Blue Team Training Platform for
SOC Analysts and DFIR

CyberDefenders provides hands-on cybersecurity training and certification with CCD and ongoing skill development through CyberRange labs, offering practical learning beyond theory.

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Two Paths to Cyber Defense Mastery

Earn your certification with the Certified CyberDefenders course, or sharpen your skills with BlueYardโ€™s Labs. Whether youโ€™re starting your journey or advancing your expertise, weโ€™ve got you covered.

CyberDefenders Blue Team Labs
Monthly / Yearly Subscription

Practice cyber defense skills

Access a library of blue team labs and training exercises designed to enhance your skills.

One time payment

Train and get certified

Our training program combines hands-on exercises with real-world scenarios to prepare you for blue team cybersecurity roles.

CyberDefenders Certified Blue Team Training & Certification and Coins
What Do We Offer

Why CyberDefenders Stands Out

Hands-On, Up-to-Date, and Guided Training to Master Cyber Defense Skills.

Practical training meets theory

Develop real-world skills to tackle todayโ€™s cybersecurity challenges with confidence.

Realistic labs that need no setup

Jump straight into hands-on practice without the hassle of setup or configuration.

Weekly updated and based on the latest attack reports and CVEs

Labs updated weekly to reflect the latest attack reports and CVEs, keeping your skills sharp and relevant.

Guided learning

Follow structured, step-by-step instructions designed to build expertise at your own pace.

Our Users Are Our Biggest Fans

We don't like to brag, but we don't mind letting our users do it for us.

Here are a few nice things folks have said about our blue team and DFIR work!

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The Team or Practitioner of the Year Awa...

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@SANSInstitute

Cool SWAG from CyberDefenders ;) ...

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Paweล‚ Mazur
Security Engineer @IBM

Join industry leaders like Offensive Sec...

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Black Hat MEA

I feel extremely happy and proud to share that I have successfully completed #CertifiedCyberDefender certification. This is an intermediate-to-advanced level course/cert from CyberDefenders, I can say that this is some high quality content that I have seen/studied in recent times. Labs are the meat of this course, sometimes, I had to spend ...

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Sai Dinesh Kondeti
Security Engineer @Microsoft

That was a tough one. Managed to score m...

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Paweล‚ M.
GIAC Advisory Board | SIEM Cor...

Stoked to start the CyberDefenders CCD p...

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Vee Widmann
SOC Analyst @F5

Few months of study, practice here, prac...

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Lucas Matias
SOC Analyst @Kaspersky

Overall, Iโ€™m extremely pleased with the course content delivery, exam experience, and how the CyberDefenders team coaches their students through the โ€œsmarter, not harderโ€ mentality. I think this is incredibly beneficial in real-world applications. Finally finished the review of my experience with the course and the exam after passing it a ...

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Arion Martin
SOC Analyst @ WhiteDog

Yesterday, we launched the epic first ed...

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Thomas Schuddinck
Senior CyberSecurity Consultan...

Definitely the most challenging exam I've taken to this day. In 48 hours, my skills were tested in Threat Hunting, Disk, Memory, and Network Forensics and also in Perimeter Defense. The labs were challenging and the exam experience was flawless. The best part of the course is that the CyberDefenders team is really trying to teach you how to...

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Manos Vordakis
Senior Security Analyst @ Acce...

I chose this course for a reason. In mid...

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Medet Merkebaiuly
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer ...

I'm really glad to witness the extraordi...

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Mohammad Askar
Offensive Security Engineer at...

One of the highlights of my preparation was engaging with the fantastic labs in the CCD preparation course offered by CyberDefenders. These hands-on labs were instrumental in sharpening my skills and boosting my confidence. Grateful for this learning opportunity and excited to share my insights and experiences in an upcoming review. St...

View More
Luis Ricardo Lรผscher
Cyber Security Analyst @Swissc...

I am thrilled to announce that I have su...

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Alwin Lau
Penetration Tester at EY

๐Ÿ”ฅ Thrilled and honored to now be a #Cer...

