Learning Platforms
Today cybersecurity skills are more important than ever, and dedicated learning platforms provide an engaging and effective way to develop these skills.
These platforms offer interactive environments where individuals can practice their cybersecurity knowledge through hands-on challenges and real-world scenarios.
By providing guided exercises, tutorials, and resources, these learning platforms empower users to gain practical experience, build confidence, and enhance their understanding of cybersecurity concepts.
Here are some of the most well-known platforms:
TryHackMe: Focuses on hands-on labs and gamified learning. Beginner-friendly with guided learning paths and CTF challenges
Hack The Box: Provides a range of hacking challenges, learning modules, and virtual machines to exploit. Offers more advanced exercises in penetration testing and system exploitation
PicoCTF: Aimed at students and beginners, with CTF-style challenges. Developed by Carnegie Mellon University, focuses on practical learning through competitions
Root Me: It features a vast collection of CTF challenges that cater to different skill levels, making it accessible for both beginners and experienced practitioners
Cybrary: Offers free and premium courses on cybersecurity topics. Features learning paths for various certifications and skills
Immersive Labs: Provides cybersecurity labs focused on real-world scenarios, mainly focused on defensive security
Offensive Security Labs: Associated with the OSCP certification. Focuses on penetration testing with hands-on labs and practical exams
eLearnSecurity (INE): Offers training and certifications in cybersecurity. Known for its hands-on labs and real-world attack simulations
Blue Team Labs Online: Dedicated to defensive security training. Offers SOC analyst training with practical threat-hunting and incident response labs
OverTheWire: Features a series of war games for learning the basics of Linux and network security. A beginner-friendly platform for learning basic cybersecurity skills
CTFlearn: A platform focused on Capture The Flag challenges. Provides a variety of challenges, from basic to advanced levels
PortSwigger Web Security Academy: Free platform focusing on web application security. Offers labs and challenges based on OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
VulnHub: Provides vulnerable virtual machines for practicing penetration testing. Users can download and test these machines in their environment
Security Innovation: Offers a variety of secure coding and application security training. Provides simulated environments for offensive and defensive tasks
PentesterLab: Provides a dedicated lab environment for penetration testing practice. Covers various types of vulnerabilities and exploits
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