ICS/SCADA › Module 5 › Lesson 4
Lab — Threats
Merge vectors, Stuxnet history/defense, and defense lessons sections on YOUR $OT_LAB — defensive OT literacy only; no real-plant attacks, unauthorized OT scans, or exploit cookbooks.
Visual · t38_threats_lab
Threats Lab literacy. $OT_LAB only. Original Cyberlium.
Opening
Threats pack merges vectors, Stuxnet lessons, and defense checklist — history+defense only before segmentation module.
Lessons 5-1–5-3 named vectors, Stuxnet history/defense, and consolidated defense lessons. Merge into one OT lab artifact with explicit refusal of exploit replication. 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 — Threats Named.
1. What Threats Lab covers (named)
Create t38-m05-l04-threats-lab.txt merging M5 sections. Include NEVER: no Stuxnet replication, no Modbus plant attacks. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Optional: curl CISA ICS advisories index for literacy references. No live target scanning. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Command guide
Try these commands — What Threats Lab covers (named)
═══ TOOLS & WEBSITES ═══ Browse / read these (authorized learning only — stay in YOUR lab / program scope)
CISA ICS — https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems MITRE ATT&CK for ICS — https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/ics/
═══ INSTALL ═══
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):
Command — copy this
sudo apt install curl
macOS: Built-in
Windows: Built-in (PowerShell: Invoke-WebRequest)
═══ LINUX / macOS ═══
Command — copy this
export OT_LAB=${OT_LAB:-$HOME/cyberlium-lab/t38-ot}
cat > "$OT_LAB/notes/threats-lab-summary.md" <<'EOF'
# Threats Lab Summary
- vectors-named.csv + stuxnet-named.txt + defense-lessons.md
## Refusals
- History+defense only; no Stuxnet replication; no plant attack cookbooks
EOFCommand — copy this
grep -E 'Threats|Refusals|Stuxnet' "$OT_LAB/notes/threats-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); MITRE ATT&CK for ICS (https://attack.mitre.org/matrices/ics/). Run every command in the box — install first, then the usage lines — only on YOUR lab / program scope.
2. Why Threats Lab matters for defenders
Grep for exploit steps, weaponization, live PLC targets — redact. History+defense framing only. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Cross-reference M4 protocol risks and M6 zone placeholders. Thread continuity across modules. 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 Zones Conduits. Threat literacy feeds segmentation in M6. On $OT_LAB, document literacy rows on fictional LAB-OT-001 — never live plant IPs, credentials, or exploit steps.
Ship: threats literacy pack. Next: Quiz — Threats Named.
4. What you ship: threats lab card for $OT_LAB
Merge vectors, Stuxnet history/defense, and defense lessons sections. $OT_LAB named. NEVER real-plant attack steps. chmod 600.
5. What you record before the next lesson
Date (UTC). Threats Lab card. $OT_LAB named. File t38-m05-l04-threats-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 Stuxnet replication appendix in pack.
Right
Write threats lab card for YOUR $OT_LAB. Next: Quiz — Threats Named.
Mission: document Threats 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: Threats 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: Threats Lab literacy on Cyberlium uses:
Multiple choice