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Alejandro Zaratiegui Bautista
System admin @Tigloo

๐Ÿš€ Transform into a Cyber Defender in 48...

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Rodrigo Wanderson
Threat Response Analyst @Kaspe...

Certified CyberDefenders - One of the be...

View More
Guillaume Benats
Senior Security Analyst @Micro...

I decided to embark in the CCD (Certifie...

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Mateus Salgado
SOC Analyst @Kaspersky

CyberDefenders keeps coming out with som...

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Abdiel N.
Cybersecurity Forensics Analys...

Phew! This was a challenging on...

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Day Johnson
Detection Engineering & Resear...

While out of town on the other side of t...

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Bret W.
Senior Incident Response Engin...

So proud of this one ๐Ÿ˜Ž . Big thanks to ...

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Lukasz Jalowiecki
Senior SIEM/SOC Analyst at ET&...

#ANYRUN ๐Ÿค CyberDefenders Great news! Now our service is integrated into CyberDefenders' security training courses. Find out how to improve your skills and get 10% off for all trainings ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘‡ lnkd.in/gchYf7D6 #training #security #courses #cyberdefenders #soc #cybersecurity

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ANY.RUN
Interactive Malware Analysis S...

๐Ÿ”’My first impressions on the Certified CyberDefender - a new practical Blue Team Certification from CyberDefenders aimed towards SOC Analysts. Everything from the syllabus, labs and even potential competition. All in todays video. #cybersecurity #socanalyst #incidentresponse #digitalforensics #detectionandresponse

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Day Johnson
Detection Engineering @Datadog

Got my CyberDefenders coin for passing t...

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Jason Taylor
GCIH | OSCP | CySA+ GCIH |...

๐ŸŽ‰ Achievement Unlocked: Certified Cyber...

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Varakorn Chanthasri
Senior Cybersecurity Consultan...

A really great addition (SWAG) to ๐‘ช๐‘ช๐‘ซ...

View More
Krzysztof Kuzin
SOC L2 Analyst

{sigh} So I passed my 48-hour Certified ...

View More
Akshat Gupta
Threat Hunting and Intelligenc...

Woohoo! 8 hours and 35 minutes; I have f...

View More
Matt Daugherty
Security Analyst @UFP Industri...

Check out my review of the Certified CyberDefender (CCD) course and exam by CyberDefenders. Overall, it was a genuinely fun experience, and I learned a lot about digital forensics, incident response, and threat hunting. After the course I was able to apply a lot of what I had learned on the forensics topics directly to my job. Tha...

View More
Jason Taylor
Senior Security Analyst @Oklah...

Happy to share that I'm now #ccd certified:) For anyone looking for a well-structured, intermediate level blue team course with practical exam, it's one of the best out there. #DefendSmarterNotHarder #cyberdefenders

View More
Lukasz Jalowiecki
Senior SIEM/SOC Analyst at ET&...

Did you know that Arsenal Image Mounter ...

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@ArsenalRecon

๐Ÿš€Join us as we complete @cyberdefenders...

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@GuidedHacking

@cyb3rops 100% agreed. Personally a big fanof cyberdefenders.org. Done of a couple of those and they also have a bunch of the FLAREOn problem sets which is always great for practice

View More
@Myrtus0x0

Another one of the @MagnetForensics 2022 #CTF devices is live for play on @CyberDefenders! Give the Mr. Gamer questions a go and test your Linux #DFIR skills cyberdefenders.org/blueteam-ctf-challenges/97

View More
@B1N2H3X

Solving BSidesJeddah-Part1 from @CyberDe...

View More
@malmoeb

Nice writeup on how you can solve @malware_traffic's "Malware Traffic Analysis 1" challenge on @CyberDefenders using NetworkMiner, Wireshark and VirusTotal. systemweakness.com/rig-exploitation-kit-infection-malware-traffic-analysis-70fd1b430fdc

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@netresec

A great way to learn and practice new sk...

