Cyber security training brought to life through real-world hacking challenges and puzzles

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Collaborative leaderboards, helpful guides
and fun challenges built by experts

Jump into a huge range of puzzles, features and resources that give you the most fun, captivating and realistic learning experience possible.

Earn points and unlock new levels as you solve mysterious cyber crimes and earn valued cyber security skills in a global crime-fighting adventure.

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Race for the most points on your team leaderboard, collaborate with friends to solve challenges and compare your progress in Groups.

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Boost your knowledge and get help with tricky challenges or new concepts from engaging video tutorials, guides and walkthroughs in the Field Manual.

Field manual entry about Caesar or ROT ciphers

Hack websites, break into networks, uncover cyber criminal passwords and build experimental programmes, all in a safe environment.

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Learn the most up-to-date defensive and offensive cyber security practices used in real jobs like Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Analysis and Security Software Development.

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Earn the confidence, experience and transferable cyber security skills that will make you stand out to employers in a whole host of fascinating industries.

Example CyberStart challenge with a briefing
Example CyberStart challenge with a briefing
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Field manual entry about Caesar or ROT ciphers
Example CyberStart challenge
Example CyberStart challenge with a briefing
Example CyberStart challenge with a briefing

Maximise your skills, whatever your starting point

Put the fun back into learning cyber security with our exciting, gamified hacking platform. No textbooks or lectures, just short, interactive hacking games for everyone.

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