{"id":1754,"date":"2025-12-31T12:57:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerontek.com\/zt\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:01:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:01:26","slug":"6-years-of-ics-arabia-a-milestone-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerontek.com\/zt\/2025\/12\/31\/6-years-of-ics-arabia-a-milestone-report\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Years of ICS Arabia \u2014 A Milestone Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Six years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@icsarabiapodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ICS Arabia<\/strong><\/a> was launched with a single goal: to provide high-quality, professional education for the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity community. Today, we celebrate a major milestone in our journey from a specialized technical project to a global educational resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcc8 The Journey in Numbers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past 6 years, ICS Arabia has grown from a foundational library into an industry-leading technical resource. Our 2024-2025 growth trajectory has been nothing short of exponential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Total Episodes:<\/strong> 71<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Total Views:<\/strong> 45,944+<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Total Watch Time:<\/strong> 2,633+ Hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Total Global Impressions:<\/strong> 568,983+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D4D12AQHSefPKUH-NcA\/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232\/B4DZtzZiLNKYAU-\/0\/1767167632654?e=1769040000&amp;v=beta&amp;t=DfVabVfKD-Sj-y5RPRrtW2wCjYsBGuMmpbDECYoctB4\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D4D12AQGp2JmONQgO8g\/article-inline_image-shrink_400_744\/B4DZtzZlbIIYAY-\/0\/1767167646109?e=1769040000&amp;v=beta&amp;t=ZJvZTMsepI7u5CIItx-6U2NMk9_kdUfVAk4BirY94NA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D4D12AQGvBKPgnfjTRA\/article-inline_image-shrink_400_744\/B4DZtzZpvnKQAY-\/0\/1767167663947?e=1769040000&amp;v=beta&amp;t=tvFJPvbJMDsGMq4ZVROfy7ieVmcbL1TbyLkd458k3zI\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D4D12AQFkGI0usqrVFQ\/article-inline_image-shrink_400_744\/B4DZtzZyk8G8AY-\/0\/1767167699948?e=1769040000&amp;v=beta&amp;t=C9M7aSLwmKYA2dwl9cUTHd8gEFVPDSd9EmYhDBHbVhU\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf0d Global Impact &amp; Language Strategy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure that our content reaches both the international expert community and our regional professionals, we maintain a strategic bilingual approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>English Episodes:<\/strong> 51 (72%) \u2014 Engaging the global OT security community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Arabic Episodes:<\/strong> 20 (28%) \u2014 Providing specialized access for the Middle Eastern workforce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D4D12AQGHSnvf8iQQPg\/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232\/B4DZtzZ19YGgAU-\/0\/1767167713690?e=1769040000&amp;v=beta&amp;t=KYMLr-NXZ0fMRa8K-gfyP-YC9xV0guEw1dws0rc6nHE\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Comprehensive Technical Curriculum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our library of 71 episodes is organized into <strong>10 key educational pillars<\/strong>, ensuring that OT professionals have a 360-degree learning path:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f Pillar 1: Foundations &amp; Architecture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My interview with SCADAhacker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OT 101<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What Does OT Really Mean?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IT\/OT Convergence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Iceberg of OT Cybersecurity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conversations on OT Cybersecurity with Anton Shipullin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My interview with Shodan&#8217;s founder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My interview with ICS Village in Kuwait<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\uddea Pillar 2: Lab &amp; Testbed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hands-On ICS\/OT Testbeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Labshock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to build a cybersecurity lab for ICS\/OT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd0e Pillar 3: Risk Assessment &amp; Visibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interview with Sinclair Koelemij<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OT Risk Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OT Security Posture &amp; Attack Path Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OT Project Estimation Made Simple<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PLC Scanning: Safe Practice or Security Risk?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exploring ICSRank: Review and Demo with Mike Holcomb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd13 Pillar 4: Open Source<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Engineering OT Security: ISA Standards &amp; Open Source in Action<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open Source Zero Trust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Pillar 5: Offensive Security (Red Teaming)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>FAT\/SAT for ICS\/OT: Break Early, Build Secure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OT Red Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OT Penetration Testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First-Time SCADA Penetration Testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is PLC Remote Mode Secure? Mike Holcomb Breaks It Down<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SCADA Hacking &amp; Defense deep dive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\ude80 Pillar 6: Engineering &amp; Emerging Tech<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TrueOT Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secure Deployment in OT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI &amp; IIoT in OT Environments: Real-World Challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital Twins in ICS\/OT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI &amp; Cloud in OT Security: A Game-Changer or a Risk?