GRC › Module 10 › Lesson 2
Lab Path
GRC literacy path on `$GRC_LAB` — lab setup to mentor handoff with ethics gates at every station.
Visual · t37_lab_path
Lab path = visual GRC chain on YOUR $GRC_LAB. Original Cyberlium.
Opening
Draw the path from lab setup to mentor handoff — with stop signs at every stranger-org audit shortcut and forged artifact lane.
Document literacy path: `$GRC_LAB` setup → GRC mindset → risk fundamentals → risk treatment → ISO/NIST → privacy/PCI → controls mapping → audit process → gap/evidence → reporting → capstone. Ethics gates: stranger org audits, forged audit artifacts, fake certifications, lab-as-live-employer fraud, hidden gaps — refused paths labeled red. UTC milestones and artifact IDs per station. Mermaid or sketch chmod 600. Honest N/A if brief skipped live template work — labeled LAB. Defender breakpoint: where fictional org scope discipline prevented out-of-scope audit or fraud action.
1. Path stations
Setup, mindset, risk, treatment, frameworks, privacy/PCI, mapping, audit, gap/evidence, reporting, handoff — minimum stations.
Each station links evidence index row and module lesson ID.
Command guide
Try these commands — Path stations
═══ LINUX / macOS (Terminal Practice) ═══
Check system state and user context
Command — copy this
id whoami uname -a
Inspect network sockets listening for connections
Command — copy this
ss -tuln 2>/dev/null || netstat -tuln
Audit active processes
Command — copy this
ps aux | grep -v "\[" | head -15
═══ WINDOWS (POWERSHELL) ═══ Query user identity and system information
Command — copy this
whoami /all Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object CsName, OsName, OsVersion
Primary tools to practice this lesson: curl, grep. Reference sites: NIST CSF (https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework); GDPR overview (https://gdpr.eu/); PCI DSS (https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/); CIS Controls (https://www.cisecurity.org/controls). Run every command in the box — install first, then the usage lines — only on YOUR lab / program scope.
2. Ethics overlay
Red stops: stranger org audits, forged artifacts, fake certs, hidden gaps, unauthorized employer submission.
Fictional org branch always green start — `$GRC_LAB` on separate labeled template.
3. Integrity breakpoint
Mark where scope check prevented out-of-org audit or forged evidence creation.
One paragraph uplift from YOUR `$GRC_LAB` path.
4. What you ship: lab path diagram
GRC chain with ethics gates + UTC milestones — chmod 600.
5. What you record before the next lesson
Lab path diagram path.
6. Wrong vs right: fraudulent certs vs YOUR lab templates
Worked failure — same MSF word, opposite target. Right never needs a café Wi-Fi or classmate laptop.
Wrong
Lab path includes stranger org audit shortcut lane.
Right
Lab path documented for $GRC_LAB. Next: Evidence Pack.
Mission: lab path diagram
1) Map minimum stations. 2) Add ethics gates. 3) UTC milestones per station. 4) Link evidence index IDs.
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Knowledge Check
APPLY: Lab path documents:
Multiple choice
Knowledge Check
APPLY: True or False: Stranger org audit shortcut OK on path.
True or False
Knowledge Check
APPLY: Path ends at:
Multiple choice