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Interactive labs and training providers for cloud security skill building.

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Hack The Box BlackSky preview

Hack The Box BlackSky

Cloud security specialist labs for AWS, Azure, and GCP with realistic enterprise infrastructure. Earn Cloud Security Specialist certifications.

Labs & Training Certification Multi-Cloud
Cybr Free AWS Labs preview

Cybr Free AWS Labs

Free 1-click deploy hands-on AWS security labs for building practical skills risk-free.

Labs & Training AWS Free
Digital Cloud Training Challenge Labs preview

Digital Cloud Training Challenge Labs

1000+ scenario-based labs for AWS and Azure with automatic validation, scoring, and multiple difficulty levels.

Labs & Training AWS Azure
AWS Well-Architected Security Labs preview

AWS Well-Architected Security Labs

Hands-on labs and documentation for building secure workloads using AWS Well-Architected Framework.

Labs & Training AWS
Awesome CloudSec Labs preview

Awesome CloudSec Labs

Curated collection of free cloud native security learning labs including CTF, workshops, and research labs.

Labs & Training Multi-Cloud
Immersive Labs preview

Immersive Labs

Cyber drills, labs, and reporting mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, NICE, and NIST frameworks for measuring team readiness.

Labs & Training Platform
SecureFlag GCP Labs preview

SecureFlag GCP Labs

Hands-on GCP security training covering IAM, network security, encryption, and API security.

Labs & Training GCP
Pwned Labs preview

Pwned Labs

Premium Azure and AWS security labs with assume-breach scenarios and professional certifications.

Labs & Training AWS Azure
TryHackMe preview

TryHackMe

Gamified cybersecurity training with cloud security learning paths and 800+ labs.

Labs & Training Multi-Cloud
A Cloud Guru preview

A Cloud Guru

Comprehensive cloud training platform with AWS, Azure, and GCP security courses.

Training Multi-Cloud
CBT Nuggets preview

CBT Nuggets

IT training platform with cloud security certification prep courses.

Training Certification
Udemy Courses preview

Udemy Courses

Wide selection of cloud security courses from various instructors.

Training Multi-Cloud
Amazon EKS Workshop preview

Amazon EKS Workshop

Hands-on workshop for learning Amazon EKS including security best practices.

Labs & Training AWS Kubernetes
The Homelab Almanac preview

The Homelab Almanac

Comprehensive guide for building your own security home lab with infrastructure-as-code examples and practical setups.

Labs & Training Infrastructure Guide
Cybersecurity Expert Roadmap preview

Cybersecurity Expert Roadmap

Structured learning path for cloud security expertise with recommended skills, tools, and resources for different career levels.

Labs & Training Roadmap Career
SLAW: Security Lab a Week preview

SLAW: Security Lab a Week

Hands-on cloud security labs from Securosis with 15-30 minute exercises focusing on practical cloud security scenarios.

Labs & Training Cloud Security Hands-on
Microsoft Learn Security preview

Microsoft Learn - Azure Security

Free official Microsoft training with browser-based sandboxes for hands-on Azure security practice. Maps directly to SC-500 and SC-100 certification paths.

Labs & Training Azure Free
Google Cloud Skills Boost preview

Google Cloud Skills Boost - Security

Hands-on GCP security learning path with temporary cloud environments provided. Covers IAM, VPC Service Controls, and Security Command Center.

Labs & Training GCP Cloud Security
AttackIQ Academy preview

AttackIQ Academy

Free training on threat-informed defense, MITRE ATT&CK, purple teaming, and adversary emulation. CPE credits awarded for completion.

Labs & Training MITRE ATT&CK Free
Antisyphon Training preview

Antisyphon Training

Pay-what-you-can security training from John Strand and Black Hills InfoSec. Live virtual classes with practitioner instructors and active Discord support.

Labs & Training Pay-What-You-Can Live Training
Hack The Box Academy preview

Hack The Box Academy

Structured courses with integrated labs and job-role paths. Earn industry-recognized certifications like CBBH and CPTS through hands-on practice.

