IT-Security Training for Administrators

The Cyber LABs are aimed at internal and external people who design, develop or operate IT infrastructure, i.e. IT managers, IT architects, application owners, software developers, system managers, administrators and support staff.

All "hacking scenarios" in the Cyber LAB are based on real APT attacks by current hacker groups and are therefore highly relevant. In the e-learning part of the Cyber LAB, we impart the knowledge of how professional attackers proceed - in the LAB environment, the participants are allowed to implement the knowledge they have learnt in the LAB themselves. They slip into the role of the attacker and work through a typical "kill chain". This change of perspective trains security awareness for potential vulnerabilities and promotes secure behaviour.

IT administrators understand the approach of modern attackers and learn to see cyber security as a concept and not as a collection of security products. Numerous practical tips enable them to significantly strengthen the security of their infrastructure through configuration, the use of on-board tools and security-conscious behaviour.

IT decision-makers in small and medium-sized companies will understand how cyber security works as a concept, which measures have priority and why the mere use of individual security products does not lead to the desired protection. This enables them to make better and more efficient decisions about the use of security tools and to better categorise the marketing promises of individual manufacturers.

Decentralised IT administrators understand the approach of modern attackers and learn why the cyber security guidelines of central IT are sensible and useful. They develop an understanding of the measures and no longer perceive them as annoying additional work from the head office. Security findings from audits and assessments are resolved faster and better, and the security level in the decentralised units increases considerably thanks to security-conscious behaviour.

HvS-Consulting, the company behind the IS-FOX brand, combines the expertise of a cyber security specialist and a learning specialist in a unique and special way. The technical security consultants and incident responders at HvS-Consulting are among the best in their field and experience attacks on companies on a daily basis, how the attackers proceed and which technical and human vulnerabilities they exploit.

The IS-FOX Security Awareness Team takes this special knowledge, reduces complexity and prepares it in a learning didactic way so that the training courses set the right priorities, are understandable, contain practical and realisable tips and are fun to attend.

Traditional, non-specialist learning specialists do not understand the complex content of cyber security and therefore cannot prepare the content optimally. Security specialists are too deep in the subject matter and are usually unable to convey this expertise in a simple way. The "magic" of the courses is created by this unique combination of security and learning specialists in one company.

In the LAB, participants can put the knowledge they have learnt into practice. The LAB for administrators simulates a company network with several prepared Windows and Linux systems, totalling 8 server systems. It contains up-to-date attack tools and assistance.

Option "Shared LAB environment"

You get access to one of our shared LAB environments in Microsoft Azure. Your participants share the LAB with other customers. Each customer can access the shared LAB environment with a maximum of 2 simultaneous users. A shared LAB environment is ideal if you want to train a small number of participants over a longer period of time (e.g. 50 participants in 1 year). Typical scenarios are smaller companies with few IT employees and larger companies that want to offer training to new employees on a permanent basis.

Option "Own LAB environment"

You receive one (or more) exclusive LAB environments in Microsoft Azure for your participants. They access the LAB environment(s) together. You can choose between 2 LAB sizes: "Standard" with 5 or "Enterprise" with 25 simultaneous users in the LAB. A dedicated LAB environment is ideal if you want to train a large number of participants in a short space of time (e.g. 200 participants in 3 months). A typical scenario is the initial training of all IT colleagues.

As standard, the learning units (the courses) are offered fully synchronised in German and English. On request, the learning units can be subtitled in other languages for an additional charge. The LAB environment is always in English.

You can use the Cyber LABs as a rental licence and choose between a term of six and twelve months. A six-month extension is possible.

Yes, the learning units can be integrated into your own LMS via "SCORM Streaming". As a customer, you will receive a learning package in SCORM format for your LMS. Although the content is retrieved ("streamed") via the IS-FOX Cloud, the course behaves identically to an "internal course", i.e. course administration, invitation management, booking of success, etc. takes place in your LMS.

The LABs and the associated administration (the "LAB Portal") contain a great deal of technology and logic and therefore cannot be operated in a customer's own Azure tenant. However, you can store the link to your internal LMS in the LAB Portal in order to establish a transparent connection.

Yes, that is possible. In order to better map your maturity level and your internal processes, we have created various jumping-off points where you can choose from ready-made modules or refer to your internal guidelines.

Yes, all courses include a follow-up test in multiple-choice form. After successfully passing the test, participants can download a certificate as a PDF.

The tracking dashboard is a matter for the learning management system. Our LMS naturally offers invitation management, participation tracking and corresponding statistics.

Yes, thanks to our expertise in incident response and forensics, we are always up to date with the latest technology, security vulnerabilities and attack vectors. We regularly pour this expertise into new content for your awareness target groups.

Yes, thanks to the many, sometimes optional, explanations and assistance in e-learning and in the LAB environment, we offer support where it is needed and avoid unnecessary explanations where they are not required. In addition, we offer a support service that provides your participants with help and advice should something not work.