Project Ares
GAMIFIED, ACTIVE-LEARNING FOR REAL-WORLD SKILLS APPLICATION
State-of-the-art technology and detailed performance metrics give cyber instructors the benchmarks and progression points needed to prepare the next generation of cyber professionals and fill the industry skills gap
The only immersive, online cyber learning platform that builds cyber security skills.
Project Ares provides individuals and organizations hands-on cyber training from anywhere, anytime. Security leaders and educators can scale training to meet cyber requirements and teaching goals.
Learn comprehensively through concept-driven games, Battle Rooms, and real-world scenario Missions.
Learn pragmatically on cloud-based cyber ranges that emulate typical networks and simulate network traffic.
Learn actively with gamified elements like scoring, leaderboards, and chat features.
Project Ares for Academic Institutions
Bring the classroom to life with immersive, gamified cyber range learning for students.
Align Activities to Existing Cyber Curriculum
Project Ares comprehensive library of cyber scenarios teach cyber concepts, tools, tactics, and procedures to build cyber competency and confidence in students. Our virtual range comes equipped with teaching topics built in to ease curriculum development.
Battle School Environments Teach TTPs
Battle schools in Project Ares enable asynchronous practice and review of cyber skills and knowledge. Students learn with cyber games to understand foundational, technical topics and battle rooms activities provide tactical practice of tools, tactics, and procedures.
Meet Cyber Learning Objectives
AI and machine learning capabilities provide on-demand help and feedback to students, freeing up instructor’s time to facilitate gameplay and maximize classroom learning to meet key course objectives.
Project Ares Cyber Range Demo
Play an introductory scenario and learn how our gamified, cyber range training platform works.
Assess Learning Effectiveness with Performance Reports
Instructors can evaluate student performance through trainer portals and dashboards to pivot course teaching in real-time to keep pace with individual learning styles and employ real-time training intervention.
VIRTUAL AND IMMERSIVE CYBER LEARNING FOR PROFESSORS AND STUDENTS
Cyber and computer science professors are teaching outside the physical classroom. As more students are introduced to and adapt to a remote, e-learning environment, virtual education must be equally effective as in-person.
Middle schools , high schools, colleges, and Universities place confidence in Project Ares because it provides students with hands-on learning that enhances classroom curriculum–building cyber skills and competencies to effectively prepare them to enter the workforce with confidence.
ENGAGE LEARNERS THROUGH GAMIFICATION
Our virtual gaming environment supports customized, task-oriented training, skill-specific games, and battle room scenarios for all player skill levels. This approach encourages necessary repetition to develop lasting skill and knowledge retention, while keeping students engaged.
CULTIVATE SKILLS THAT COMPLEMENT CLASSROOM EDUCATION
Combined with machine orchestration, AI technology converts real-life adversary scenarios into fresh, challenging content helping students apply learned concepts to actual activities. This ensures students have limitless opportunities to hone their skills without frequent duplication.
AVAILABLE 24X7
Whether at home or on-campus, students can build cyber skills on our browser-based platform from virtually anywhere to align with their on-the-go lifestyle.
REWARD-DRIVEN LEARNING
Scenario-based battle rooms and gameplay enable students to learn cyber tools, tactics, and procedures. Players earn work role skill badges and can use Project Ares to prepare for industry certifications to document their proficiency. Gamified elements like leaderboards and scoring engage students in healthy competition with peers. Students acquire skills to demonstrate accomplishments on their resumes, useful on internship applications and future career pursuits.
PROFESSIONAL
PROJECT ARES PROFESSIONAL:is designed for individuals of all cyber skill levels. The Professional version expands upon Project Ares Academy by adding missions: multi-faceted cyber scenarios that require skill integration and strategic thinking.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Battle Rooms
Practice makes perfect: Hands-on in a virtualized cyber range. Build your skills in a series of multilevel learning challenges that reinforce cyber skills including Linux, scripting, and forensics.
Cyber Learning Games
Learn concepts: Perfect your understanding of the basics. Master basic cyber security concepts with fun, arcade style games that teach cyber kill chain, ports and protocol, regular expression techniques, and more.
MEDIA CENTER
Cyber resources: The latest info on modern threats. Kickstart your cyber learning with 100+ hours of material in a curated collection of documents, web resources, and videos for all things cyber.
