Resources · look up & take away

OT resources.

Reference tools, reusable worksheets, and an annotated reading shelf. For a guided scenario or something to experiment with, start in Examples; for the reasoning behind it, browse Writing.

Reference tools

Explore published source material while keeping its version, provenance, and limits visible.

Versioned reference library

ICS Technique Explorer

Explore MITRE ATT&CK® for ICS across Embedded, Windows, Linux and Network Devices. Inspect controller-level asset relationships, compare releases, and download attributed workbooks. Learn why a missing technique in a platform view is not an applicability decision.

MITRE content retains its own license, not CC BY. Independent reference, not a site assessment or MITRE endorsement.

Worksheets & teaching diagram

One resource, with its available formats together. These original materials are reusable; no account or lab connection is required.

Observation · v1.0

OT observation worksheet

Follow one value, identify who owns each action, and separate observations from assumptions. The browser version can be filled in and printed, but does not submit or automatically save entries.

Evidence · CSV · v1.0

Evidence and uncertainty register

A spreadsheet starter with fictional examples: expected result, observation, scope, evidence, and what a result does not establish.

Download the evidence register
Decision support · v1.1

OT cybersecurity investment worksheet

Enter assumptions and calculate expected loss, ROI, and payback. Save an editable HTML copy or print/save as PDF. Runs in your browser; entries are not sent anywhere or saved automatically. The optional Markdown version contains prompts, not automatic calculations.

Need a starting scenario? Follow the worked example.

Diagram · SVG · v1.0

Follow the value. Then ask who can act.

Logical process, controller, HMI, and historian roles. This is a conceptual teaching diagram with fictional roles—not a deployed network or safety architecture.

A process exchanges measurements and output requests with a controller, which provides values to an HMI and historian; an operator sends commands through the HMI.Download the SVG diagram

Example activity sheets

Download a guided activity here; use its paired example to work through the questions.

The original worksheets, activity sheets, evidence register, and teaching diagram are licensed under CC BY 4.0: credit Dan Fisher / danfisher.dev and note your changes. This does not relicense MITRE content, external publications, or all site material. Educational examples are not site-specific operating or safety procedures.

Annotated reading shelf

External publications and documentation. Follow the publisher’s source and terms.

NIST SP 800-82 Rev. 3

A substantial grounding in OT security, system characteristics, architectures, and safeguards.

MITRE ATT&CK for ICS

A shared vocabulary for adversary behavior in industrial environments. Use it after understanding the process and its consequences.

Wireshark documentation

Learn how to inspect a deliberately prepared training capture and understand protocol conversations.