Prepare independently for the Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP) certification with free scenario-based practice questions on CyberCertPrep. Our GICSP timed readiness assessment is 75 questions in 3 hours with a 71% readiness benchmark. Those figures are ours, not a description of the GIAC exam.
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Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP) Topic Area
Focus your study on this topic area with targeted practice questions. This topic area accounts for 12% of our GICSP practice set.
Field Devices & Control Systems is one of 9 certification topic areas our Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP) practice set is organised around. At 12% of our practice set, this area is important but should be balanced with higher-weighted areas in your study plan.
Our GICSP timed readiness assessment is 75 questions in 3 hours against a 71% readiness benchmark. Those figures and the topic weightings are ours, an independent study structure and not a description of the certification exam. Roughly 9 questions in an assessment come from Field Devices & Control Systems.
Access Control List (ACL)
A list of permissions attached to an object that specifies which users or system processes are granted access to resourc...
Authentication
The process of verifying the identity of a user, device, or system before granting access to resources. Authentication t...
Authorization
The process of determining what resources or actions an authenticated user is permitted to access. While authentication ...
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
A security mechanism that requires two or more independent credentials to verify a user's identity, combining factors fr...
Single Sign-On (SSO)
An authentication scheme that allows a user to log in with a single set of credentials to access multiple applications a...
Zero Trust
A security model that requires strict identity verification for every person and device attempting to access resources, ...
Privilege Escalation
An attack where a user gains elevated access to resources that are normally protected, beyond what their assigned permis...
Least Privilege
The principle of giving users, processes, and systems only the minimum levels of access needed to perform their job func...
These certifications also cover topics related to Field Devices & Control Systems:
Access Controls Concepts, 22% of exam
Access Controls, 15% of exam
Systems Lifecycle Management, 19% of exam
Information Systems Auditing Process, 18% of exam
Selection and Approval of Framework, Security, and Privacy Controls, 14% of exam
Annex A Controls, 25% of exam