Season 1 of The Human Connection Challenge is Closed
We hope you enjoyed The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1. While the season has finished, you can still complete the labs. To find the collection in the Immersive One Platform, Click Exercise > Challenges & Scenarios > The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1 We will be back soon with Season 2. Make sure you follow the CHALLENGES tag to receive a notification as soon as we return.Episode 7
Episode 7 was released on 5th May 2025 and closed on 2nd June 2025. It tests your Active Directory skills. To find the lab in the Immersive Labs Platform, Click Exercise > Challenges & Scenarios > The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1 > Active Directory A walkthrough is available for this lab:Episode 6
Episode 6 was released on 3rd March 2025 and closed on 24th March 2025. It tests your Thick Client skills. To find the lab in the Immersive Labs Platform, Click Exercise > Challenges & Scenarios > The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1 > Thick Client A walkthrough guide is available for this challenge lab:Episode 5
Episode 5 was released on 3rd March 2025 and closed on 24th March 2025. It tests your Windows skills. To find the lab in the Immersive Labs Platform, Click Exercise > Challenges & Scenarios > The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1 > Windows A walkthrough guide is available for this challenge lab:Episode 4
Episode 4 was released on 3rd February 2025 and closed on 24th February 2025. It tests your Linux skills. To find the lab in the Immersive Labs Platform, Click Exercise > Challenges & Scenarios > The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1 > Linux A walkthrough guide is available for this challenge lab:Episode 3
Episode 3 was released on 6th January 2025 and closed on 23rd January 2025. It tests your Web Exploitation skills. To find the lab in the Immersive Labs Platform, Click Exercise > Challenges & Scenarios > The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1 > Web Exploitation A walkthrough guide is available for this challenge lab:Episode 2
Episode 2 was released on 2nd December 2024 and closed on 22nd December 2024. It tests your scanning and enumeration skills. To find the lab in the Immersive Labs Platform, Click Exercise > Challenges & Scenarios > The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1 > Scanning A walkthrough guide is available for this challenge lab:Episode 1
Episode 1 was released on 4th November 2024 and closed on 24th November 2024. This lab tests your Basic OS skills. To find the lab in the Immersive Labs Platform, Click Exercise > Challenges & Scenarios > The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1 > Basic OS Two walkthrough guides are available for this challenge lab:Season 1
Season 1 of the Human Connection Challenge began on 4th November 2024 and ended on 2nd June 2025. Challenge Labs were released on a monthly basis. There were 7 labs in Season 1 covering the following offensive security topics: Basic OS Skills (November 2024) Scanning (December 2024) Web Exploitation (January 2025) Linux (February 2025) Windows (March 2025) Thick Client Applications (April 2025) Active Directory (May 2025) At the end of each month, a walkthrough guide was published for each Challenge Lab. While the season has finished, you can still complete the labs. To find the collection in the Immersive One Platform, Click Exercise > Challenges & Scenarios > The Human Connection Challenge: Season 1What is the Human Connection Challenge?
The Human Connection Challenge is a series of brand new labs that are released here in the community. Every lab is designed to test your cybersecurity skills across a range of topics, providing you opportunities to polish your skills, build your cyber resilience and demonstrate your expertise! How can I take part? To attempt the labs, you will need an Immersive Labs CyberPro or Application Security licence, whether that is provided by your employer, or through our free Cyber Million platform. If you don’t currently have a licence, you can find instructions on how to register for Cyber Million here. To compete in the Human Connection Challenge you will also need a community account with the same email address that you use for your Immersive Labs access. If you don’t currently have a community account, you can find instructions on how to register here. What’s in it for me? Aside from the legendary status and bragging rights over your community peers for proving your cyber capability, we reward each participant with an exclusive digital badge. Monthly winners are also awarded physical challenge coins with swag and prizes available for the overall season winners. How do you decide on the winners? 🥇 First to Finish The community member who completes the lab first after it is released is crowned First to Finish for the month. ⏱️ Fastest to Complete The 'Fastest to Complete' is the community member who accomplishes the lab in the least amount of time within the three-week challenge period. Please note, only your first attempt will be considered in this category. 🎯 Most Accurate The most accurate is the community member who achieves the highest level of accuracy in the shortest time during the three-week challenge period. Please note, only your first attempt will be considered in this category. 💪 Most Persistent The most persistent is the community member who embodies resilience, patiently exploring various methods and strategies until they successfully solve the lab. 🎁 Spot Prizes From time to time we also award spot prizes for any community members who help their peers complete the challenge over in the Help and Support forum. In the event of a tie in any of the categories, we will recognize all tied participants for their accomplishments - after all, demonstrating your skills at this level is an achievement in its own right!
