Build and evidence the skills to get a job in cyber security
Activities and ideas for you to get curious about to build fluency in cyber skills.
Register for an account
Keep track of activities you've completed.
Build a portfolio and CyBOK profile.
Pick a route to upskill
Explore our courses and pathways for specific areas.
Or build your own path from our ideas.
Complete the activities in order
Or let your curiosity guide you.
Our activities can be completed in the order that suits you.
Tick the activities off as you complete them
Completed activities are saved to your portfolio.
Your portfolio shows your strengths.
Your CyBOK profile can act as a guide where to explore next.
Share your portfolio
Include your portfolio when applying for a job.
Talk about the activities you've completed.
Evidence the skills you've gained.
Try out bWAPP
bWAPP, or a buggy web application, is a free and open source deliberately insecure web application. It helps security enthusiasts, developers and students to discover and to prevent web vulnerabilities. bWAPP prepares one to conduct successful penetration testing and ethical hacking projects. What makes bWAPP so unique? Well, it has over 100 web vulnerabilities! It covers all major known web bugs, including all risks from the OWASP Top 10 project. bWAPP is a PHP application that uses a MySQL database. It can be hosted on Linux/Windows with Apache/IIS and MySQL. It can also be installed with WAMP or XAMPP. Another possibility is to download the bee-box, a custom Linux VM pre-installed with bWAPP.