CyberDefenders
Blue team and DFIR labs built from real forensic artifacts such as memory dumps and PCAPs.
Technical Architecture & Overview
CyberDefenders hosts blue team labs built from real incidents, where investigations run against artifacts such as packet captures, memory, malware samples, and logs in SIEM platforms including Splunk and Elastic. Labs cover network, endpoint, and cloud forensics, threat hunting, threat intelligence, and malware analysis, are mapped to MITRE ATT&CK tactics, and come either as browser-based cloud labs or as downloadable artifacts. Accounts are free and include limited trial time on selected Pro labs, and a CyberRange Pro subscription unlocks the browser-based Pro labs.
Targeted Technical Use Cases
DFIR skill sharpening on realistic evidence rather than toy scenarios.
Evaluation & Trade-offs
Core Strengths
- +Artifacts come from real investigations and incidents.
- +Lab categories span network, endpoint, and cloud forensics, threat hunting, and malware analysis.
- +Pro labs run in the browser on multi-region servers.
Trade-Offs & Limitations
- -Downloadable labs require comfort installing and driving forensic tools locally.
- -Free tier does not cover the full catalog.
Defensive Security Application
Building forensics and hunting proficiency.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CyberDefenders?→
CyberDefenders hosts blue team labs built from real incidents, where investigations run against artifacts such as packet captures, memory, malware samples, and logs in SIEM platforms including Splunk and Elastic. Labs cover network, endpoint, and cloud forensics, threat hunting, threat intelligence, and malware analysis, are mapped to MITRE ATT&CK tactics, and come either as browser-based cloud labs or as downloadable artifacts. Accounts are free and include limited trial time on selected Pro labs, and a CyberRange Pro subscription unlocks the browser-based Pro labs.
What is CyberDefenders used for?→
DFIR skill sharpening on realistic evidence rather than toy scenarios.
What are the strengths of CyberDefenders?→
- +Artifacts come from real investigations and incidents.
- +Lab categories span network, endpoint, and cloud forensics, threat hunting, and malware analysis.
- +Pro labs run in the browser on multi-region servers.
What are the limitations of CyberDefenders?→
- +Downloadable labs require comfort installing and driving forensic tools locally.
- +Free tier does not cover the full catalog.
How is CyberDefenders used defensively?→
Building forensics and hunting proficiency.