ISA-IEC-62443-IC33M Exam Information and Guideline
ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Specialist (Certificate 2)
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Certification Name: ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Specialist
Certification Level: Intermediate
Type: Multiple-choice questions, scenario-based questions, and case studies.
Number of Questions: Approximately 75–100 questions.
Duration: 2–3 hours.
Passing Score: Typically 70% or higher (may vary by testing provider).
Delivery Method: Proctored online or in-person at authorized testing centers.
- Introduction to ISA/IEC 62443 Standards
- Overview of the ISA/IEC 62443 Series: Purpose, scope, and structure of the standards.
- Key Concepts:
- Defense-in-depth
- security lifecycle
- zones and conduits
- security levels (SL)
- IACS (Industrial Automation and Control Systems)
- Cybersecurity
- Threat
- Vulnerability
- Risk
- Asset
- Security Level (SL)
- Zone
- Conduit
- Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Fundamentals
- Risk Assessment Process:
- Risk identification
- Risk analysis
- Risk evaluation
- Risk treatment
- Risk Assessment Methodologies:
- Qualitative vs. quantitative risk assessment
- Asset-based vs. scenario-based risk assessment
- Likelihood
- Impact
- Risk matrix
- Residual risk
- Risk tolerance
- Threat actor
- Attack vector
- Understanding IACS Environments
- Components of IACS:
- PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers)
- SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
- DCS (Distributed Control Systems)
- RTUs (Remote Terminal Units)
- IACS Architecture:
- Network segmentation
- Zones and conduits
- Demilitarized zones (DMZs)
- OT (Operational Technology)
- IT (Information Technology)
- ICS (Industrial Control Systems)
- HMI (Human-Machine Interface)
- Threat Identification and Analysis
- External threats (e.g., hackers, nation-states)
- Internal threats (e.g., insider threats, accidental actions)
- Environmental threats (e.g., natural disasters)
- Threat Modeling:
- STRIDE model
- Spoofing
- Tampering
- Repudiation
- Information Disclosure
- Denial of Service
- Elevation of Privilege
- Attack trees
- Zero-day vulnerability
- Malware
- Phishing
- Social engineering
- Denial of Service (DoS)
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Vulnerability Identification:
- Software vulnerabilities
- Hardware vulnerabilities
- Configuration vulnerabilities
- Vulnerability Scanning Tools:
- Nessus, Qualys, OpenVAS
- CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures)
- CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System)
- Patch management
- Firmware updates
- Risk Evaluation and Mitigation
- Risk Evaluation Techniques:
- Risk ranking
- Risk acceptance criteria
- Risk Mitigation Strategies:
- Avoidance
- Reduction
- Transfer
- Acceptance
- Security Controls:
- Administrative controls
- Technical controls
- Physical controls
- Terminologies:
- Firewall
- Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
- Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
- Encryption
- Access control
- ISA/IEC 62443 Risk Assessment Requirements
- ISA/IEC 62443-3-2:
- Risk Assessment:
- Establishing the target security level (SL-T)
- Determining the achieved security level (SL-A)
- Gap analysis
- ISA/IEC 62443-3-3:
- System Security Requirements:
- Foundational requirements (FR)
- System requirements (SR)
- SL-T (Target Security Level)
- SL-A (Achieved Security Level)
- FR (Foundational Requirements)
- SR (System Requirements)
- Documentation and Reporting
- Risk Assessment Documentation:
- Risk assessment report
- Risk register
- Compliance Documentation:
- Policies and procedures
- Audit trails
- Risk register
- Compliance audit
- Incident response plan
- Practical Application of Risk Assessment
- Case Studies:
- Real-world examples of IACS risk assessments
- Hands-On Exercises:
- Conducting a risk assessment for a hypothetical IACS environment
- Scenario analysis
- Tabletop exercises
- Legal and Regulatory Considerations
- Compliance Requirements:
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework
- GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
- NERC CIP (North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection)
- Regulatory compliance
- Data privacy
- Incident reporting
- Continuous Improvement and Monitoring
- Cybersecurity Monitoring:
- Continuous monitoring tools
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Incident Response:
- Incident detection
- Incident containment
- Incident recovery
- SIEM (Security Information and Event Management)
- SOC (Security Operations Center)
- Root cause analysis