Lesson 1: Why CIP exists · 10 min
Before you begin · One laptop, one substation · Our CIP scope and your access
Three pieces that work together
Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 2 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.
What would you do?A vendor technician arrives to update relay settings and wants to plug in their own laptop. They say they do this for every utility and their laptop is cleanStop them until the laptop has gone through the transient cyber asset processLet them plug in, they are a trusted vendorLet them connect and scan it afterwards
Live deckQuiz · 4 slidesContent · 1 slideWord cloud · 1 slideScale · 1 slide
Feedback surveyHow much do you agree with each statement? I can:How often do you access in-scope control systems or sites?What do you most want to get from this course?Overall, how would you rate this course?
5 lessons, about 40 minutes
What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.
Lesson 2: Access control · 9 min
Physical security perimeters · Electronic access · Check your understanding
Lesson 3: Media, devices and information · 9 min
Removable media and transient cyber assets · Allowed or not? · Practise
Lesson 4: Incidents and reporting · 6 min
Signs of an incident · Practise
Lesson 5: Final assessment · 6 min
Final assessment · Course complete
Often taught together
Courses teams often run alongside this one.
Security Awareness Training
Security awareness essentials (opens in a new tab)
Security Awareness Training
Phishing & social engineering (opens in a new tab)
Security Awareness Training
PCI DSS awareness for card-handling staff (opens in a new tab)
Also listed in
Security Awareness Training US federal AhaSlides Industrial, energy & manufacturing Energy & utilities Regulated & licensed firms Operations Security teams IT teams
Common questions
Yes. The course, the live deck and all three surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
At onboarding or as continuing professional development, with a yearly refresher (best practice).
Staff, contractors and vendors with authorised electronic or unescorted physical access to BES Cyber Systems: control room operators, substation technicians, OT engineers, IT and security staff; run by CIP compliance or training leads.
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
- Link to your live session deck
- Name your CIP compliance contact
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