View More
@jstrosch

@Golgothus @CG_iSecurity I love @CyberDefenders challenges. Not only is it great way to keep my own skills up...but wait there's more...it's great for testing your tools....DFIR LPT: always validate your tools...

View More
@jbeley

Our annual global technical training #CyberPolygon is starting tomorrow. The main theme is Supply Chain attacks. Don't worry if you haven't registered, we'll post all 4 DFIR+TH challenges on @CyberDefenders site. Good luck to all teams, have a fun๐Ÿ‘ cyberpolygon.com/scenarios

View More
@BlackMatter23

The fine people of @CyberDefenders have put an amazing load of #DFIR CTF here: cyberdefenders.org/labs Learn & have fun !

View More
@antoniosanzalc

Check out some great #BlueTeam challenges from @CyberDefenders. Am currently getting setup with Splunk for their first Boss of the SOC challenges ๐Ÿคฉ Cyberdefenders.org

View More
@4n6lady

The Team or Practitioner of the Year Awa...

View More
@SANSInstitute

Cool SWAG from CyberDefenders ;) ...

View More
Paweล‚ Mazur
Security Engineer @IBM

Join industry leaders like Offensive Sec...

View More
Black Hat MEA

I feel extremely happy and proud to share that I have successfully completed #CertifiedCyberDefender certification. This is an intermediate-to-advanced level course/cert from CyberDefenders, I can say that this is some high quality content that I have seen/studied in recent times. Labs are the meat of this course, sometimes, I had to spend ...

View More
Sai Dinesh Kondeti
Security Engineer @Microsoft

That was a tough one. Managed to score m...

View More
Paweล‚ M.
GIAC Advisory Board | SIEM Cor...

Stoked to start the CyberDefenders CCD p...

View More
Vee Widmann
SOC Analyst @F5

Few months of study, practice here, prac...

View More
Lucas Matias
SOC Analyst @Kaspersky

Overall, Iโ€™m extremely pleased with the course content delivery, exam experience, and how the CyberDefenders team coaches their students through the โ€œsmarter, not harderโ€ mentality. I think this is incredibly beneficial in real-world applications. Finally finished the review of my experience with the course and the exam after passing it a ...

View More
Arion Martin
SOC Analyst @ WhiteDog

Yesterday, we launched the epic first ed...

View More
Thomas Schuddinck
Senior CyberSecurity Consultan...

Definitely the most challenging exam I've taken to this day. In 48 hours, my skills were tested in Threat Hunting, Disk, Memory, and Network Forensics and also in Perimeter Defense. The labs were challenging and the exam experience was flawless. The best part of the course is that the CyberDefenders team is really trying to teach you how to...

View More
Manos Vordakis
Senior Security Analyst @ Acce...

I chose this course for a reason. In mid...

View More
Medet Merkebaiuly
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer ...

I'm really glad to witness the extraordi...

View More
Mohammad Askar
Offensive Security Engineer at...

One of the highlights of my preparation was engaging with the fantastic labs in the CCD preparation course offered by CyberDefenders. These hands-on labs were instrumental in sharpening my skills and boosting my confidence. Grateful for this learning opportunity and excited to share my insights and experiences in an upcoming review. St...

View More
Luis Ricardo Lรผscher
Cyber Security Analyst @Swissc...

I am thrilled to announce that I have su...

View More
Alwin Lau
Penetration Tester at EY

๐Ÿ”ฅ Thrilled and honored to now be a #Cer...

View More
Alejandro Zaratiegui Bautista
System admin @Tigloo

๐Ÿš€ Transform into a Cyber Defender in 48...

View More
Rodrigo Wanderson
Threat Response Analyst @Kaspe...

Certified CyberDefenders - One of the be...

View More
Guillaume Benats
Senior Security Analyst @Micro...

I decided to embark in the CCD (Certifie...

View More
Mateus Salgado
SOC Analyst @Kaspersky

CyberDefenders keeps coming out with som...

