An overview of the lab setup and technologies used

Building a penetration testing lab enables you to create an environment that’s safe for you to practice and enhance your offensive security skills, scale the environment to add new vulnerable systems and remove older legacy systems that you may no longer need, and even create additional virtual networks to pivot your attacks from one network to another.

The concept of creating your very own virtualized penetration testing lab allows you to maximize the computing resources on your existing computer, without the need to purchase online lab time from various service providers or even buy additional computers and devices. Overall, you’ll be saving a lot of money as opposed to buying physical computers and networking equipment such as routers and switches.

As a cybersecurity lecturer and professional, I have noticed that many people who are starting their journeys in the field of information technology (IT) usually...