Purchase an access plan and get access within 24 hours. Download the courseware and a preconfigured pentesting machine.
Study the courseware carefully and get ready to enter the labs to hack your way into 50+ lab machines.
Write your report and earn the 2 available VHL Certificates of Completion. (Basic & Advanced+)
"The VHL labs are a must for any infosec professional. They include real world scenarios and do a great job at pushing the student to advance their skills. This is done through manual exploitation and building a good foundation to develop your own pen-testing methodologies. I used the entire lab for OSCP prep and I am pleased with the results so far!
P.S I really did enjoy the real world scenarios over a CTF-ish environment."
"The Course is Awesome, labs are very stable and consistent simulate very well a real world. I learned a lot with the course material and lab machines, another thing all course content is covered in lab machines. Very recommended do this course."
"I signed up for 30 days, completed 19 machines, and then signed up for another 30 days to not only finish my last machine, but eventually earn the Advanced + certification. I could not be happier! I had zero technical issues with the labs and everything went as planned. I am now equivocally more prepared for OSCP PWK!"
"My journey in this program was of great learning. Every box has a teaching for students to learn. In the lab, I came across fully patched boxes that could only be compromised because of a vulnerable application. This is something that can be seen in the real world. The content of the material was solid and clear which is great for newcomers. With this clearness, I was able to understand topics that were for me to grasp.
Big thanks for this training!"
"My experience with VHL over the last month was truly amazing. I learned more in the last 31 days then I have in quite some time. The coursework was very informative and taught me a ton. The hands on experience I gained is invaluable and has opened my eyes to many new things. I hope to one day try some more labs and try for the Advanced+ certificate. Again, I am truly grateful and happy to have chosen VHL labs."
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The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed modern life, connecting billions of smart devices to networks worldwide. However, this connectivity also introduces a vast and growing attack surface. As organizations and consumers increasingly deploy IoT technologies in
Read moreOver the past years, we have received multiple requests to develop an exam for the Virtual Hacking Labs PT01 Penetration Testing Course. As it has become increasingly important today to validate skills that prove an individual’s ability to properly assess,
Read moreWe provide various VHL membership plans: a PT01 Month Plan and a PT01 3-Month Plan. Have a look in our shop for an overview of all access plans. An access plan for the IoT Pentetration Testing Essentials course has a fixed duration of 6 months or 12 months.
The Virtual Hacking Labs PT01 course is for beginners who want to learn and practice penetration testing in an easy accessible virtual lab environment. For anyone that is new to the subject of penetration testing we provide a tailored courseware manual that covers all subjects from the basics to help you with your first steps towards becoming a penetration tester. Seasoned experts will find challenges in our Virtual Hacking Labs PT02 lab environment with vulnerable by design Linux and Windows machines and Active Directory network labs.
The VHL PT01 Membership contains access to the PT01 penetration testing courseware and labs. The VHL PT02 Membership contains access to the PT02 penetration testing courseware and labs. With a membership, you'll gain access to the PT01 or PT02 course materials, the online PT01 or PT02 penetration testing lab, the reset panel, and a lab dashboard that offers hints and helps you track your progress.
The Virtual Hacking Labs PT01 Lab contain over 50 custom vulnerable hosts to practice penetration testing techniques. The labs contain multiple Windows, Linux, Android machines with recently discovered vulnerabilities and older common vulnerabilities. We are constantly in the process of updating the labs with new machines vulnerable to recent discoveries.
In the VHL IoT Penetration Testing Essentials course we will get hands-on with pentesting IoT devices in the broadest sense. We will focus on security testing IoT hardware, firmware, software, serial protocols and various static and dynamic firmware analysis techniques. The course is broad in scope, but we will also go into depth on a number of topics, such as attacking firmware and reverse engineering with Ghidra.
No, the VHL IoT Penetration Testing Essentials course does not contain online labs. The course contains practical assignments and case studies to learn the practical side of IoT hacking. The assignments can be downloaded through our external LMS system and completed on your own local machine.
Yes, there is a practical examination for the VHL IoT Penetration Testing Essentials course. More information about the VHL Certified IoT Penetration Tester (VHL-CIPT01) exam is available on the website. There is also a Certificate of Completion for anyone that does not want to do the practical exam.
The VHL IoT Penetration Testing Essentials course is available now! You can purchase a 6 or 12 month membership for the course on the shop page and start hacking IoT devices today.