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcdc Pillar 7: Standards &amp; Compliance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Demystifying ISA\/IEC 62443 with Khalid Ansari<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inside ISA\/IEC 62443<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5 ICS Critical Controls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udea8 Pillar 8: Defensive Ops &amp; Incident Response<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OT Incident Response Explained<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OT\/ICS Network Defense w\/ Shaker Hashlan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OT DFIR Uncovered: PLC Forensics, Tools, and Lessons from the Field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disaster Recovery in OT with Saltanat Mashirova<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My interview with Naser Aldossary (ICS Incident Responder)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OT\/ICS Ransomware<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDR and ICS\/OT Security: Best Practices and Real-World Applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2699\ufe0f Pillar 9: Industry Verticals (Sector-Specific)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Securing the Digital Power Grid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rail Cybersecurity &amp; OT SOCs in the Middle East<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Railway Cyberattacks Are Rising<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automotive, Mining, Pharma, and Food Industry Security<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medical Systems &amp; Wearable Medical Devices Security (Hacking Health)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Substation IDS: Multi-Protocol Support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf93 Pillar 10: Professional Development<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OT Cybersecurity Skills: Building Your Expertise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From Academia to Cybersecurity Leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From Physical Security to OT Cybersecurity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cybersecurity Journalism &amp; OT Security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D4D12AQGo4xNWzp8xpA\/article-inline_image-shrink_400_744\/B4DZtzacgBKIAc-\/0\/1767167871732?e=1769040000&amp;v=beta&amp;t=SR_5siMiXlIrK2ivL8s3LE9tr1yYkbDsdFgVetdTu6o\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udd1d The Team Behind the Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The success of ICS Arabia is the result of dedicated production and strategic management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D4D12AQGrTFYqJKF9sQ\/article-inline_image-shrink_1000_1488\/B4DZtzahbaI8AQ-\/0\/1767167892418?e=1769040000&amp;v=beta&amp;t=PhzP2RqRW2QxM9ZT3_df0tpyjN5V5hn4UGnVDOXou8c\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Sulaiman Alhasawi \u2014 Founder &amp; Host<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every episode is filmed and produced on-site at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alhasawi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sulaiman<\/a>&#8216;s home office studio in Kuwait, ensuring a consistent and professional environment for high-level technical discourse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D4D12AQGstbPktYj0TA\/article-inline_image-shrink_1000_1488\/B4DZtzaljkH8AQ-\/0\/1767167908732?e=1769040000&amp;v=beta&amp;t=A4Z8XAt6Twpd1SsnhwpNTL4iDyuRPDc1qxccp35usoY\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bassem Ben Amor \u2014 Strategy &amp; Content Management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bassem-ben-amor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bassem<\/a> is a core pillar of the team. He manages guest recruitment and authors our bilingual articles. His dedication has been a major catalyst for our recent growth. Bassem also manages our presence on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0R0RzZrKybmoW6YJbL9k9f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, ensuring our content is accessible to professionals everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D4D12AQGnwWc5vJvk3g\/article-inline_image-shrink_400_744\/B4DZtzauMdK0AY-\/0\/1767167944229?e=1769040000&amp;v=beta&amp;t=yFln8l7OhFwmxFcmeQLhiFuVDoa2OGua3kBV5F0VcFg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D4D12AQGqRukgURuVRw\/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232\/B4DZtzaxufHQAU-\/0\/1767167958740?e=1769040000&amp;v=beta&amp;t=35k6mEw29o6Zz9-Wm04hWz6LGY9n7HiIUaZX8izbFOo\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f A Community of Industry Professionals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We are proud to have hosted an incredible directory of industry professionals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aaron C. Crow \u2022 Adnan Ahmed \u2022 Ahmed Al Saleh \u2022 Alessio Rosas \u2022 Ali Y Dashti \u2022 Ali Laribi, CISSP, CPP, CISM \u2022 Andre Froneman \u2022 Anton Shipulin \u2022 Ayed Al Qartah \u0639\u0627\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0637\u0647 \u2022 Bassem Ben Amor PMP\u00ae \u2022 Dieter Sarrazyn \u2022 Dr. Fouad Abou Chacra \u2022 Haitham Rashwan, PhD \u2022 Dr. Jesus Molina \u2022 Sridhar Adepu PhD \u2022 Eduard Kovacs \u2022 Faisal Albuloushi \u2022 Fawaz Adi \u2022 Fred Gordy \u2022 Hussain AlSayegh, CPAS, ITIL, CBET, CHTM \u2022 Jan Hoff \u2022 Joel Langill \u2022 John Matherly \u2022 Khalid Aljamed \u2022 Khalid Ansari \u2022 Leen AlHalabi \u2022 Marco (Marc) Ayala \u2022 Michael Hoffman \u2022 Mike Holcomb \u2022 Mohammed Al Dabbous \u2022 Naser Aldossary \u2022 Nebras ALQURASHI \u2022 Omar Sherin \u2022 Philip Griffiths \u2022 Rakesh Kumar \u2022 Raphael Arakelian \u2022 Saltanat Mashirova \u2022 Scott Reynolds \u2022 Shaker Hashlan \u2022 Sinclair Koelemij \u2022 Steve Mustard \u2022 SZ Lin (\u6797\u4e0a\u667a) \u2022 Tobias Halmans \u2022 Vivek Ponnada \u2022 Zakhar Bernhardt \u2022 \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 Abdulrahman Al Safh \u2022 Nasser Al Alawi \u2022 Samir Mokthar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/v2\/D4D12AQE77eetSl8-zg\/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232\/B4DZtza_dhHQAU-\/0\/1767168014716?e=1769040000&amp;v=beta&amp;t=XPTgsDtd0HuqOiUtwIfnQQx01RLXHK0xCNuRTupLEZk\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As we move into 2026, our mission remains unchanged: to provide the best OT\/ICS security education in the world, straight from Kuwait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our <strong>1,500+ subscribers<\/strong> and the global community for your trust. We are just getting started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six years ago, ICS Arabia was launched with a single goal: to provide high-quality, professional education for the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity community. Today, we celebrate a major milestone in our journey from a specialized technical project to a global educational resource. \ud83d\udcc8 The Journey in Numbers Over the past [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,233,3,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cyber-security","category-ics-arabia","category-ics-security","category-ot-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerontek.com\/zt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerontek.com\/zt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerontek.com\/zt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerontek.com\/zt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerontek.com\/zt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1754"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/zerontek.com\/zt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1758,"href":"https:\/\/zerontek.com\/zt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions\/1758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerontek.com\/zt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerontek.com\/zt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerontek.com\/zt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}