CO UR S E D E S CR I P TI O N

CHP108 – Cyber Security for Power Utilities –

Fundamentals

Course goal
The participants acquire knowledge to understand the threats and possible attacks in utility automation
and communication systems. The participants getting familiar with ABB cyber security activities and
solutions. There will be demonstration of several scenarios during the class to get a better awareness of
the importance in cyber security for utility automation and communication systems.

Main learning objectives Topics

The participants will be able to: Cyber Security Introduction:
— Show the threats and possible attacks in — Cyber security awareness
control systems — Threats and possible attacks
— Name the cyber security standard — Standards and their scope
— Become aware of ABB cyber security activi- Energy - Industrial Automation – IT
ties — ABB’s Security organization and involvement
— Outline current available security solutions — Protect - Monitor – Manage
— Name important product & system features Security organization
to protect systems Product and system hardening
— Show to deploy a system to address security — Where to find cyber security information
— Tell how to verify and test security feature System Solutions:
— Describe available packages, like PC harden- — Important system features to protect utility
ing, standalone firewall, etc. automation and communication systems
— Show how to maintain the cyber security — Basic security architecture
measures Disable ports / services
— Describe the basics of VPN features Removable media access
Individual user accounts
Participant profile Malware protection
Consultants and employees from the electricity Patch management
supply industry. Personnel of ABB companies. Windows internal firewall
— Enhanced security architecture
Prerequisites External firewall (AFF), router
Engineering degree, technical college qualifica- Encrypted communication (e.g. VPN
tions or equivalent. Basic knowledge of commu- Software solution, Hardware solution)
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nication and substation automation as well as — Advanced security architecture

PC based data processing.
Recommended course or relevant experience:
— CHP001 Power Grids Integration and Au-
tomation Technology
— CHP522 Ethernet Switching and TCP/IP –
Introduction
— Provided Services in cyber securities
Demos (based on ABB Grid Automation Sys-
tem):
— Demonstration of different security scenar-
ios:
Close unnecessary ports and services (e.g.
Telnet)

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— Provided Services in cyber securities
McAfee Virus Scan update and test
Windows updates and patches
Removable Medias
— Backup System
— Testing Tools (port scan, WireShark)
— Security Auditing with Nmap
— VPN configuration with a device (AFF)
Course type
This is a face to face class room training with
maximum 16 participants.
Learning methods and tools
Lectures, selected examples and applied
demonstrations or simulations with ABB grid
automation system and other tools.
Laptop or tablet is required to have access to
the e-documentation. Please bring your own de-
vice
Duration
The duration of the course/program is:
2 days
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