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EC-COUNCILEC-Council ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity
The EC-Council ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity certification validates your ability to defend industrial control systems and SCADA networks from modern cyber threats. Designed for IT and OT professionals, this hands-on program teaches you to think like an attacker, analyze risk across IT and corporate networks, and respond effectively to breaches. Earn it to prove you can protect the critical infrastructure that keeps communities and businesses safe.
Exam formatMultiple Choice
Duration120 minutes
DeliveryEC-Council Exam Portal
Free questions1865
Content last reviewed 30 July 2026 · Up to date
The certification
What EC-Council ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity proves, and what it asks of you
What this certification covers, who it is written for, and what the exam itself looks like on the day.
8domains
45objectives
291concepts
What it is
What this certification is
What it validates, who it is written for, and the experience it assumes.
About this certification
The EC-Council ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity certification is a hands-on training program that builds the foundational skills needed to secure industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) environments. As cyber threats like Triton/TRISIS and Stuxnet demonstrate, attacks on operational technology (OT) can have severe physical consequences, making ICS/SCADA security a higher priority than traditional IT security. This program prepares you to defend these critical systems by teaching you to analyze risks, bridge the air gap, and respond to incidents effectively.
Throughout the course, you will learn to think like a malicious hacker to understand attack methodologies and then apply systematic processes for intrusion analysis, malware analysis, and digital forensics. The curriculum covers essential topics such as TCP/IP, vulnerability management, ICS/SCADA-specific standards and regulations, securing ICS networks, and implementing intrusion detection and prevention systems. By the end, you will be equipped with the practical skills to assess and mitigate risks in both IT and OT environments, ensuring the resilience of industrial operations.
Who it’s for
This certification is designed for IT professionals who manage or direct their organization's IT infrastructure and are responsible for establishing and maintaining information security policies, practices, and procedures, with a focus on Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. It is also ideal for SCADA systems personnel, business system analysts who support SCADA interfaces, system administrators, engineers, and other IT professionals who administer, patch, or secure SCADA and/or ICS, as well as security consultants performing security assessments of SCADA and/or ICS.
Recommended experience
EC-Council recommends that candidates have a solid foundation in Linux, networking, and basic security concepts before taking this course. Linux operating system fundamentals, including basic command line usage; Conceptual knowledge of programming/scripting; Solid grasp of essential networking concepts (OSI model, TCP/IP, networking devices, and transmission media); Understanding of basic security concepts (e.g., malware, intrusion detection systems, firewalls, and vulnerabilities); Familiarity with network traffic inspection tools (Wireshark, TShark, or TCPdump) is highly recommended
The syllabus
What you’ll learn
Every domain and objective EC-Council measures, with the weight they carry on the exam.
The official EC-Council exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
Introduction to ICS/SCADA Network Defense
- IT Security Model
- ICS/SCADA Security Model
- Security Posture
- Risk Management in ICS/SCADA
- Risk Assessment and Defining Types of Risk
- Security Policy
TCP/IP and ICS/SCADA Protocols
- Introducing TCP/IP Networks
- Internet RFCs and STDs
- TCP/IP Protocol Architecture
- Protocol Layering Concepts and TCP/IP Layering
- Components of TCP/IP Networks
- ICS/SCADA Protocols
Introduction to Hacking ICS/SCADA
- Hacking Methodology and the Hacking Process
- Intelligence Gathering and Footprinting
- Scanning and Enumeration
- Identify Vulnerabilities and Exploitation
- How ICS/SCADA Are Targeted
- Attack Methodologies in ICS
Vulnerability Management
- Challenges of Vulnerability Assessment
- ICS/SCADA Vulnerabilities
- Interpreting Advisory Notices and CVE
- Life Cycle of a Vulnerability and Exploit
- Vulnerability Scanners
- Prioritizing Vulnerabilities with CVSS and OVAL
Standards and Regulations for Cybersecurity
- ISO 27001
- NERC CIP
- CFATS
- ISA99
- IEC 62443
- NIST SP 800-82
Securing the ICS Network
- Physical Security
- Establishing Policy - ISO Roadmap
- Securing the Protocols Unique to the ICS
- Selecting and Applying Controls to Mitigate Risk
- Monitoring
- Mitigating the Risk of Legacy Machines
Bridging the Air Gap
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Air Gap Bridging
- Guard
- Data Diode
- Next Generation Firewalls
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)
- What IDS Can and Cannot Do
- Types of IDS (Network, Host, Network Node)
- Advantages and Limitations of IDS
- Stealthing the IDS
- Detecting Intrusions
On the day
The exam itself
Everything EC-Council publishes about sitting it, and nothing we inferred.
