How to build your cybersecurity testing environment 🚀
Building a cybersecurity lab: A simple guide on using security operating systems to build a home lab
Often when we discuss pathways into cybersecurity, we emphasize how practice makes perfect, in fact, it’s often mentioned that it’s good to have a home setup. However, for those not in tech looking to understand what a home setup actually looks like this post is intended to be a walkthrough of setting up a virtualized environment with explanations as well to aid those starting out their journey into cybersecurity.
A very popular route into cybersecurity is penetration testing, so popular in fact, it’s often the first career that comes to mind when people hear about “hacking.” If you are interested in learning some of the tools pen testers are using this guide will help you set up a testing environment for you to learn how to use Parrot OS or Kali. We have seen a change in culture lately, more people are looking towards platforms like the Hack The Box and TryHackMe as gateways into pen testing, but having a home environment that you’re in control of also gives you so much more.
Things you’ll need:
- A laptop/PC — For this, I am using a Macbook with 16gb RAM (I highly recommend using a laptop with 8gb…