Features
Athena, the AI Advisor for Mission Play
Get help: Need a tutor? Athena is ready to answer your questions. Progress through tight spots in your mission with guidance from Athena. Her suggestions are based on common questions asked across the Project Ares community.
Work Role Learning Paths
Align and identify: Measurable learning objectives are tied to NIST’s NICE framework and work roles to support skill gap analysis. Cyber Defense Infrastructure Specialist, Cyber Defense Analyst, Systems Security Analyst, Threat Warning Analyst, Team Lead
Score & Reports
Evaluate skills: Check out your performance in session playback. Look at the hints used to figure out the activities that need more practice. And use assessment reports to stay on track to complete work role learning paths. Individual reports. Session Playback for Battle Rooms and Missions.
Global Chat
Create connections: Join a community of Project Ares players. Chat about cyber security issues, in-game challenges, and leaderboard stats. Learn together. With other Professional players worldwide.
Experience Points
Level up: Gain experience points while improving cyber security skills. As you progress, collect all the skill badges and earn a coin the first time you complete each mission successfully.
DiTech Solutions is proud to be a Bronze Partner with Circadence
Project Ares Professional + Cyber Defense Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Cyber Defense Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Network Defense Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Network Defense Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Network Forensic Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Network Forensic Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Computer Forensics Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Computer Forensics Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Linux Fundamentals Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Linux Fundamentals Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator Bundle
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Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Incident Response Handling Bundle
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Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Incident Response Handling Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Malware Bundle
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Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Malware Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity Bundle
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Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Penetration Testing Bundle
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Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Penetration Testing Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Cyber Threats Bundle
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Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Cyber Threats Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Cyber Defense Analyst Protocol Analysis Bundle
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Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Cyber Threats Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Cyber Defense Network Attack Analysis Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Cyber Threats Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Cyber Defense Cybersecurity Bundle
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Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Cyber Defense Cybersecurity Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Cyber Defense Incident Handling Methodology Bundle
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Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Cyber Defense Incident Handling Methodology Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Cyber Defense Analyst Intrusion Detection Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Cyber Defense Analyst Intrusion Detection Course & Labs
Disable Botnet-Operation Goatherd-Mission 1
A group of hackers have been running a widespread financial scam by using a botnet network. Their activities have triggered a collapse at a National Bank, with thousands of defrauded account holders demanding their deposits from local branches.
Stop Terrorist Financing-Operation Bear Treat-Mission 2
A foreign arms dealer has been financing terrorist attacks to help acquire the last components necessary to build a nuclear fission bomb. This includes the latest attack on a French power plant where the terrorists were able to make off with a nuclear centrifuge which we believe will be used to create a nuclear weapon.
Intercept Attack Plans-Operation Desert Whale-Mission 3
Russia has deployed their new stealth fighter in the middle east. Intelligence estimates suggest that this deployment is a prelude to an imminent strike against US assets in the region. Before we take retaliatory measures, we need to verify the Russian Squadron's mission objectives.
Manipulate Industrial Control System-Operation Mongoose-Mission 9
A video produced for the Taliban shows active training camps preparing more fighters. According to satellite imagery, there is a single water treatment facility providing drinking water to the camps.
Stop Malicious Process-Operation Artic Cobra-Mission 4
A family of Trojans (L e ZeuS byre. Duplex SpyEye) causing a surge of identity thefts has attacked institutions on a global scale. Due to the potentially destabilizing economic impact, the International Cyber Defense Organization has been called upon for assistance.
Protect Financial Institution-Operation Wounded Bear-Mission 5
A new virus has been detected and is spreading globally through financial institutions. The International Cyber Defense Organization (ICDO) has been deployed to all major banks to eradicate this infection.
Respond to Phishing and Exfil-Operation Angry Tiger-Mission 6
The intelligence sharing sites have reported that energy companies are detecting an increasing number of phishing emails that pose cyber-security risks to their Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) infrastructure.
Defend Against Web Attack-Operation Bold Hermit-Mission 12
Incidence response teams have been deployed across numerous government agencies, to provide emergency communications for critical operations to defend against attackers. These teams require reliable 24/7/365 communication in order to send and receive critical information pertaining to the terrorist attacks.
Defend ICS/SCADA System-Operation Ocean View-Mission 8
There are reports that the local water authority has just been compromised, putting delivery of clean water for the city at risk. Readings from the water treatment plant's SCADA systems are showing that the chlorine level is 10 times the amount deemed safe for consumption.