Prerequisites
Linux operating system fundamentals, including basic command line usage.
CertificationEC-Council ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity
Exam formatMultiple Choice
Duration120 minutes
Questions75 questions
DeliveryEC-Council Exam Portal
After you pass
Where this credential goes next
The path EC-Council lays out, how the credential is kept, and where to book.
Step-by-step path to EC-Council ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity
PrerequisiteLinux operating system fundamentals, including basic command line usage.
Credential earnedEC-Council ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity Certification Lifecycle status
This certification is currently active and available. EC-Council maintains this certification to validate current skills and industry relevance.
Exam status: ActiveMaintained by EC-Council
Exam registration
Register for the exam through EC-Council Exam Portal, EC-Council’s authorized testing partner.
Schedule your examVisit the official EC-Council certification page for exam policies and requirements.
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Questions people ask
Is the ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity exam delivered online or at a test center?
The exam is delivered through the EC-Council Exam Portal, which supports online proctored testing.
What job roles does the ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity certification map to?
This certification is designed for SCADA systems personnel, business system analysts supporting SCADA interfaces, system administrators, engineers, and IT professionals who administer, patch, or secure SCADA and/or ICS, as well as security consultants performing security assessments of SCADA and/or ICS.
Are there any hands-on labs included in the ICS/SCADA training?
Yes, the course is hands-on and includes labs such as 'Security Model', 'Allowing a Service', 'Hacking ICS/SCADA Networks', and 'Vulnerability Assessment' to reinforce practical skills.
What is the retake policy for the ICSSCADA exam?
EC-Council's retake policy is not detailed on the official exam page. Please refer to the EC-Council Certification website for the most current retake policy.
Does the ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity certification require renewal?
EC-Council certifications generally require renewal through continuing education credits. Specific renewal requirements for this certification are not published on the official exam page.
Can I take the ICSSCADA exam without completing the official training?
The official exam page does not state that training is mandatory. However, the recommended experience and course content suggest that formal training is highly beneficial for success.
Information freshness · Content last reviewed on 2026-07-30 Up to date
Practice free questions 1865 questions, free, no account needed.
The curriculum
The whole exam, mapped and written
Every domain, every objective, and every concept EC-Council measures — each one written out.
8domains
45objectives
291concepts
393free pages
The domains, and what sits inside them
Every objective below is a page you can open and practise now, without an account.
The official EC-Council exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
1Introduction to ICS/SCADA Network Defense251 questions
2TCP/IP and ICS/SCADA Protocols240 questions
Introducing TCP/IP Networks10 concepts · 9 pagesOpen →Internet RFCs and STDs5 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →TCP/IP Protocol Architecture7 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →Protocol Layering Concepts and TCP/IP Layering6 concepts · 7 pagesOpen →Components of TCP/IP Networks8 concepts · 9 pagesOpen →ICS/SCADA Protocols5 concepts · 9 pagesOpen →
3Introduction to Hacking ICS/SCADA262 questions
Hacking Methodology and the Hacking Process6 concepts · 10 pagesOpen →Intelligence Gathering and Footprinting9 concepts · 10 pagesOpen →Scanning and Enumeration6 concepts · 10 pagesOpen →Identify Vulnerabilities and Exploitation4 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →How ICS/SCADA Are Targeted6 concepts · 9 pagesOpen →Attack Methodologies in ICS5 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →
4Vulnerability Management260 questions
Challenges of Vulnerability Assessment6 concepts · 9 pagesOpen →ICS/SCADA Vulnerabilities4 concepts · 9 pagesOpen →Interpreting Advisory Notices and CVE6 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →Life Cycle of a Vulnerability and Exploit5 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →Vulnerability Scanners5 concepts · 9 pagesOpen →Prioritizing Vulnerabilities with CVSS and OVAL10 concepts · 11 pagesOpen →
5Standards and Regulations for Cybersecurity248 questions
6Securing the ICS Network292 questions
Physical Security10 concepts · 12 pagesOpen →Establishing Policy - ISO Roadmap7 concepts · 11 pagesOpen →Securing the Protocols Unique to the ICS5 concepts · 9 pagesOpen →Selecting and Applying Controls to Mitigate Risk8 concepts · 10 pagesOpen →Monitoring10 concepts · 11 pagesOpen →Mitigating the Risk of Legacy Machines7 concepts · 9 pagesOpen →
7Bridging the Air Gap149 questions
8Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)163 questions
Not a table of contents
Every line on this map already opens
In front of every objective the practice pages are already there, free and without an account. This is one objective, opened.
