at the communications and software level.
Trainers:
- Dr. Cristina Alcaraz, Associate Professor, University of Malaga (UMA), Spain, alcaraz@uma.es
- Dr. Elias Athanasopoulos, Associate Professor, University of Cyprus (UCY), athanasopoulos.elias@ucy.ac.cy
- Dr. Stefan Schauer, Senior Scientist, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), stefan.schauer@ait.ac.at
- Dr. Abdelkader Shaaban, Scientist, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), abdelkader.shaaban@ait.ac.at
Duration: 4h.
ECTS (microcredentials): 1.
- Teacher: Cristina Alcaraz
- Teacher: Elias Athanasopoulos
- Teacher: Javier Lopez
- Teacher: Javier Lopez
- Teacher: Abdelkader Shaaban
This seminar focuses on providing critical infrastructure operators from the health sector (hospital operators, security officers, medical device managers, etc.) with advanced knowledge on the complex consequences of cyber threats on medical systems. The seminar will cover the identification of interdependencies and the assessment of cascading effects within and among them.
Trainers:
Dr. Stefan Schauer, Senior Scientist, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), stefan.schauer@ait.ac.at
Dr. Abdelkader Shaaban, Scientist, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), abdelkader.shaaban@ait.ac.at
Duration: 2h.
ECTS (microcredentials): 1.
- Teacher: Abdelkader Shaaban