Cybersecurity Lab workbook for beginners

Ready to break into cybersecurity?

This beginner-friendly Cybersecurity Lab Workbook gives you 8 fully guided, practical labs designed to teach the foundational tools and techniques of ethical hacking, network defense, and digital security.

Whether you're a student, career-changer, or just cyber-curious, this downloadable eWorkbook will help you go from zero to confident beginner—no prior experience needed.

💡 What you get:

8 step-by-step labs (PDF format) covering key cybersecurity skills:

• Setting Up a Virtual Security Lab
• Network Traffic Analysis with Wireshark
• Scanning Networks with Nmap
• Capturing Packets with TCPdump
• Verifying File Integrity with Hashing
• Web App Security using Browser Dev Tools
• Password Cracking with John the Ripper
• Securing a Network with UFW Firewall

Tool-based instructions using real cybersecurity software with Review questions after each lab to reinforce what you’ve learned.

✅ You'll Learn How To:

• Safely set up and manage a virtual hacking labAnalyze real-time network data for threats
• Perform port scans and identify open services
• Capture and investigate raw packet data
• Detect tampered files using hash functions
• Evaluate website security from your browser
• Test and improve password strength
• Configure firewalls for maximum protection
  

💻 Requirements:

• A computer (Windows, Mac, or Linux)
• Internet connection
• A willingness to explore and experiment!
• [Optional] VirtualBox or VMware Player + Kali Linux (instructions included)
  

📥 Instant PDF Download. Learn by doing.

Build skills you can use today and grow into tomorrow’s cyber defender.