Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Explain foundational principles of System Security Engineering (SSE)
- Identify and capture system security needs and requirements
- Apply structured methodologies to design secure and resilient systems
- Integrate security considerations throughout the system lifecycle
- Conduct security risk assessments and manage adversarial threats
- Align system security practices with NIST SP 800-160 and ISO/IEC 27001
- Strengthen collaboration between systems engineering, safety, and cybersecurity functions
Principles and Practices of System Security Engineering
- Mission-driven, need-based, and loss-focused approaches
- Evidence-based assurance and system resilience concepts
Systems Thinking and Risk Management
- Identification and mitigation of vulnerabilities
- Adversity (threat) modeling and risk analysis
- Integration of security with systems safety
Design Methods and Analytical Tools
- Security Design Order of Precedence (SecDOP)
- Systems Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) for hazard and loss modeling
- Role of system control theory in resilient design
Security Across the Lifecycle
- Concept through decommissioning
- Design-for-security and secure-by-design principles
- Lifecycle assurance and configuration management
Architectural and Organizational Integration
- Secure-by-Design and Zero Trust frameworks
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration between systems, safety, and cybersecurity
Standards and Best Practices Alignment
- NIST SP 800-160 and ISO/IEC 27001
- Relationship to INCOSE System Security Engineering and related frameworks
This program is designed for systems engineers, architects, cybersecurity professionals, and risk managers responsible for complex or safety-critical systems. It is particularly valuable for professionals in aerospace, defense, energy, transportation, semiconductors, and heavy industry seeking to strengthen their organization’s capacity to engineer secure, trusted, and resilient systems.
The course is delivered onsite or online, combining live lectures, interactive discussions, and practical exercises to foster a pragmatic learning environment. Real-world case studies and scenarios are used to enhance participants’ understanding of system security engineering challenges and solutions.
Q1. What makes this program different from cybersecurity training?
It focuses on engineering security into systems—addressing design and architecture, not just IT controls. Participants learn how to make systems inherently resilient against threats and failures.
Q2. Who typically participates in this program?
Enterprise teams and individual professionals from engineering, security, and systems disciplines who want to apply secure-by-design principles to real-world systems.
Q3. What prior knowledge is expected?
Participants should have experience in systems engineering, architecture, or a related technical field. Familiarity with risk or safety frameworks is helpful but not required.
Q4. Which standards and frameworks are used?
The program references NIST SP 800-160, ISO/IEC 27001, and INCOSE System Security Engineering guidance to align with global best practices.
Q5. How is the course delivered?
Available onsite or live online, this three-day format supports customized learning for organizations or cohorts, with options to integrate into broader professional-development certificates.