Stop Ransomware Attack-Crimson Wolf-Mission 10
A Hospital care in the United Kingdom is in a state of emergency, falling victim to a sophisticated ransomware attack. Records have been encrypted, affecting thousands of patients, including some that are during ongoing treatment.
Power Grid Incident Response-Operation Black Dragon-Mission 13
Intelligence reports that the power grids in the Nation of Formica are being targeted by an advanced cyber threat actor who seeks to demonstrate its global power.
Systems Integrator-Battle Room 1
Player will be given a Kali 2019 box accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will be required to conduct a series of regimented tasks against a router and a Windows 2008 server.
Network Analysis - Battle Room 2
Player will be given a Kali 2019 box accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will be required to conduct a series of regimented tasks against a router and a Windows 2008 server.
Intel Analyst-Battle Room 5
Player will be given a Windows environment that is accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will conduct trials in reconnaissance, information gathering, and analysis using Open Source Intelligence Tools (OSINT)
Linux Basics-Battle Room 6
Player will be given a Kali 2019 environment that is accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will conduct entry level tasks in systems administration, troubleshooting, and access control.
Traffic Analysis-Battle Room 8
Player will be given a Kali 2019 box with multiple network analysis tools installed that is accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will be required to conduct network forensics through analysis of a PCAP.
Forensics-Battle Room 9
Player will be given a Windows 10 environment that is accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will conduct entry level task using forensic tools to provide the necessary evidence needed to support a case of an intrusion.
Scripting Fundamentals-Battle Room 10
Player will be given a Kali 2019 development environment that is accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will be required to conduct a series of tasks using Python 2.7 in order to become familiar with fundamental programming.
System Security Analysis-Battle Room 11
Player will be given a Windows 10 box with network access to Kali, SPLUNK and windows 2012. Your windows workstation is accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario.
Powershell Fundamentals-Battle Room 21
Player will be given a Windows 10 box accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will be required to conduct a series of regimented tasks essential to systems administration operations.
Project Ares
GAMIFIED, ACTIVE-LEARNING FOR REAL-WORLD SKILLS APPLICATION
State-of-the-art technology and detailed performance metrics give cyber instructors the benchmarks and progression points needed to prepare the next generation of cyber professionals and fill the industry skills gap
The only immersive, online cyber learning platform that builds cyber security skills.
Project Ares provides individuals and organizations hands-on cyber training from anywhere, anytime. Security leaders and educators can scale training to meet cyber requirements and teaching goals.
Learn comprehensively through concept-driven games, Battle Rooms, and real-world scenario Missions.
Learn pragmatically on cloud-based cyber ranges that emulate typical networks and simulate network traffic.
Learn actively with gamified elements like scoring, leaderboards, and chat features.
Project Ares for Academic Institutions
Bring the classroom to life with immersive, gamified cyber range learning for students.
Align Activities to Existing Cyber Curriculum
Project Ares comprehensive library of cyber scenarios teach cyber concepts, tools, tactics, and procedures to build cyber competency and confidence in students. Our virtual range comes equipped with teaching topics built in to ease curriculum development.
Battle School Environments Teach TTPs
Battle schools in Project Ares enable asynchronous practice and review of cyber skills and knowledge. Students learn with cyber games to understand foundational, technical topics and battle rooms activities provide tactical practice of tools, tactics, and procedures.
Meet Cyber Learning Objectives
AI and machine learning capabilities provide on-demand help and feedback to students, freeing up instructor’s time to facilitate gameplay and maximize classroom learning to meet key course objectives.
Project Ares Cyber Range Demo
Play an introductory scenario and learn how our gamified, cyber range training platform works.
Assess Learning Effectiveness with Performance Reports
Instructors can evaluate student performance through trainer portals and dashboards to pivot course teaching in real-time to keep pace with individual learning styles and employ real-time training intervention.
VIRTUAL AND IMMERSIVE CYBER LEARNING FOR PROFESSORS AND STUDENTS
Cyber and computer science professors are teaching outside the physical classroom. As more students are introduced to and adapt to a remote, e-learning environment, virtual education must be equally effective as in-person.