View More
Abdiel N.
Cybersecurity Forensics Analys...

Phew! This was a challenging on...

View More
Day Johnson
Detection Engineering & Resear...

While out of town on the other side of t...

View More
Bret W.
Senior Incident Response Engin...

So proud of this one ๐Ÿ˜Ž . Big thanks to ...

View More
Lukasz Jalowiecki
Senior SIEM/SOC Analyst at ET&...

#ANYRUN ๐Ÿค CyberDefenders Great news! Now our service is integrated into CyberDefenders' security training courses. Find out how to improve your skills and get 10% off for all trainings ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘‡ lnkd.in/gchYf7D6 #training #security #courses #cyberdefenders #soc #cybersecurity

View More
ANY.RUN
Interactive Malware Analysis S...

๐Ÿ”’My first impressions on the Certified CyberDefender - a new practical Blue Team Certification from CyberDefenders aimed towards SOC Analysts. Everything from the syllabus, labs and even potential competition. All in todays video. #cybersecurity #socanalyst #incidentresponse #digitalforensics #detectionandresponse

View More
Day Johnson
Detection Engineering @Datadog

Got my CyberDefenders coin for passing t...

View More
Jason Taylor
GCIH | OSCP | CySA+ GCIH |...

๐ŸŽ‰ Achievement Unlocked: Certified Cyber...

View More
Varakorn Chanthasri
Senior Cybersecurity Consultan...

A really great addition (SWAG) to ๐‘ช๐‘ช๐‘ซ...

View More
Krzysztof Kuzin
SOC L2 Analyst

{sigh} So I passed my 48-hour Certified ...

View More
Akshat Gupta
Threat Hunting and Intelligenc...

Woohoo! 8 hours and 35 minutes; I have f...

View More
Matt Daugherty
Security Analyst @UFP Industri...

Check out my review of the Certified CyberDefender (CCD) course and exam by CyberDefenders. Overall, it was a genuinely fun experience, and I learned a lot about digital forensics, incident response, and threat hunting. After the course I was able to apply a lot of what I had learned on the forensics topics directly to my job. Tha...

View More
Jason Taylor
Senior Security Analyst @Oklah...

Happy to share that I'm now #ccd certified:) For anyone looking for a well-structured, intermediate level blue team course with practical exam, it's one of the best out there. #DefendSmarterNotHarder #cyberdefenders

View More
Lukasz Jalowiecki
Senior SIEM/SOC Analyst at ET&...

Did you know that Arsenal Image Mounter ...

View More
@ArsenalRecon

๐Ÿš€Join us as we complete @cyberdefenders...

View More
@GuidedHacking

@cyb3rops 100% agreed. Personally a big fanof cyberdefenders.org. Done of a couple of those and they also have a bunch of the FLAREOn problem sets which is always great for practice

View More
@Myrtus0x0

Another one of the @MagnetForensics 2022 #CTF devices is live for play on @CyberDefenders! Give the Mr. Gamer questions a go and test your Linux #DFIR skills cyberdefenders.org/blueteam-ctf-challenges/97

View More
@B1N2H3X

Solving BSidesJeddah-Part1 from @CyberDe...

View More
@malmoeb

Nice writeup on how you can solve @malware_traffic's "Malware Traffic Analysis 1" challenge on @CyberDefenders using NetworkMiner, Wireshark and VirusTotal. systemweakness.com/rig-exploitation-kit-infection-malware-traffic-analysis-70fd1b430fdc

View More
@netresec

A great way to learn and practice new sk...

View More
@jstrosch

@Golgothus @CG_iSecurity I love @CyberDefenders challenges. Not only is it great way to keep my own skills up...but wait there's more...it's great for testing your tools....DFIR LPT: always validate your tools...

View More
@jbeley

Our annual global technical training #CyberPolygon is starting tomorrow. The main theme is Supply Chain attacks. Don't worry if you haven't registered, we'll post all 4 DFIR+TH challenges on @CyberDefenders site. Good luck to all teams, have a fun๐Ÿ‘ cyberpolygon.com/scenarios

View More
@BlackMatter23

The fine people of @CyberDefenders have put an amazing load of #DFIR CTF here: cyberdefenders.org/labs Learn & have fun !

