Practical Labs
hands-on labs are essential for gaining practical experience in cybersecurity
Practical Labs
- TryHackMe: An interactive, gamified platform that helps you learn cybersecurity through hands-on tasks and challenges
- Hack The Box: Offers a range of penetration testing challenges in a realistic environment to enhance your hacking skills
- Immersive Labs: Provides on-demand labs covering various cybersecurity topics to help you develop practical skills
- RangeForce: A cyber range platform that offers interactive training modules covering incident response, malware analysis, and other cybersecurity topics. Perfect for building technical skills with real-time feedback
- Blue Team Labs Online: A platform focused on blue team (defensive security) labs where you can practice threat detection, incident response, and forensic analysis. Ideal for those looking to develop skills for defensive roles
- PicoCTF: A free, game-based platform for learning cybersecurity through capture-the-flag (CTF) challenges. It’s suitable for beginners and provides valuable practice in problem-solving, binary exploitation, and web vulnerabilities
- PentesterLab: Focuses on web application security with practical exercises and hands-on experiences
- PortSwigger Web Security Academy: A free platform offering in-depth labs for learning web security and penetration testing techniques like XSS, SQL injection, and CSRF using the Burp Suite tool
- Blue Team Labs Online: A platform focused on blue team (defensive security) labs where you can practice threat detection, incident response, and forensic analysis. Ideal for those looking to develop skills for defensive roles
- Practical Ethical Hacking Labs (TCM Security Academy): TCM Security offers a range of labs designed to teach you the fundamentals of ethical hacking and penetration testing. Their labs focus on real-world hacking scenarios and methodologies
- LetsDefend: LetsDefend provides hands-on blue team training and allows you to act as a Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst. You’ll analyze incidents, investigate threats, and practice with real-time simulations
- AttackIQ Academy: A free platform that offers labs and courses to learn how to implement threat-informed defense strategies using adversary emulation and security testing techniques. Great for those transitioning into threat hunting and adversary simulation
- OverTheWire: A collection of wargames that teach you security concepts in an engaging way
- UnderTheWire: Another set of wargames focused on security and hacking skills, suitable for various skill levels
- Pwn College: A platform for learning about binary exploitation and web security through hands-on practice
- Open Security Training: A site offering various training paths for cybersecurity topics, including free online courses
- Smash The Stack: A platform offering a variety of labs and exercises to practice hacking and security skills
- SecurityBlueTeam: A comprehensive platform offering hands-on labs, courses, and certifications focused on blue team and defensive cybersecurity skills. SecurityBlueTeam is designed to help professionals learn how to detect, prevent, and respond to cyber threats effectively
- Cyber Defenders: This platform provides hands-on, practical cybersecurity labs that emphasize blue team skills like log analysis, network forensics, and memory forensics
- Pwned Labs: A platform offering a variety of labs and exercises to practice hacking and security skills