ICS/SCADA › Module 10 › Lesson 2
Lab Path
Lab path literacy names module order and dependencies from OT mindset through incident reporting on YOUR $OT_LAB — defensive OT literacy only; no real-plant attacks, unauthorized OT scans, or exploit cookbooks.
Visual · t38_lab_path
Lab Path literacy. $OT_LAB only. Original Cyberlium.
Opening
Lab path shows how modules chain — mindset to fundamentals to defense-in-depth to capstone on YOUR OT lab.
Lab path traces M1 ethics → M2 ICS → M3 OT/IT → M4 protocols → M5 threats → M6 segmentation → M7 monitoring → M8 hardening → M9 incident → M10 capstone. Document path notes with curl CISA ICS doc references for literacy — not skipping ethics gates. Cyberlium Topic 38 practices on $OT_LAB — YOUR fictional OT templates, zone diagrams, and labeled checklists under $HOME/cyberlium-lab/t38-ot/ no real-plant attacks, unauthorized OT scans, or exploit cookbooks. Next: Evidence Pack.
1. What Lab Path covers (named)
Path literacy: each module feeds the next — zones need protocol risk context; monitoring needs asset inventory. Dependencies documented in lab-path note. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Write lab path summary — module order, key artifact per module, next action. OT lab only. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Command guide
Try these commands — What Lab Path covers (named)
═══ TOOLS & WEBSITES ═══ Browse / read these (authorized learning only — stay in YOUR lab / program scope)
CISA ICS — https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems NIST SP 800-82 — https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-82/rev-3/final CISA recommended practices — https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
═══ INSTALL ═══
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):
Command — copy this
sudo apt install curl
macOS: Built-in
Windows: Built-in (PowerShell: Invoke-WebRequest)
═══ LINUX / macOS ═══
Command — copy this
export OT_LAB=${OT_LAB:-$HOME/cyberlium-lab/t38-ot}
echo '=== Capstone path: mindset → ICS → OT/IT → protocols → threats → segmentation → monitoring → hardening → incident ==='
grep -E 'Modbus|Stuxnet|zone-map' "$OT_LAB/notes/modbus-named.txt" "$OT_LAB/notes/stuxnet-named.txt" "$OT_ZONES/zone-map-stub.txt"
curl -sS https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems | head -3
curl -sS https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices | head -3Primary tools to practice this lesson: curl, grep. Reference sites: CISA ICS (https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems); NIST SP 800-82 (https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-82/rev-3/final); CISA recommended practices (https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices). Run every command in the box — install first, then the usage lines — only on YOUR lab / program scope.
2. Why Lab Path matters for defenders
Skipping M1 ethics invalidates later packs. Path note helps mentors review quickly. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Students draft path summary on lab notes. Use as portfolio table of contents. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
3. $OT_LAB boundary
Forbidden: capstone without M1 NEVER list. Allowed: lab path summary on OT lab. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Ship: lab path summary. Next: Evidence Pack.
4. What you ship: lab path card for $OT_LAB
Lab path literacy names module order and dependencies from OT mindset through incident reporting. $OT_LAB named. NEVER real-plant attack steps. chmod 600.
5. What you record before the next lesson
Date (UTC). Lab Path card. $OT_LAB named. File t38-m10-l02-lab-path.txt chmod 600.
6. Wrong vs right: plant attacks vs YOUR OT lab sims
Worked failure — same MSF word, opposite target. Right never needs a café Wi-Fi or classmate laptop.
Wrong
Jump to capstone lab skipping segmentation and monitoring packs.
Right
Write lab path card for YOUR $OT_LAB. Next: Evidence Pack.
Mission: document Lab Path on YOUR OT lab
1) Name literacy rows on $OT_LAB. 2) Write NEVER list (no real-plant attacks, unauthorized OT scans, or exploit cookbooks). 3) chmod 600. Never scan or exploit real industrial networks.
Stuck? Ask Cyberlium AI Mentor
Ask Mentor: literacy on $OT_LAB — not attack recipes against live plants.
Knowledge Check
APPLY: Lab Path on Cyberlium means:
Multiple choice
Knowledge Check
APPLY: True or False: Topic 38 includes ICS attack cookbooks against real plants.
True or False
Knowledge Check
APPLY: Lab Path literacy on Cyberlium uses:
Multiple choice