ICS/SCADA › Module 3 › Lesson 4
Lab — OT vs IT
Pack OT vs IT, safety-first, and availability bias literacy sections on YOUR $OT_LAB — defensive OT literacy only; no real-plant attacks, unauthorized OT scans, or exploit cookbooks.
Visual · t38_ot_it_lab
OT IT Lab literacy. $OT_LAB only. Original Cyberlium.
Opening
OT vs IT pack merges priority comparison, safety boundaries, and availability tradeoffs — paperwork before protocols module.
Lessons 3-1–3-3 named OT/IT differences, safety-first boundaries, and availability bias. Merge into one OT lab artifact with M1 ethics and M2 ICS cross-references. 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 — OT vs IT.
1. What OT IT Lab covers (named)
Create t38-m03-l04-ot-it-lab.txt merging three M3 sections. Link to M2 Purdue layers where priorities differ by level. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Include one joint governance sentence — IT Sec + OT Operations. Fictional LAB-OT-001 only. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Command guide
Try these commands — What OT IT Lab covers (named)
═══ TOOLS & WEBSITES ═══ Browse / read these (authorized learning only — stay in YOUR lab / program scope)
CISA ICS — https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems NIST SP 800-82 — https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-82/rev-3/final
═══ INSTALL ═══
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):
Command — copy this
sudo apt install curl
macOS: Built-in
Windows: Built-in (PowerShell: Invoke-WebRequest)
═══ LINUX / macOS ═══
Command — copy this
export OT_LAB=${OT_LAB:-$HOME/cyberlium-lab/t38-ot}
cat > "$OT_LAB/notes/ot-it-lab-summary.md" <<'EOF'
# OT vs IT Lab Summary
- ot-it-diff.txt + safety-first.txt + availability-bias.txt merged
- Cross-ref M1 ethics: no live plant attacks
## Integrity
- Fictional LAB-OT-001 only — not employer OT policy imports
EOFCommand — copy this
grep -E 'OT vs IT|Integrity|LAB-OT-001' "$OT_LAB/notes/ot-it-lab-summary.md" curl -sS https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems | head -3
Primary tools to practice this lesson: grep, curl. 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 OT IT Lab matters for defenders
Grep for real plant downtime figures, employer policy PDFs without scope — redact. Pack stays literacy on fictional plant. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Cross-reference M1 ethics card in header. Keep NEVER list visible. 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 Modbus Named. OT vs IT literacy feeds protocol lessons in M4. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Ship: OT vs IT pack. Next: Quiz — OT vs IT.
4. What you ship: ot it lab card for $OT_LAB
Pack OT vs IT, safety-first, and availability bias literacy sections. $OT_LAB named. NEVER real-plant attack steps. chmod 600.
5. What you record before the next lesson
Date (UTC). OT IT Lab card. $OT_LAB named. File t38-m03-l04-ot-it-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
Copy employer OT/IT policy handbook without fictional label.
Right
Write ot it lab card for YOUR $OT_LAB. Next: Quiz — OT vs IT.
Mission: document OT IT 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: OT IT 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: OT IT Lab literacy on Cyberlium uses:
Multiple choice