View More
@antoniosanzalc

Check out some great #BlueTeam challenges from @CyberDefenders. Am currently getting setup with Splunk for their first Boss of the SOC challenges ๐Ÿคฉ Cyberdefenders.org

View More
@4n6lady

The Team or Practitioner of the Year Awa...

View More
@SANSInstitute

Cool SWAG from CyberDefenders ;) ...

View More
Paweล‚ Mazur
Security Engineer @IBM

Join industry leaders like Offensive Sec...

View More
Black Hat MEA

I feel extremely happy and proud to share that I have successfully completed #CertifiedCyberDefender certification. This is an intermediate-to-advanced level course/cert from CyberDefenders, I can say that this is some high quality content that I have seen/studied in recent times. Labs are the meat of this course, sometimes, I had to spend ...

View More
Sai Dinesh Kondeti
Security Engineer @Microsoft

That was a tough one. Managed to score m...

View More
Paweล‚ M.
GIAC Advisory Board | SIEM Cor...

Stoked to start the CyberDefenders CCD p...

View More
Vee Widmann
SOC Analyst @F5

Few months of study, practice here, prac...

View More
Lucas Matias
SOC Analyst @Kaspersky

Overall, Iโ€™m extremely pleased with the course content delivery, exam experience, and how the CyberDefenders team coaches their students through the โ€œsmarter, not harderโ€ mentality. I think this is incredibly beneficial in real-world applications. Finally finished the review of my experience with the course and the exam after passing it a ...

View More
Arion Martin
SOC Analyst @ WhiteDog

Yesterday, we launched the epic first ed...

View More
Thomas Schuddinck
Senior CyberSecurity Consultan...

Definitely the most challenging exam I've taken to this day. In 48 hours, my skills were tested in Threat Hunting, Disk, Memory, and Network Forensics and also in Perimeter Defense. The labs were challenging and the exam experience was flawless. The best part of the course is that the CyberDefenders team is really trying to teach you how to...

View More
Manos Vordakis
Senior Security Analyst @ Acce...

I chose this course for a reason. In mid...

View More
Medet Merkebaiuly
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer ...

I'm really glad to witness the extraordi...

View More
Mohammad Askar
Offensive Security Engineer at...

One of the highlights of my preparation was engaging with the fantastic labs in the CCD preparation course offered by CyberDefenders. These hands-on labs were instrumental in sharpening my skills and boosting my confidence. Grateful for this learning opportunity and excited to share my insights and experiences in an upcoming review. St...

View More
Luis Ricardo Lรผscher
Cyber Security Analyst @Swissc...

I am thrilled to announce that I have su...

View More
Alwin Lau
Penetration Tester at EY

๐Ÿ”ฅ Thrilled and honored to now be a #Cer...

View More
Alejandro Zaratiegui Bautista
System admin @Tigloo

๐Ÿš€ Transform into a Cyber Defender in 48...

View More
Rodrigo Wanderson
Threat Response Analyst @Kaspe...

Certified CyberDefenders - One of the be...

View More
Guillaume Benats
Senior Security Analyst @Micro...

I decided to embark in the CCD (Certifie...

View More
Mateus Salgado
SOC Analyst @Kaspersky

CyberDefenders keeps coming out with som...

View More
Abdiel N.
Cybersecurity Forensics Analys...

Phew! This was a challenging on...

View More
Day Johnson
Detection Engineering & Resear...

While out of town on the other side of t...

View More
Bret W.
Senior Incident Response Engin...

So proud of this one ๐Ÿ˜Ž . Big thanks to ...

View More
Lukasz Jalowiecki
Senior SIEM/SOC Analyst at ET&...