Middle schools , high schools, colleges, and Universities place confidence in Project Ares because it provides students with hands-on learning that enhances classroom curriculum–building cyber skills and competencies to effectively prepare them to enter the workforce with confidence.
ENGAGE LEARNERS THROUGH GAMIFICATION
Our virtual gaming environment supports customized, task-oriented training, skill-specific games, and battle room scenarios for all player skill levels. This approach encourages necessary repetition to develop lasting skill and knowledge retention, while keeping students engaged.
CULTIVATE SKILLS THAT COMPLEMENT CLASSROOM EDUCATION
Combined with machine orchestration, AI technology converts real-life adversary scenarios into fresh, challenging content helping students apply learned concepts to actual activities. This ensures students have limitless opportunities to hone their skills without frequent duplication.
AVAILABLE 24X7
Whether at home or on-campus, students can build cyber skills on our browser-based platform from virtually anywhere to align with their on-the-go lifestyle.
REWARD-DRIVEN LEARNING
Scenario-based battle rooms and gameplay enable students to learn cyber tools, tactics, and procedures. Players earn work role skill badges and can use Project Ares to prepare for industry certifications to document their proficiency. Gamified elements like leaderboards and scoring engage students in healthy competition with peers. Students acquire skills to demonstrate accomplishments on their resumes, useful on internship applications and future career pursuits.
PROFESSIONAL
PROJECT ARES PROFESSIONAL:is designed for individuals of all cyber skill levels. The Professional version expands upon Project Ares Academy by adding missions: multi-faceted cyber scenarios that require skill integration and strategic thinking.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Battle Rooms
Practice makes perfect: Hands-on in a virtualized cyber range. Build your skills in a series of multilevel learning challenges that reinforce cyber skills including Linux, scripting, and forensics.
Cyber Learning Games
Learn concepts: Perfect your understanding of the basics. Master basic cyber security concepts with fun, arcade style games that teach cyber kill chain, ports and protocol, regular expression techniques, and more.
MEDIA CENTER
Cyber resources: The latest info on modern threats. Kickstart your cyber learning with 100+ hours of material in a curated collection of documents, web resources, and videos for all things cyber.
Features
Athena, the AI Advisor for Mission Play
Get help: Need a tutor? Athena is ready to answer your questions. Progress through tight spots in your mission with guidance from Athena. Her suggestions are based on common questions asked across the Project Ares community.
Work Role Learning Paths
Align and identify: Measurable learning objectives are tied to NIST’s NICE framework and work roles to support skill gap analysis. Cyber Defense Infrastructure Specialist, Cyber Defense Analyst, Systems Security Analyst, Threat Warning Analyst, Team Lead
Score & Reports
Evaluate skills: Check out your performance in session playback. Look at the hints used to figure out the activities that need more practice. And use assessment reports to stay on track to complete work role learning paths. Individual reports. Session Playback for Battle Rooms and Missions.
Global Chat
Create connections: Join a community of Project Ares players. Chat about cyber security issues, in-game challenges, and leaderboard stats. Learn together. With other Professional players worldwide.
Experience Points
Level up: Gain experience points while improving cyber security skills. As you progress, collect all the skill badges and earn a coin the first time you complete each mission successfully.
DiTech Solutions is proud to be a Bronze Partner with Circadence
Project Ares Professional + Cyber Defense Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Cyber Defense Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Network Defense Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Network Defense Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Network Forensic Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Network Forensic Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Computer Forensics Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Computer Forensics Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Linux Fundamentals Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Linux Fundamentals Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Incident Response Handling Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Incident Response Handling Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Malware Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Malware Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with ICS/SCADA Cybersecurity Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Penetration Testing Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Penetration Testing Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Cyber Threats Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Cyber Threats Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Cyber Defense Analyst Protocol Analysis Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Cyber Threats Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Cyber Defense Network Attack Analysis Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Cyber Threats Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Cyber Defense Cybersecurity Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Cyber Defense Cybersecurity Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Cyber Defense Incident Handling Methodology Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Cyber Defense Incident Handling Methodology Course & Labs
Project Ares Professional +Cyber Defense Analyst Intrusion Detection Bundle
+
Project Ares Professional Gamified Cyber Range with Cyber Defense Analyst Intrusion Detection Course & Labs
Disable Botnet-Operation Goatherd-Mission 1
A group of hackers have been running a widespread financial scam by using a botnet network. Their activities have triggered a collapse at a National Bank, with thousands of defrauded account holders demanding their deposits from local branches.
