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Cybersecurity Monitoring & Detection Lab
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Cybersecurity Monitoring & Detection Lab

Learn Cybersecurity Monitoring & Detection Lab Setup with Step-by-Step Workbook
Created byAhmad Ali
Last updated 8/2026
English
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What you'll learn

  • This course will teach you how to set up a hacking lab environment.
  • This course will teach you how to set up monitoring lab environment.
  • Install and Configure VMware Workstation.
  • Setup different Vulnerable Web Applications.
  • Setup Kali Linux Hacking OS.
  • PfSense Firewall Configuration.
  • Install and Configure Windows Server 2019 .
  • Active Directory and DNS configuration .
  • Create Users and Groups in Active Directory.
  • Install and configure Splunk.
  • Setup Receiving & Index on Splunk Server.
  • Install Splunk Forwarder on Server 2019.
  • Security Onion and Splunk Monitoring.

Course content

2 sections • 35 lectures • 5h 2m total length

  • Before Starting This Course1:22
  • Introduction Cyber Security9:29

    Explore how cyber security protects internet-connected systems from cyber attacks, aiming for a practical comfort level rather than absolute security, with 24/7 monitoring, IPS, IDS, and training.

  • Cyber Security Monitoring & Detection10:26

    Monitor networks in real time to detect and prevent cyber threats. Learn using Security Onion, Splunk, and a lab setup with Kali Linux, Metasploitable, and Active Directory.

  • Cyber Security Monitoring & Detection Lab6:37

    Configure a cyber security monitoring and detection lab in VMware, linking pfSense, Active Directory, vulnerable server, Kali Linux, Security Onion, and Splunk to collect and analyze logs across subnets.

  • PC Specification for Monitoring & Detection Lab4:37

    Set up the cyber security monitoring and detection lab on Windows 11 Pro, with VMware Workstation Pro, at least 32 GB RAM, hosting Security Onion and Kali Linux.

Requirements

  • Basic IP and security knowledge is nice to have.
  • Students need to understand basic networking.
  • Students needs to understand Networking Fundamentals.
  • Working knowledge of networking technology.
  • General knowledge of TCP/IP.
  • Basic Linux and programming concept.

Description

Build Your Own Complete Security Research, Monitoring & Detection Lab

This Bootcamp teaches you how to build a fully functional Cybersecurity Monitoring, Detection, and Ethical Hacking lab environment — the same type of setup used by SOC analysts, penetration testers, and security researchers. You will learn how to deploy attacker machines, vulnerable targets, monitoring tools, and logging systems so you can safely practice hacking, detection, and analysis without touching your production network.

You will create a lab that supports security research, malware analysis, log monitoring, SIEM testing, vulnerability verification, and hands‑on attack simulations — all inside a controlled, risk‑free environment.

What You Will Learn

  • Build a complete Cybersecurity Monitoring & Detection lab from scratch

  • Deploy attacker systems such as Kali Linux

  • Install intentionally vulnerable targets: Metasploitable, OWASP, DVWA, Mutillidae, bWAPP

  • Launch cyber‑attacks and verify vulnerabilities safely

  • Monitor logs and events across multiple systems

  • Conduct security research projects without affecting production networks

  • Practice ethical hacking techniques in a controlled environment

  • Understand how monitoring tools detect attacks and anomalies

Course Overview

This Bootcamp focuses on building a practical environment for security monitoring, detection, and hacking practice. You will learn how to set up multiple operating systems, configure attacker and victim machines, generate attack traffic, and analyze logs — exactly how real SOC teams operate.

Why This Course Is Valuable

  • Hands‑on lab environment you can reuse for all future cybersecurity learning

  • Real attacker and vulnerable systems — not simulations

  • Clear, simple explanations suitable for beginners and professionals

  • Perfect for SOC analysts, cybersecurity students, and ethical hackers

  • Enables safe testing of hacking tools, exploits, and detection techniques

Who Should Attend

  • Beginners learning cybersecurity fundamentals

  • SOC/NOC analysts wanting hands‑on monitoring experience

  • Ethical hackers and penetration testers

  • Students preparing for cybersecurity certifications

  • Anyone wanting a safe environment to practice hacking tools

Prerequisites

  • Basic IP and networking fundamentals

  • Basic Linux, Windows, and VMware Workstation knowledge

  • No prior cybersecurity experience required

Lab Systems You Will Build

Attacker Machine

  • Kali Linux

Vulnerable Web Applications

  • bWAPP

  • Metasploitable

  • OWASP

  • DVWA

  • Mutillidae

Start Building Your Cybersecurity Lab Today

Gain the skills to monitor attacks, detect threats, and practice ethical hacking — all inside your own safe, isolated environment.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for students trying to setup Cybersecurity Lab
  • Network Engineers and Security Engineers
  • Network Security Engineers looking to improve their Skills.
  • Network & Security Engineers looking to perform different test.

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