ICS/SCADA › Module 2 › Lesson 4
Lab — Fundamentals
Merge ICS overview, SCADA, and PLC/HMI literacy sections on YOUR $OT_LAB — defensive OT literacy only; no real-plant attacks, unauthorized OT scans, or exploit cookbooks.
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Fundamentals Lab literacy. $OT_LAB only. Original Cyberlium.
Opening
ICS fundamentals pack merges layers, SCADA, and PLC/HMI — paperwork before OT vs IT module.
Lessons 2-1–2-3 named ICS layers, SCADA roles, and PLC/HMI boundaries. Merge three sections into one OT lab artifact with M1 ethics cross-reference. 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: Quiz — ICS Fundamentals.
1. What Fundamentals Lab covers (named)
Create t38-m02-l04-fundamentals-lab.txt merging ICS, SCADA, PLC/HMI sections. Link components to M1 plant inventory. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Optional: Purdue diagram ASCII stub in pack. Still no live OT enumeration. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Command guide
Try these commands — What Fundamentals Lab covers (named)
═══ TOOLS & WEBSITES ═══ Browse / read these (authorized learning only — stay in YOUR lab / program scope)
CISA ICS — https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems NIST SP 800-82 — https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-82/rev-3/final
═══ INSTALL ═══
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):
Command — copy this
sudo apt install python3
macOS:
Command — copy this
brew install python3
Windows: Download https://python.org/downloads/
═══ LINUX / macOS ═══
Command — copy this
export OT_LAB=${OT_LAB:-$HOME/cyberlium-lab/t38-ot}
cat > "$OT_LAB/notes/fundamentals-lab-summary.md" <<'EOF'
# ICS Fundamentals Lab Summary — YOUR lab
- ics-overview-named.txt: Purdue layer literacy
- scada-named.txt: SCADA role literacy
- plc-hmi-named.txt: PLC/HMI boundaries
## Refusals
- No live OT scans; no PLC exploit steps; fictional LAB-OT-001 only
EOFCommand — copy this
grep -E 'Fundamentals|Refusals|LAB-OT-001' "$OT_LAB/notes/fundamentals-lab-summary.md" grep -E 'L0|SCADA|PLC' "$OT_LAB/notes/ics-overview-named.txt" "$OT_LAB/notes/scada-named.txt" "$OT_LAB/notes/plc-hmi-named.txt"
Primary tools to practice this lesson: grep, python3. 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). Run every command in the box — install first, then the usage lines — only on YOUR lab / program scope.
2. Why Fundamentals Lab matters for defenders
Grep for real IPs, live tag exports, exploit references — redact. Pack stays documentary literacy on fictional plant. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Update pack if fictional system names change. Keep labels consistent. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
3. $OT_LAB boundary
chmod 600 — quiz next, then OT IT Diff. Fundamentals feed M3 OT vs IT lessons. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Ship: ICS fundamentals pack. Next: Quiz — ICS Fundamentals.
4. What you ship: fundamentals lab card for $OT_LAB
Merge ICS overview, SCADA, and PLC/HMI literacy sections. $OT_LAB named. NEVER real-plant attack steps. chmod 600.
5. What you record before the next lesson
Date (UTC). Fundamentals Lab card. $OT_LAB named. File t38-m02-l04-fundamentals-lab.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
Include employer OT asset CSV in pack.
Right
Write fundamentals lab card for YOUR $OT_LAB. Next: Quiz — ICS Fundamentals.
Mission: document Fundamentals Lab 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: Fundamentals Lab 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: Fundamentals Lab literacy on Cyberlium uses:
Multiple choice