https://github.com/labex-labs/cybersecurity-labs-for-beginners
Explore the basics of cyber security through 20 interactive, beginner-friendly labs. Get hands-on experience with ethical hacking, network analysis, encryption, and web security fundamentals. Perfect for complete newcomers looking to understand key cyber security concepts using industry tools like Hydra, Nmap, OpenSSL, and Wireshark.
https://github.com/labex-labs/cybersecurity-labs-for-beginners
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Explore the basics of cyber security through 20 interactive, beginner-friendly labs. Get hands-on experience with ethical hacking, network analysis, encryption, and web security fundamentals. Perfect for complete newcomers looking to understand key cyber security concepts using industry tools like Hydra, Nmap, OpenSSL, and Wireshark.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/labex-labs/cybersecurity-labs-for-beginners
- Owner: labex-labs
- Created: 2025-05-22T06:21:45.000Z (7 months ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-09-01T02:07:52.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-09-01T04:28:31.210Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: challenges, course, cybersecurity, exercises, hands-on, labex, labs, linux, playground, programming
- Homepage: https://labex.io/courses/cybersecurity-labs-for-beginners
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- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 1
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- Open Issues: 0
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# Cybersecurity Labs for Beginners
## Languages
๐จ๐ณ [็ฎไฝไธญๆ](README_zh.md) ๐ช๐ธ [Espaรฑol](README_es.md) ๐ซ๐ท [Franรงais](README_fr.md) ๐ฉ๐ช [Deutsch](README_de.md) ๐ฏ๐ต [ๆฅๆฌ่ช](README_ja.md) ๐ท๐บ [ะ ัััะบะธะน](README_ru.md) ๐ฐ๐ท [ํ๊ตญ์ด](README_ko.md) ๐ง๐ท [Portuguรชs](README_pt.md) ๐บ๐ธ [English](README.md)
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Explore the basics of cyber security through 20 interactive, beginner-friendly labs. Get hands-on experience with ethical hacking, network analysis, encryption, and web security fundamentals. Perfect for complete newcomers looking to understand key cyber security concepts using industry tools like Hydra, Nmap, OpenSSL, and Wireshark.
## Exercises
| Index | Name | Difficulty | Practice |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 01 | ๐ ๐ Using Hydra to Crack Passwords | Intermediate | Start Lab |
| 02 | ๐ฏ ๐ Cracking a Specific User Account | Intermediate | Start Challenge |
| 03 | ๐ ๐ Network Scanning with Nmap | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 04 | ๐ฏ ๐ Scanning Subnet with Nmap | Beginner | Start Challenge |
| 05 | ๐ ๐ Introduction to Encryption with OpenSSL | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 06 | ๐ฏ ๐ Decrypting Top Secret Document | Beginner | Start Challenge |
| 07 | ๐ ๐ Using Netcat for Simple Network Communication | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 08 | ๐ฏ Receive Messages Using Netcat | Beginner | Start Challenge |
| 09 | ๐ Network Analysis with Wireshark | Intermediate | Start Lab |
| 10 | ๐ฏ Capture Google Traffic with Wireshark | Beginner | Start Challenge |
| 11 | ๐ Brute Force SSH in Hydra | Intermediate | Start Lab |
| 12 | ๐ Scan Vulnerabilities in Nmap | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 13 | ๐ Encrypt Files in OpenSSL | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 14 | ๐ Build a Backdoor in Netcat | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 15 | ๐ Filter Traffic in Wireshark | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 16 | ๐ Crack ZIP Passwords in John the Ripper | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 17 | ๐ Monitor Files in Tripwire | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 18 | ๐ Scan Ports with Masscan | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 19 | ๐ Hide Data in Steghide | Beginner | Start Lab |
| 20 | ๐ Scan Web Servers in Nikto | Beginner | Start Lab |
## Environment
LabEx is an interactive, hands-on learning platform dedicated to coding and technology. It combines labs, AI assistance, and virtual machines to provide a no-video, practical learning experience.
- A strict "Learn by Doing" approach with exclusive hands-on labs and no videos.
- Interactive online environments within the browser, with automated step-by-step checks.
- A structured content organization with the Skill Tree based learning system.
- A growing learning resource of 30 Skill Trees and over 6,000 Labs.
- The learning assistant Labby, built on lastest AI models, providing a conversational learning experience.
Learn more about [LabEx VM](https://support.labex.io/using-labex/virtual-machine).
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