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Cybersecurity · hands-on lab

Security Lab 08: Capstone — Find, Report, Fix

A full mini-engagement: recon the target, locate the sensitive data a misconfiguration is leaking, capture the flag, then close the hole.
  • 45 minutesTime in the lab
  • advancedLevel
  • 5 tasksChecked automatically
  • CertificateVerifiable link when you finish

The situation

Scenario. Final exercise. target is a fresh box with one real weakness planted for you. Use everything from this track — recon, enumeration, web and file review — to find the leaked flag, record it, and then fix the misconfiguration so the leak is closed. This mirrors a real assessment: find it, prove it, remediate it.

What you will do

  1. Recon the target
  2. Discover the exposed path
  3. Capture the flag
  4. Write the engagement report
  5. Remediate on the target

How it works

The lab opens in your browser: a real terminal or desktop, nothing to install. Work through the tasks, press Check after each one and the portal verifies your work. Stuck? Ask for a hint. Finish every task and you get a certificate page with its own verification link for LinkedIn or your CV.