Recent Discussions
Cannot seem to connect to Snaplabs via VPN
Hello, I’ve spun up a Snaplabs range - it’s a templated range based on shirts. I seem to be having trouble connecting to it though: I’ve added a VPN and tried to connect to it from several endpoints (including a cloud instance with no filtering) and the connection is never made on port 1194 I’ve tried adding an admin machine as it is necessary to connect to different machines via guacamole but I can’t seem to find it anymore. Perhaps I’m looking in the wrong place. Any push in the right direction would be highly appreciated. Thanks!
Operational Technology a Concern?
"Hey Immersive Labs community, I'm curious about your experiences with Operational Technology (OT) in your organizations. With the increasing convergence of IT and OT across healthcare, education, and various industries, I'm seeing more medical devices, building automation systems, and industrial control systems becoming part of our daily operations. A few questions for the community: How are you currently handling OT security challenges in your environment? What knowledge gaps do you see in your teams when it comes to securing OT systems? For those in healthcare or campus environments - what specific OT challenges keep you up at night? What skills do you wish your teams had to better manage OT security? I believe this is becoming increasingly important as more connected devices and control systems enter our networks. Would love to hear your thoughts and experiences - both challenges and successes. Looking forward to learning from everyone's perspectives!"Introductions
Welcome to our new Community, we are so happy that you have joined us and we'd love to get to know you all. Please introduce yourself in this thread by telling us a little bit about yourself and your experience with Immersive Labs and Cyber Security. I'm Kieran, the Director of Community here at Immersive Labs and I'm responsible for fostering this community, and leading our Cyber Million program which aims to help 1 Million people into cybersecurity jobs over the next decade. Prior to this I worked with the UK NCSC to design and deliver the inaugural program of CyberFirst events, a pioneering initiative aimed at inspiring and encouraging 14 - 18 year olds to consider careers in cybersecurity. I'm a member of the UK Cyber Security Council's Qualifications Careers Working Group and carried out extensive research into the UK's Cyber Security Skills Gap as part of my MSc in Cyber Security. I live in South West England, where you can often find me running on the trails, or running after my 7 year old son. I look forward to meeting you all KieranThe Human Connection Challenge: S1E1 Update
Don't Forget! There is only 1 week left to complete the first lab of the Human Connection Challenge if you want to be in with a shout of winning an exclusive digital badges, physical challenge coins, swag and prizes. So far, over 80 of you have already completed The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1 - Episode 1. If you are yet to complete it, you have until midnight on Sunday 24th November 2024! To read more about the challenge click here. To find it in the Immersive Labs Platform,Click Exercise > Challenges & Scenarios > The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1 Don’t forget to Follow The Community Blogto get a notification whenever a new Challenge Lab is released! Good Luck!This Week in The Human Connection
Welcome to all of our new members 👋 JH edelweissexploit jagira DESTINE PedroCollado kcetcbesu m0ns00n DaveBrine Oouasmi JWB2025 rfrymire chrismoore cyb3rry ijunki3 netcat Milan PascalNa rfrymire69 Magnus ImreSolymosi umb444fam adrianJ lupolder tbemwa Bob PatelEE gokulm08 Hazzy Precious It's great to have you all here and we hope that you are enjoying exploring our community. Check out our brand new guides to help you get started. In case you missed it, here’s a selection of our favourite content from The Human Connection this week: Community Updates The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1 There's only 1 week left to completeEpisode 1 of The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1. For your chance to climb the leaderboard and earn exclusive rewards, don't delay! Expert Guidance Patch Tuesday This weekBenMcCarthy and NatSilva and the rest of the Cyber Threat Research crew put out their monthly Patch Tuesday review. Exclusive Events Cyber Drills Our very own Mr. WorldwideDanPotter reflected on his experiences delivering Cyber Drills around the globe. If you haven’t been to one of these fantastic events yet, keep an eye on the website. Product Updates Immerse Yourself: Customer Roadmap Overview Join us on Thursday 21st November for our next Roadmap Webinar. Note: This is a customer-exclusive event. If you’re an employee in one of our customer organisations but can't access the event please reach out to KieranRowley Help & Support This week we've been discussing Threat Hunting with Splunk, OWASP ZAP and Reverse Engineering to name but a few topics. But the following questions still haven't been solved, can you help? netcat is looking for help with WinDbg WinDbg: Ep.3 – Debugging Malware WinDbg: Ep.4 – Debugging a Windows Crash WinDbg: Ep.5 – Kernel Internals AtakanBal has some questions about CVE-2022-29799/CVE-2022-29800 (Nimbuspwn) – Defensive rfrymire needs help with Node.js lupolder could use a hint on Zeek - Demonstrate Your SkillsStrangeness with SSO?
