ICS/SCADA › Module 2 › Lesson 2
SCADA Named
SCADA literacy names supervisory acquisition, alarming, trending, and operator displays on YOUR $OT_LAB — defensive OT literacy only; no real-plant attacks, unauthorized OT scans, or exploit cookbooks.
Visual · t38_scada_named
SCADA Named literacy. $OT_LAB only. Original Cyberlium.
Opening
SCADA is the operator window — literacy teaches what it does and how defenders segment it, not how to hijack live HMIs.
SCADA aggregates field data, drives alarms, and presents operator screens. Cyberlium names acquisition, alarming, trending, and display roles on fictional LAB-OT-001 — defensive monitoring and conduit control only. 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: PLC HMI Named.
1. What SCADA Named covers (named)
SCADA functions: data acquisition, alarm management, trending/historians, setpoints via change control. Do not confuse SCADA with generic IT apps. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Write SCADA role row for fictional supervisory server. Acquisition, alarming, display — LAB labels only. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Command guide
Try these commands — What SCADA Named covers (named)
═══ TOOLS & WEBSITES ═══ Browse / read these (authorized learning only — stay in YOUR lab / program scope)
CISA SCADA — https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems NIST SP 800-82 — https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-82/rev-3/final
═══ INSTALL ═══
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):
Command — copy this
sudo apt install python3
macOS:
Command — copy this
brew install python3
Windows: Download https://python.org/downloads/
═══ LINUX / macOS ═══
Command — copy this
export OT_LAB=${OT_LAB:-$HOME/cyberlium-lab/t38-ot}
cat > "$OT_LAB/notes/scada-named.txt" <<'EOF'
SCADA literacy — NAMED:
Acquisition: field data from RTUs/PLCs
Alarming: operator notifications
Trending: historian/logging
Display: HMI operator screens
Defense: monitor conduits; MFA on remote access — NOT live HMI takeover tutorials
EOFCommand — copy this
grep -E 'Acquisition|Alarming|NOT live' "$OT_LAB/notes/scada-named.txt"
python3 -c "print('SCADA literacy: defender roles only on fictional LAB-OT-001')"Primary tools to practice this lesson: grep, python3. Reference sites: CISA SCADA (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 SCADA Named matters for defenders
SCADA availability affects operations visibility. Monitor conduits and remote access into SCADA zones. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Students document SCADA role cards on lab notes. Production follows vendor and operations docs. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
3. $OT_LAB boundary
Forbidden: overriding live SCADA tags without authorization. Allowed: SCADA literacy card on fictional plant. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Ship: SCADA role card. Next: PLC HMI Named.
4. What you ship: scada named card for $OT_LAB
SCADA literacy names supervisory acquisition, alarming, trending, and operator displays. $OT_LAB named. NEVER real-plant attack steps. chmod 600.
5. What you record before the next lesson
Date (UTC). SCADA Named card. $OT_LAB named. File t38-m02-l02-scada-named.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
Practice tag writes on employer live historian.
Right
Write scada named card for YOUR $OT_LAB. Next: PLC HMI Named.
Mission: document SCADA Named 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: SCADA Named 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: SCADA Named literacy on Cyberlium uses:
Multiple choice