Labs & Training Pentesting Career Paths
AWS Skill Builder preview

AWS Skill Builder

AWS's official training portal with free courses, security learning plans, and sandboxed hands-on labs. Curated by AWS engineers and aligned to certification objectives.

Labs & Training AWS Free
Killercoda preview

Killercoda

Browser-based interactive Kubernetes and cloud-native scenarios from the CKS simulator team. Free, no signup for most labs - popular for CKS exam prep.

Labs & Training Kubernetes Free
AWS Workshops Catalog preview

AWS Workshops Catalog

Official self-paced workshops by AWS architects covering IAM, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Detective, and incident response with deploy scripts and walkthroughs.

Labs & Training AWS Free
Google Cloud Skills Boost preview

Google Cloud Skills Boost

Google's official labs platform (formerly Qwiklabs) with self-paced GCP environments. Security paths cover IAM, VPC Service Controls, BeyondCorp, and PCSE cert prep.

Labs & Training GCP Certification
Cloud Resume Challenge preview

Cloud Resume Challenge

Forrest Brazeal's project-based challenge spanning IaC, CI/CD, serverless, and identity. Builds a real portfolio piece that exercises end-to-end cloud security thinking.

Labs & Training Multi-Cloud Free
DetectionLab preview

DetectionLab

Chris Long's curated Windows detection-engineering lab with AD, ELK, Velociraptor, and Splunk pre-wired. The reference project for tuning Sigma rules and tracing attacks.

Labs & Training Blue Team Open Source Free
RangeForce Community Edition preview

RangeForce Community Edition

Browser-based hands-on training with cloud, container, and SOC modules. Free community tier runs in sandboxed environments with no setup.

Labs & Training Free Blue Team
CyberDefenders preview

CyberDefenders

Blue-team labs covering DFIR, incident response, and cloud log analysis. Free tier covers most challenges; paid tier adds structured career paths.

Labs & Training Blue Team DFIR Free
Iximiuz Labs preview

Iximiuz Labs

Free interactive Linux, container, and Kubernetes labs by Ivan Velichko. Each lab gives you a real terminal environment with guided exercises.

Labs & Training Kubernetes Free
KodeKloud preview

KodeKloud

Browser-based labs and courses for Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and DevSecOps. Popular CKA/CKAD/CKS prep with hands-on exam-style practice tests.

Labs & Training Kubernetes DevSecOps
AWS Cloud Quest preview

AWS Cloud Quest

AWS's free 3D role-playing game that teaches services through guided quests, including a Security path covering IAM, GuardDuty, KMS, and incident response.

Labs & Training AWS Free
Google Cybersecurity Certificate preview

Google Cybersecurity Certificate

Google's eight-course Coursera certificate covering frameworks, networks, Linux/SQL, Python automation, and incident response. Free to audit, paid for the credential.

Labs & Training Beginner GCP
Isovalent Labs preview

Isovalent Labs

Free hosted labs covering Cilium, eBPF, Kubernetes network policy, and Tetragon runtime security. Runs in a sandbox - no cluster required.

Labs & Training Kubernetes Free
HashiCorp Developer Tutorials preview

HashiCorp Developer Tutorials

Official HashiCorp tutorials for Terraform, Vault, Consul, and Boundary - including secrets rotation, dynamic credentials, and policy-as-code.

Labs & Training Free Multi-Cloud
Snyk Learn preview

Snyk Learn

Free interactive lessons on appsec, IaC, container, and supply chain security with browser-based exploit-then-patch sandboxes.

Labs & Training Free AppSec Supply Chain
TCM Security Academy preview

TCM Security Academy

Affordable practical pentesting and Active Directory courses from The Cyber Mentor. Pairs with the PNPT certification.

Labs & Training Pentest Beginner
INE preview

INE

Hands-on labs and learning paths across cloud, security, and networking. Home of the eJPT and eCPPT pentest certifications.