#ANYRUN ๐Ÿค CyberDefenders Great news! Now our service is integrated into CyberDefenders' security training courses. Find out how to improve your skills and get 10% off for all trainings ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘‡ lnkd.in/gchYf7D6 #training #security #courses #cyberdefenders #soc #cybersecurity

View More
ANY.RUN
Interactive Malware Analysis S...

๐Ÿ”’My first impressions on the Certified CyberDefender - a new practical Blue Team Certification from CyberDefenders aimed towards SOC Analysts. Everything from the syllabus, labs and even potential competition. All in todays video. #cybersecurity #socanalyst #incidentresponse #digitalforensics #detectionandresponse

View More
Day Johnson
Detection Engineering @Datadog

Got my CyberDefenders coin for passing t...

View More
Jason Taylor
GCIH | OSCP | CySA+ GCIH |...

๐ŸŽ‰ Achievement Unlocked: Certified Cyber...

View More
Varakorn Chanthasri
Senior Cybersecurity Consultan...

A really great addition (SWAG) to ๐‘ช๐‘ช๐‘ซ...

View More
Krzysztof Kuzin
SOC L2 Analyst

{sigh} So I passed my 48-hour Certified ...

View More
Akshat Gupta
Threat Hunting and Intelligenc...

Woohoo! 8 hours and 35 minutes; I have f...

View More
Matt Daugherty
Security Analyst @UFP Industri...

Check out my review of the Certified CyberDefender (CCD) course and exam by CyberDefenders. Overall, it was a genuinely fun experience, and I learned a lot about digital forensics, incident response, and threat hunting. After the course I was able to apply a lot of what I had learned on the forensics topics directly to my job. Tha...

View More
Jason Taylor
Senior Security Analyst @Oklah...

Happy to share that I'm now #ccd certified:) For anyone looking for a well-structured, intermediate level blue team course with practical exam, it's one of the best out there. #DefendSmarterNotHarder #cyberdefenders

View More
Lukasz Jalowiecki
Senior SIEM/SOC Analyst at ET&...

Did you know that Arsenal Image Mounter ...

View More
@ArsenalRecon

๐Ÿš€Join us as we complete @cyberdefenders...

View More
@GuidedHacking

@cyb3rops 100% agreed. Personally a big fanof cyberdefenders.org. Done of a couple of those and they also have a bunch of the FLAREOn problem sets which is always great for practice

View More
@Myrtus0x0

Another one of the @MagnetForensics 2022 #CTF devices is live for play on @CyberDefenders! Give the Mr. Gamer questions a go and test your Linux #DFIR skills cyberdefenders.org/blueteam-ctf-challenges/97

View More
@B1N2H3X

Solving BSidesJeddah-Part1 from @CyberDe...

View More
@malmoeb

Nice writeup on how you can solve @malware_traffic's "Malware Traffic Analysis 1" challenge on @CyberDefenders using NetworkMiner, Wireshark and VirusTotal. systemweakness.com/rig-exploitation-kit-infection-malware-traffic-analysis-70fd1b430fdc

View More
@netresec

A great way to learn and practice new sk...

View More
@jstrosch

@Golgothus @CG_iSecurity I love @CyberDefenders challenges. Not only is it great way to keep my own skills up...but wait there's more...it's great for testing your tools....DFIR LPT: always validate your tools...

View More
@jbeley

Our annual global technical training #CyberPolygon is starting tomorrow. The main theme is Supply Chain attacks. Don't worry if you haven't registered, we'll post all 4 DFIR+TH challenges on @CyberDefenders site. Good luck to all teams, have a fun๐Ÿ‘ cyberpolygon.com/scenarios

View More
@BlackMatter23

The fine people of @CyberDefenders have put an amazing load of #DFIR CTF here: cyberdefenders.org/labs Learn & have fun !

View More
@antoniosanzalc

Check out some great #BlueTeam challenges from @CyberDefenders. Am currently getting setup with Splunk for their first Boss of the SOC challenges ๐Ÿคฉ Cyberdefenders.org

View More
@4n6lady

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