Welcome To
Free Lab Fridays
Free Lab Fridays is an initiative started by
Black Hills Information Security, Antisyphon Training, and their partner, MetaCTF
This initiative has a simple goal: Education for All.

HOW IT WORKS
Looking for a place to safely complete all of the labs you see?
Free Lab Fridays has the answer.
By providing your email at the link below, you will receive a special code that will grant you 2 HOURS of access to a meticulously crafted lab environment,
hosted on MetaCTF’s CloudLab platform.
On this platform, you will be able to spin up a snapshotted instance of a virtual machine that has everything you will need to complete all 200+ labs,
and the best part? It's all accessible with the click of a button.
One VM. Unlimited Capability.
What If I Use All 2 Free Hours?
Don’t worry! Come back next Friday,
and you’ll get another 2 VM Lab HOURS, for Free!
Please Note: Stacking Hours is NOT possible!
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Compromised Web Server
July 29, 2026
Compromised Web Server When an attacker gains unauthorized access to a web server, it is deemed compromised . This typically occurs as a result of a vulnerability in the server software, the website,…
External Service Exploitation
July 29, 2026
Exploited External Service External service exploitation happens when an attacker gains access to a system by abusing a service that is exposed to the internet These services are not websites only -…
Local Privilege Escalation
July 29, 2026
Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) Local Privilege Escalation happens after an attacker already has access to a system, but only as a low-privileged user The goal is simple: turn limited access into…
Malicious Driver
July 29, 2026
Malicious Driver A malicious driver is a device driver that has been installed or tampered with by an attacker to maintain control over a system - even after it reboots. Because drivers run at the…
Malicious Firmware
July 29, 2026
Malicious Firmware Firmware is the low-level software baked into hardware - your BIOS, UEFI, network cards, video cards, and more. It runs before the operating system even loads, which makes it…
Supply Chain Attack
July 29, 2026
Supply Chain Attack A supply chain attack happens when an attacker does not target your systems directly - they go after the software or tools you already trust. Instead of breaking down your front…
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