IT Security Model8 pagesOpen →
Free in front of it
36 questions on this objective, five to a page. Every range above is a real page, open now, with no account.
Reading the map is not the same as knowing the ground
The curriculum tells you what is on the exam. Proving you know it is a different job — and it is the one the closed-book run does.
Free questions
1865 questions. No account, no card.
The whole bank is open. 5 questions to a page, every answer explained, and a discussion thread on each one.
1865questions
393pages
45objectives
Freealways
Browse by domain
Every objective, and every page range, is a link — so you can pick up exactly where you left off.
1Introduction to ICS/SCADA Network Defense251 questions
2TCP/IP and ICS/SCADA Protocols240 questions
3Introduction to Hacking ICS/SCADA262 questions
4Vulnerability Management260 questions
5Standards and Regulations for Cybersecurity248 questions
6Securing the ICS Network292 questions
7Bridging the Air Gap149 questions
8Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)163 questions
What a practice page gives you
1Five to a page
Short enough to finish, long enough to matter.
2Every answer explained
Not only which one is right — why the others are wrong.
3A discussion on each
Ask, answer, and vote. Every question has its own thread.
A question, and the idea behind it
Every question comes from a concept
These are not trivia. Each one is written against a concept in the book, so when you get one wrong there is somewhere to go and find out why.
The visual book
See it once. Carry it into the exam.
The pages shown here come from our AI-900 book — an example of how each concept is written in plain language and, where the idea needs one, drawn as a full page you can take in at a glance.
291concepts
1865free questions
Why a picture, and not another paragraph
Three reasons, and each one is a real finding rather than a slogan.
You can see it againThe whole idea at onceWhere it starts, what happens in the middle, what comes out, and the mistake to avoid.
Multimedia principle · MayerThe look-alikes sit togetherThe pairs the exam tests are drawn side by side, so the difference is seen, not told.
Dual coding · PaivioWhat one page is made of
You are never asked to read a poster here — only to see how one is built. After that, every other page is legible at a glance.
1A numbered strip on top
The idea as a sequence, followed with a finger before a word is read.
2Panels for the parts
What it is, how the machine learns it, when it is the right tool.
3The trap, framed
The distinction the exam tests, given its own box instead of buried in prose.
4One line at the bottom
The sentence to carry into the exam room.
Open book, on purpose
Answer it with the picture beside you
This is the part that teaches. The illustration and the written explanation stay where they are while you work, so a scenario stops being a memory test and becomes something you can simply look at.
It teaches · it does not count
A smartphone uses AI to unlock when the owner looks at the camera. Which AI capability is being used?
AImage classification
BFacial recognition
COptical character recognition
DObject detection
Look at the five steps. Detect finds a face, align straightens it, encode turns it into numbers, search compares it with a stored face, and decide answers one question: is this the same person? Classification would only say “a face”. Detection would only draw a box. Neither decides whose.
Then the page shuts, and it starts counting
The same questions come back with the book closed — that run is the one that counts. After it, your coach picks one thing for tonight, sized to the time you have, and brings pages back before you lose them.
Testing effect · Roediger & Karpicke 2006 · spacing effect · Cepeda et al. 2006
Official resources
Straight from EC-Council
Where the exam is defined, scheduled and scored.
2official links
291concepts mapped
The source
EC-Council’s own pages
We link to them rather than repeat them, so nothing here goes stale behind them.
Checked against the source
Every objective on the official EC-Council outline already has questions here
We build from the official skills outline, not from a summary of it — 45 objectives, 291 concepts written under them, and free questions against every one. When EC-Council changes the outline, this page changes with it.
45objectives on the outline→291concepts written→1865free questions
An official page tells you what will be asked. It cannot tell you what you will get right.
That is the only question worth answering the night before, and no link answers it. You answer it by taking the questions with the book closed, and seeing what comes back.