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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Looking for something Specific?
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Cleartext Passwords in Files
July 29, 2026
Cleartext Passwords in Files When passwords are stored as plain text inside files on a system - no hashing, no encryption, nothing - they become a free gift to any attacker who manages to get a…
Dynamic Link Library Hijacking
July 29, 2026
Dynamic Link Library(DLL) Hijacking A DLL (Dynamic Link Library) is a file that contains code and data that multiple programs can use at the same time. Think of it like a shared toolbox - instead of…
Insider Threat
July 29, 2026
Insider Threat An insider threat happens when someone who already has legitimate access to an organization uses that access in a way they shouldn’t. This can be intentional (data theft, sabotage) or…
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…
Logon Scripts
July 29, 2026
Logon Scripts Every time a user logs into a system, the OS can automatically run a set of scripts. These are called logon scripts , and they exist for legitimate reasons - pushing software, mapping…
Permissions Audit
July 29, 2026
Permissions Audit Every system has users, and every user has permissions. A permissions audit is how defenders figure out who can access what - and whether that access makes any sense. The goal is…
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