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#+title: ot-ics-security-ramp
#+filetags: :project: :knowledge:

Educational self-study project — no code. Tracks Aner's structured OT/ICS cybersecurity ramp-up ahead of starting at an Index Ventures-backed OT/ICS/critical-infrastructure security startup (~2026-10-28), which scans and secures utility-company networks. Migrated 2026-10-06 from [[just-talking]] (previously just-talking/cyber-terminology-ramp) since it outgrew "general life/career chat" scope.

** Architecture
Self-study/knowledge project, not a codebase. See CLAUDE.md for the startup context and focus-area priority order.

** Conventions
- Hybrid learning approach: conceptually-rich blank domains (OT/ICS fundamentals, IR/forensics, frameworks/compliance, defensive stack) get a conversational deep-dive, one section at a time, discuss before moving on; pure vocabulary/naming gaps (vendor landscape, acronym expansion) get a quick reference pass
- Auto-update [[ot-ics-security-ramp/glossary]] and [[ot-ics-security-ramp/reading-list]] with every new term/resource covered, without asking first — just do it
- Priority order: OT/ICS protocols/fundamentals first (utility-company focus), ahead of generic defensive-stack coverage

** Gotchas
- Trigger for this whole effort: interview process surfaced that Aner didn't know "RAT" or "C2" despite solid underlying concept knowledge (8200 SDR, Gita WiFi/Bluetooth security research) — a terminology/lingo gap, not a concept gap

** Key Files
- CLAUDE.md — project scope, startup context, and focus-area priority order

** Subnodes
- [[ot-ics-security-ramp/curriculum]] — self-assessment, methodology, deep-dive progress, status
- [[ot-ics-security-ramp/glossary]] — quiz-ready term glossary
- [[ot-ics-security-ramp/reading-list]] — curated standalone resources
- [[ot-ics-security-ramp/todos]] — standing project TODOs
- [[ot-ics-security-ramp/protocol-comparison]] — side-by-side ICS/OT protocol comparison tables
- [[ot-ics-security-ramp/network-simulator-blueprint]] — research/decision notes for the network-simulator project (MiniCPS chosen)

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[[id:3e1fc0f3-6bc2-43ab-95bf-b32118f37e9e][ot-ics-security-ramp/glossary]]

[[id:b9c33bd7-da59-412e-9d25-04e47920d9b6][ot-ics-security-ramp/reading-list]]

[[id:3a365596-7744-43a1-9a2b-53d0dcc087cd][ot-ics-security-ramp/todos]]

[[id:3650801d-27a1-4119-9768-4a4dfb74606b][ot-ics-security-ramp/network-simulator-blueprint]]

[[id:d588e9b0-8ad8-4a26-a1ed-62f50957e4a4][ot-ics-security-ramp/protocol-comparison]]