Cyber Security Training

This is a curated list of interactive platforms, games, CTFs, open-source intelligence tools, and educational resources for anyone interested in cybersecurity, threat hunting, or ethical hacking. 

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 And own additions 

 

 📚 Learning Platforms 

 

 INE – Free cybersecurity and networking courses. 

 Immersive Labs – Advanced interactive cybersecurity labs. 

 RangeForce – Interactive and scalable cyber training. 

 Pluralsight – Developer & security skill-building platform. 

 Haiku, Inc – Platform for hosting cybersecurity ranges and challenges. 

 Pentest Cheat Sheets – Collection of red team tactics and commands. 

 Darkstar7471 – Blog of a TryHackMe admin with various security insights. 

 Gian's GitHub Page – Personal write-ups and insights from a LinkedIn security expert. 

 

 

 🧠 Learning Platforms & CTFs 

 

 

 Hacksplaining Interactive lessons explaining common web vulnerabilities and their mitigations. 

 

 

 picoCTF Beginner-friendly CTF (Capture The Flag) competition platform created by cybersecurity experts at Carnegie Mellon. 

 

 

 Let’s Defend Blue team-focused simulation platform with SOC analyst tasks. 

 

 

 OverTheWire Classic wargames to learn Linux security, shell scripting, and exploitation. 

 

 

 HackerOne CTF A hacking playground hosted by HackerOne for web vulnerability training. 

 

 

 Splunk Boss of the SOC Realistic SOC analyst challenges using Splunk data. 

 

 

 CyberDefenders Blue team-oriented challenges and training platform. 

 

 

 CyberDefenders Blue Team CTFs Archive of practical detection and analysis challenges. 

 

 

 EchoCTF Competitive red/blue team CTF environment. 

 

 

 Exploitation Education Linux-based exploitation challenges covering stack overflows, heap, and format strings. 

 

 

 Google CTF Official Google-hosted cybersecurity CTFs. 

 

 

 W3Challs Various hacking challenges: web, forensics, and crypto. 

 

 

 WeChall Meta-CTF aggregator that tracks your challenge progress across sites. 

 

 

 Webgoat OWASP's deliberately insecure web app for learning web vulnerabilities. 

 

 

 CMD Challenge Solve problems using only Linux command line knowledge. 

 

 

 CryptoHack Learn cryptography by solving Python-based challenges. 

 

 

 CTFtime CTF competition calendar and team ranking tracker. 

 

 

 Vulnmachines Vulnerable machines and labs to practice penetration testing. 

 

 

 Alert to Win Fun JavaScript-based hacking challenge. 

 

 

 TCM Security Academy Practical cybersecurity courses including ethical hacking and OSINT. 

 

 

 

 🎮 Hacking-Themed Games 

 

 

 Duskers Sci-fi tactical game using command-line-like interface. 

 

 

 TIS-100 Assembly language puzzle game that simulates reverse engineering. 

 

 

 ThreatGen Red vs. Blue Turn-based strategy game teaching cyber offensive/defensive skills. 

 

 

 Spudnet Board Game Fun family board game teaching cybersecurity concepts. 

 

 

 Nite Team 4 A tactical hacking simulation game with real-world inspired missions. 

 

 

 Hacknet Terminal-based hacking simulation game. 

 

 

 

 📊 Reports & Insights 

 

 

 2024 State of the Security Team – TrendMicro Research report on challenges faced by security teams. 

 

 

 Backdoors & Breaches Card Game A fun tabletop game to simulate incident response and detection.