Hey, Is anyone else having weird issues with authentication when trying to be logged into both the main Immersive Labs platform, and this Community site in the same browser at the same time? If I load the Community site first, it mostly seems to play nice. But if I've got IL open in another tab, and come here, it seems to get stuck in weird authentication loops, where I log in, stick my creds in (for customer/EU), then get redirected back to the site to find it is still saying "Sign In" in the top right corner. I also could just see a load of discussions about one of the FIN7 labs when I wasn't logged in - but now that I'm logged in, I can't find the thread at all. Perhaps I should stop using MS Edge? ;-p Cheers, Steve.🎄 Christmas Crisis Sim Showdown! Vote for Your Favourite! 🎄
Is it too early to mention the C word?... No, never! We're excited to announce that we'll be producing a brand new Christmas-themed crisis simulation, but we need your help to choose which one will make it to the top! Simply comment below with your preferred crisis sim scenario (A, B or C) and share why you think your pick deserves the spotlight. The winning crisis sim will be produced by our very own JonPaulGabriele and will be unveiled in December! Here are the contenders on the nice list: A) Christmas Tree-son 🎄 Cybersecurity nightmare at the North Pole! A disgruntled elf has leaked confidential data, exposing sensitive information about Santa's operations, the Naughty & Nice list, and what life is really like at the North Pole. The culprit has been identified, but their motives remain unclear. Can you manage the fallout, protect Santa's reputation, and secure the North Pole's digital infrastructure before Christmas spirit is irreparably damaged? B) Snow Way Out! ☃️ A freak winter storm has brought the world to a standstill. Businesses are closed, transport networks are ground to a halt, and communities are cut off. Can you coordinate emergency response efforts, ensure the safety of vulnerable populations, and keep essential services running in the face of this unprecedented weather event? C) Elf and Safety Crisis 🎁 A whistle-blower threatens to shatter the illusion of Santa's Workshop. Allegations of unsafe working conditions, unethical toy production, and overworked elves have surfaced, putting Santa's reputation and Christmas deliveries at risk. Can you investigate the claims, address the concerns, and restore public trust before the holiday spirit is extinguished? 🗳️ Now it’s your turn! Which simulation should we produce? Voting is open NOW and will end on Friday 8th November... Make your voice heard and make this a crisis-mas not to forget! 🎅✨This Week in The Human Connection
Firstly, a very warm welcome to this week's new members 👋 KBobble Anonymous MacWarren wubzydadbod KelvinK ker OverClocked udhav Vladyslav RobN boulton ABH93 -jlo- harish-nayani In case you missed it, here’s a selection of our favourite content from The Human Connection this week: Community Updates Introducing The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1 This week saw the release of the very first lab in The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1. Each month you’ll be given the chance to showcase your cybersecurity skills across a range of topics and climb the Season 1 Leaderboard over the course of 7 labs. Challenge accepted? How about a little more competition for GusC & udhav?! Crisis Ready: Mastering the Design and Execution of Simulation for Real-World Resilience Thanks to all who attended last Friday's crisis sim masterclass webinar. If you missed it or simply want to refresh your memory, you can watch the recording here. An extra special thanks to those who submitted questions to the panel. If your question didn't get answered during the webinar, we've posted the questions, along with answers from JonPaulGabriele our Crisis Sim Lead over in the Help & Support Forum. Christmas Crisis Sim Showdown Votes Revealed 🥁🎄 Last Friday, we released a poll for your favourite Christmas-themed Crisis Sim scenario and we're excited to share that after counting the votes, Christmas Tree-son is the winning scenario! JonPaulGabriele will now put this scenario into production in time for December... Watch this space on news to participate in the virtual crisis sim! Expert Guidance New CTI Lab: CRON#TRAP – Linux Environment Emulation CTI extraordinaire BenMcCarthy has dropped an article about our newest CTI Lab: CRON#TRAP – Linux Environment Emulation. The article explores how a malicious actor has been gaining access to endpoints through the use of phishing and a virtual machine. Check it out now! Feature Focus: Introducing the AI Scenario Generator New feature alert! Product Manager EmmaWalker announced the AI Scenario Generator in her feature focus article. The AI feature will be released on12 November for Crisis Sim customers. Read Emma's article for best practice and guidance with the AI Scenario Generator. Here at Immersive HQ, we're always listening out for user feedback to improve our products, and are specifically seeking feedback from customers who create crisis sims and who might use the AI Scenario Generator. If this is you, head to PamelaSmith latest post to sign yourself up! Discussions As always, we love to see community users supporting one another on this platform & we want to extend a special thanks to those who have gone out of their way to help a community peer, either in our Help & Support Forum or Cyber Million Forum. If you’ve got the know how and want to climb the Immersive Legend ladder, head to the Answer Questionstab! Don't forget, you’ll need to be logged in to comment on posts. Simply head to the top-right of the page to register or sign in. Add your username, avatar and bio in your settings, and you're good to go!Give us your feedback on our new AI scenario generator
We are looking for some feedback on our Exercising features and would love to hear from our community of users! Are you someone who creates Crisis Sims? Our new AI scenario generator will be released on 12 November and we would love to hear what you think about it! If so, come along to a call with Immersive’s Product Manager, Emma, and UX Researcher, Pamela to answer a few questions about your experience and give us your feedback on these features. What we’ll cover: Other than having used the AI scenario generator, no further preparation is needed for the call. We’ll be delving into your current Exercising usage, needs and expectations, and any issues you’ve encountered along the way. This will be fed back to our team and potentially lead to feature enhancements or new feature development. Between 18 November - 17 December, we will be running calls over Google Meet, lasting up to 45 minutes. Want to influence our future product? Book in a call at a time that suits you, using this link or comment below to find out more. ✨Check out Emma’s blog postFeature Focus: Introducing the AI Scenario Generator
