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Cybersecurity in industry

  • Starts February
  • English
  • 30 ECTS
  • 5 months
Eindhoven
Step into the future of Industry 4.0 and 5.0 with the Minor in Industrial Cybersecurity! Are you fascinated by both cybersecurity and industrial technology? This minor offers you the chance to explore the fast-growing field where IT, OT, and automation come together. As factories, smart systems, and critical infrastructures become more digital and connected, protecting them against cyber threats is more important than ever.

About this minor

By joining this minor, you’ll gain hands-on knowledge and skills that prepare you for one of today’s most in-demand career paths: securing the digital industries of tomorrow.

If you’re curious about both cyber and industry — this is your chance to make an impact!

Why the minor Cybersecurity in Industry?

  • Defend industrial networks, IoT devices, and automation systems from real-world attacks.
  • Design resilient systems that can withstand cyber incidents.
  • Apply security to domains such as smart manufacturing, critical infrastructure, robotics, and supply chains.
 

More about the minor

The interdisciplinary field of Industrial Cybersecurity spans multiple key technologies and domains such as:

  • Network Security & Segmentation: Protecting industrial networks (IT/OT convergence, SCADA, PLCs).
  • IoT & Edge Security: Securing sensors, actuators, embedded devices and industrial data in industrial environments.
  • Resilience & Safety: Designing robust systems that remain operational under cyber-attack scenarios.

Application domains include:

  • Smart Manufacturing Security: Protecting production lines and predictive maintenance systems.
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection: Safeguarding energy, water, and transportation systems.
  • Secure Industrial Automation: Hardening PLCs, robotics, and vision systems.
  • Data-Driven Security: AI-driven anomaly detection and process monitoring.
  • Supply Chain Security: Ensuring trustworthy components and secure data exchange.

 
 

 

 

Programme

The primary focus of the minor is real-life projects in collaboration with companies and research groups. To support students in these projects, various workshops, expertise, exercises, and coaching will be provided. Expertise will be provided by the ICT department, Engineering department and partner companies based on demand. 
  1. 1. Dedicated workshops to speed up the learning on Network, Basic IT Security, Data Security, Industrial Automation and OT Fundamentals.

2. Dedicated Advanced workshops on IoT, Infrastructure, ICS/OT Cybersecurity, OT network protocols, relevant standards

3. Workshops/ expert sessions on demand in the range of the above topics and broader in the field covered by the minor. Some of the workshops could be organized in cooperation with, for instance, the Cybersecurity ICT program, Smart Industry ICT program, Industrial Automation at Fontys Engineering.

 

 

For who?

This program is designed for students who are curious about both technology and industry.
If you’re interested in how cybersecurity protects factories, smart systems, and critical infrastructures, and you want to combine IT with real-world industrial applications, this course is for you!

 

 

How to apply for this minor

Sign up for a minor starting in September from February 1 until July 1 at the latest.

Sign up for a minor starting in February from July 1 until December 15 at the latest.

Please note

  • Not every minor starts in February and in September. You can find the start dates at the top of the minor's page.
  • To take part in the minor, you must have obtained your propaedeutic diploma or have permission from the examination board of your programme.

 
 

Register here for one of our activities. This way you can be sure whether this is the minor for you! We hope to see you soon!

Practical information

This programme is taught in English.

A minor regulation informs you about what you will learn, how the assessment is structured, and when you have completed the minor. As a student, you can derive rights from the minor regulation.

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