Labs & Training Multi-Cloud Pentest
AppSecEngineer preview

AppSecEngineer

Hands-on cloud-native and DevSecOps training spanning AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and secure coding. Browser-based labs aligned to security engineer roles.

Labs & Training Multi-Cloud AppSec DevSecOps
OpenSecurityTraining2 preview

OpenSecurityTraining2

Free university-grade courses on x86/ARM internals, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research. Rounds out the depth missing from cloud-only curricula.

Labs & Training Free Open Source
Practical DevSecOps preview

Practical DevSecOps

Browser-lab training and certifications for CI/CD security, container and Kubernetes hardening, IaC scanning, and SBOM workflows.

Labs & Training DevSecOps Kubernetes CI/CD
edX Cybersecurity preview

edX Cybersecurity

University-led cybersecurity courses from MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, and IBM. Free to audit; paid for verified certificates and graded labs.

Labs & Training Beginner Free
Cloud Academy preview

Cloud Academy

Subscription multi-cloud training with sandboxed AWS, Azure, and GCP labs plus structured security learning paths and skill assessments.

Labs & Training Multi-Cloud DevSecOps
Codecademy Cybersecurity Path preview

Codecademy Cybersecurity Path

Interactive in-browser learning path covering security fundamentals, network security, OWASP Top 10, and basic offensive techniques. Beginner-friendly with no setup.

Labs & Training Beginner Free
Pentester Academy preview

Pentester Academy

Subscription training with AWS, Azure, GCP, Active Directory, and Kubernetes attack labs. Home of the CRTP and CRTE certification series.

Labs & Training Multi-Cloud Red Team
PentesterLab preview

PentesterLab

Web and API security training built from real CVEs. Badge-based paths let you drill JWT, S3, deserialization, and other bug classes.

Labs & Training Web Security AppSec
Play with Kubernetes preview

Play with Kubernetes

Free browser-based multi-node Kubernetes playground - great for practicing RBAC, kube-bench, and admission-controller hardening with no cloud account.

Labs & Training Kubernetes Free
SadServers preview

SadServers

Hands-on Linux troubleshooting challenges in real disposable servers - diagnose and fix broken systems to sharpen the fundamentals behind cloud work.

Labs & Training Linux Free
Google Cloud Skills Boost preview

Google Cloud Skills Boost

Official Google hands-on labs in temporary live GCP environments, including security-focused learning paths and skill badges.

Labs & Training GCP Free
Microsoft Learn preview

Microsoft Learn

Free official learning paths and hands-on sandboxes for Azure security, identity, Defender, and Sentinel.

Labs & Training Azure Free
CISA Learning preview

CISA Learning

Free federal cybersecurity training portal from CISA covering cloud security, incident response, and risk management.

Labs & Training Free Government
Play with Docker preview

Play with Docker

Free in-browser Docker playground with disposable hosts and guided labs for learning container fundamentals.

Labs & Training Containers Free
LetsDefend preview

LetsDefend

Browser-based SOC simulation for blue-team practice, investigating real alerts across phishing, malware analysis, and incident response.

Labs & Training Blue Team Free
Blue Team Labs Online preview

Blue Team Labs Online

Gamified defensive labs and investigations using real forensic artifacts across DFIR, incident response, and threat hunting.

Labs & Training Blue Team Free
RangeForce preview

RangeForce

Cloud cyber range with hands-on detection and response exercises using real security tools; free community edition available.

Labs & Training Blue Team Free
Hacksplaining preview

Hacksplaining

Interactive secure-coding lessons that walk developers through exploiting and then fixing common web vulnerabilities.

Labs & Training AppSec Free Beginner
YesWeHack Dojo preview

YesWeHack Dojo

Free, bite-sized web-hacking exercises from a major bug-bounty platform, focused on real-world vulnerability classes.

Labs & Training AppSec Bug Bounty Free
Security Blue Team preview

Security Blue Team

Hands-on blue-team training in DFIR, threat intel, and SIEM analysis; home of the practical BTL1 and BTL2 certifications.

