Practice labs
Reading is not enough to learn security. Each course has labs where you investigate evidence, run commands and answer questions, all inside a safe simulation. There are 82 of them.
Two kinds of lab
Evidence labs
You are given material such as a log extract, a scope document or a risk register, and you answer questions about it. These train judgement and attention to detail.
Console labs
You type commands into a simulated terminal and read what comes back. These train the habit of asking a system the right question.
How a lab works
Read the scenario
Every lab starts with a short story and a goal, such as checking whether a target is inside the agreed scope.
Work through the tasks
Each task has points. Type your answer and the portal tells you straight away whether it is correct.
Use hints if you need them
A hint costs 25% of that task’s points, so try first.
Finish and review
When every task is solved the lab is complete and the full solution is shown, so you can compare your reasoning with the expert one.
Safe by design
Learning security means practising techniques that would be harmful on a real system. That is why every lab is a simulation.
- Nothing you type leaves the portal.
- No lab connects to a real computer, network, website or account.
- Offensive ideas are always taught next to how defenders spot and stop them.
- The lab scenarios use made-up organisations, people and addresses.
What the labs cover
Foundations
6 labs across 2 courses.
Ethical Hacking
8 labs across 2 courses.
Web Security
6 labs across 2 courses.
Defensive Security
11 labs across 2 courses.
Forensics & Malware
10 labs across 2 courses.
Identity & Cloud
14 labs across 3 courses.
Red & Blue Bootcamp
27 labs across 9 courses.