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💻 Building a Cyber Security Lab 🔬
Cyber Security is such a broad topic, how could one build a single lab that encompasses all aspects of cyber security? All the vulnerabilities, malware, databases, financial systems, Intrusion detection, firewalls, encryption standards, mobile security, etc. That would take a very large garage to build. However you can gain hands on knowledge with most of these aspects of cyber security using only a single computer.
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You don’t need fancy several of high-powered servers in a Faraday cage to have an effective security lab environment . With just a one computer, dozens of computers can be experimented with, all due to the wonders of virtualization. Even an Active Directory system of windows computers can be built within a virtualized environment on an individual computer.
This guide is written to help beginners to the cybersecurity world but even seasoned researchers that never set up their own virtualized lab will find lots to learn. With a bit of grit and determination, you’ll be up and hacking!
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Installing VirtualBox (Windows)
First lets install our hypervisor, which will be the foundation to creating virtual machines(VM), VirtualBox. For Windows, installing VirtualBox consists of going to the download page and running the installer.
