Update: The next batch of this training workshop will take place on 27th and 28th November 2025. Join the IEC 62443 training workshop here.
The popular Abhisam event Understanding OT Cybersecurity and IEC 62443 Training Mumbai batch was held on 20th and 21st June 2025 in Mumbai, India at Hotel IRA by Orchid, Andheri (East), Mumbai, India.
Who attended the Abhisam Understanding OT Cybersecurity and IEC 62443 training Mumbai workshop?
The training workshop was attended by several participants from marquee organizations including government organizations such as CDAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing), an organization under the Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India and multinational organizations such as Burns & McDonnell
What were the topics covered in the Abhisam Understanding OT Cybersecurity and IEC 62443 training Mumbai workshop?
The training workshop covered the following topics. The most interesting ones for the participants were the PLC/SCADA hack demonstration and the Red Team/Blue Team exercise as well as the changes in IEC 62443
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- Introduction to Operational Technology (OT) systems.
- Differences between OT security and IT security.
- Basic Concepts of OT security- Threats, Vulnerabilities & Attacks
- Case Study of an OT attack
- Evaluating OT System architectures for vulnerabilities and weaknesses
- Overview of different standards & practices related to OT cybersecurity (IEC 62443, NIST 800-82, ISO 27000, NIS 2)
- Introduction to IEC 62443 & Changed Structure in 2024
- Overview of following (published) parts of IEC 62443
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- IEC 62443-1-1
- IEC 62443-2-1 (updated version)
- IEC 62443-2-2 (Newly published part)
- IEC 62443-2-3
- IEC 62443-2-4 (updated version)
- IEC 62443-3-1
- IEC 62443-3-2
- IEC 62443-3-3
- IEC 62443-4-1
- IEC 62443-4-2
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9. Carrying out an OT Security Risk Assessment.
10. Tabletop Exercises- Network assessment, partitioning, Red /Blue Team game, Role Play, design Product according to IEC 62443-4-1
11. Hardware Demo: Attacking a branded PLC in a network with Open-Source Tools, manipulating the actual PLC outputs as well as values seen on SCADA/HMI without modifying the PLC program. Disrupting the batch control system in a chemical process plant via a cyber attack.
Who attended this event in the past?
Marquee organizations have sent their employees to participate in these events, including Thyssenkrupp, Worley, Technova, ISRO, DRDO, Bharat Electronics Limited, just to name a few.
Where can I attend the next one?
Missed this training workshop event? No worries, we will be holding another one in the next couple of months. Contact us to know the dates and venue.
What is the Certified Industrial Cybersecurity Professional (CICP®) program?
The CICP® program is our flagship Professional Certification program. The Certified Industrial Cybersecurity Professional (CICP®) is a self-paced, fully online course that is popular all over the world. It has been taken by hundreds of professionals from all over the world, including those from different areas such as Asset Owners, EPC companies, IT consultants, Automation vendors, independent cybersecurity companies and more.
On completion of all modules of this course, you will earn the title of CICP® that you can affix to your name such as for example John Q. Public, CICP® . You also earn a Certificate of Competency, the CICP® certificate and electronic badge that you can display on LinkedIn.
What is the ARSA OT Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Tool?
ARSA is short for Abhisam Rapid Status Assessment and is suite of Audit and Assessment tools that can be used to do many things. The ARSA OT Cybersecurity Assessment Tool is part of this and can quickly evaluate the cybersecurity posture of your OT system, in less than 30 minutes! More details here.