Labs & Training Blue Team DFIR
HackTricks Cloud preview

HackTricks Cloud

Community knowledge base of cloud attack techniques across AWS, GCP, Azure, and Kubernetes - organized by service and privilege-escalation path.

Labs & Training Multi-Cloud Pentesting Free
Tutorials Dojo preview

Tutorials Dojo

Practice exams, cheat sheets, and hands-on cloud labs for AWS, Azure, and GCP certifications - including the security tracks.

Labs & Training Multi-Cloud Certification
Whizlabs preview

Whizlabs

Hands-on cloud labs, sandboxes, and practice tests mapped to AWS, Azure, and GCP certification objectives.

Labs & Training Multi-Cloud Hands-On
Wiz CloudSec Academy preview

Wiz CloudSec Academy

Free explainer library covering cloud security fundamentals - CSPM, CNAPP, CIEM, and Kubernetes - with plain-language guides and diagrams.

Labs & Training Cloud Security Free
AWS Educate preview

AWS Educate

Free self-paced AWS courses and hands-on labs open to anyone, covering core services and security fundamentals with digital badges.

Labs & Training AWS Free
Fortinet Training Institute preview

Fortinet Training Institute

Free self-paced security training from fundamentals to advanced, covering cloud security, secure networking, and zero trust, with CPE credit.

Labs & Training Certification Free
Kubernetes the Hard Way preview

Kubernetes the Hard Way

Kelsey Hightower's hands-on guide to bootstrapping a Kubernetes cluster from scratch - certificates, etcd, and control plane by hand - to learn how it really works.

Labs & Training Kubernetes Free Open Source
freeCodeCamp preview

freeCodeCamp

Free nonprofit platform with a project-based Information Security certification plus networking and Python courses. No paywall.

Labs & Training Free Beginner
Hoppers Roppers Academy preview

Hoppers Roppers Academy

Free, structured beginner curriculum covering computing, networking, and Linux fundamentals before specialising into security.

Labs & Training Free Beginner
Per Scholas preview

Per Scholas

Tuition-free, full-time tech training. The 15-week AWS re/Start track covers IAM, CloudTrail, and VPCs, and prepares you for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam.

Labs & Training Certification Career Planning AWS Free
SEED Labs preview

SEED Labs

University-grade hands-on labs covering software, network, web, and crypto security with ready-made VMs and step-by-step manuals.

Labs & Training Academic Free
MITRE ATT&CK Defender (MAD) preview

MITRE ATT&CK Defender (MAD)

Threat-informed defense training and certification built on the ATT&CK framework by MITRE Engenuity, with hands-on detection and emulation exercises.

Labs & Training Detection Engineering Free
Linux Journey preview

Linux Journey

Free, structured lessons on Linux fundamentals - shell, permissions, processes, and networking - for security practitioners shoring up the basics.

Labs & Training Linux Free
Udacity preview

Udacity

Project-based Nanodegree programs in cybersecurity, cloud, and DevOps with graded, reviewed hands-on projects.

Labs & Training Cloud DevSecOps
Cisco Networking Academy preview

Cisco Networking Academy

Cisco's free courses in networking and cybersecurity with hands-on simulations, covering the fundamentals behind cloud security.

Labs & Training Networking Free
LinkedIn Learning preview

LinkedIn Learning

Video learning paths in cloud security, AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes taught by practitioners, tied to your LinkedIn profile.

Labs & Training Cloud Video Courses
Educative preview

Educative

Text-based interactive courses with runnable in-browser environments spanning cloud security, Kubernetes, and system design.

Labs & Training Cloud Interactive
MIT OpenCourseWare preview

MIT OpenCourseWare

Free MIT course materials, including graduate-level computer systems security lectures, assignments, and exams.

Labs & Training Free University
CS50 Cybersecurity preview

CS50 Cybersecurity

Harvard's free introduction to cybersecurity covering authentication, encryption, and common attacks with hands-on problem sets.

Labs & Training Free Beginner