Stop Terrorist Financing-Operation Bear Treat-Mission 2
A foreign arms dealer has been financing terrorist attacks to help acquire the last components necessary to build a nuclear fission bomb. This includes the latest attack on a French power plant where the terrorists were able to make off with a nuclear centrifuge which we believe will be used to create a nuclear weapon.
Intercept Attack Plans-Operation Desert Whale-Mission 3
Russia has deployed their new stealth fighter in the middle east. Intelligence estimates suggest that this deployment is a prelude to an imminent strike against US assets in the region. Before we take retaliatory measures, we need to verify the Russian Squadron's mission objectives.
Manipulate Industrial Control System-Operation Mongoose-Mission 9
A video produced for the Taliban shows active training camps preparing more fighters. According to satellite imagery, there is a single water treatment facility providing drinking water to the camps.
Stop Malicious Process-Operation Artic Cobra-Mission 4
A family of Trojans (L e ZeuS byre. Duplex SpyEye) causing a surge of identity thefts has attacked institutions on a global scale. Due to the potentially destabilizing economic impact, the International Cyber Defense Organization has been called upon for assistance.
Protect Financial Institution-Operation Wounded Bear-Mission 5
A new virus has been detected and is spreading globally through financial institutions. The International Cyber Defense Organization (ICDO) has been deployed to all major banks to eradicate this infection.
Respond to Phishing and Exfil-Operation Angry Tiger-Mission 6
The intelligence sharing sites have reported that energy companies are detecting an increasing number of phishing emails that pose cyber-security risks to their Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) infrastructure.
Defend Against Web Attack-Operation Bold Hermit-Mission 12
Incidence response teams have been deployed across numerous government agencies, to provide emergency communications for critical operations to defend against attackers. These teams require reliable 24/7/365 communication in order to send and receive critical information pertaining to the terrorist attacks.
Defend ICS/SCADA System-Operation Ocean View-Mission 8
There are reports that the local water authority has just been compromised, putting delivery of clean water for the city at risk. Readings from the water treatment plant's SCADA systems are showing that the chlorine level is 10 times the amount deemed safe for consumption.
Stop Ransomware Attack-Crimson Wolf-Mission 10
A Hospital care in the United Kingdom is in a state of emergency, falling victim to a sophisticated ransomware attack. Records have been encrypted, affecting thousands of patients, including some that are during ongoing treatment.
Power Grid Incident Response-Operation Black Dragon-Mission 13
Intelligence reports that the power grids in the Nation of Formica are being targeted by an advanced cyber threat actor who seeks to demonstrate its global power.
Systems Integrator-Battle Room 1
Player will be given a Kali 2019 box accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will be required to conduct a series of regimented tasks against a router and a Windows 2008 server.
Network Analysis - Battle Room 2
Player will be given a Kali 2019 box accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will be required to conduct a series of regimented tasks against a router and a Windows 2008 server.
Intel Analyst-Battle Room 5
Player will be given a Windows environment that is accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will conduct trials in reconnaissance, information gathering, and analysis using Open Source Intelligence Tools (OSINT)
Linux Basics-Battle Room 6
Player will be given a Kali 2019 environment that is accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will conduct entry level tasks in systems administration, troubleshooting, and access control.
Traffic Analysis-Battle Room 8
Player will be given a Kali 2019 box with multiple network analysis tools installed that is accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will be required to conduct network forensics through analysis of a PCAP.
Forensics-Battle Room 9
Player will be given a Windows 10 environment that is accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will conduct entry level task using forensic tools to provide the necessary evidence needed to support a case of an intrusion.
Scripting Fundamentals-Battle Room 10
Player will be given a Kali 2019 development environment that is accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will be required to conduct a series of tasks using Python 2.7 in order to become familiar with fundamental programming.
System Security Analysis-Battle Room 11
Player will be given a Windows 10 box with network access to Kali, SPLUNK and windows 2012. Your windows workstation is accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario.
Powershell Fundamentals-Battle Room 21
Player will be given a Windows 10 box accessible through SSH or VNC terminals provided within the scenario. They will be required to conduct a series of regimented tasks essential to systems administration operations.
