Welcome to the Security Projects Lab—an Open-Source initiative designed to help cybersecurity learners and professionals gain hands-on experience through practical labs, challenges, and collaborative contributions. Whether you're preparing for the CompTIA Security+ exam (Anyone, whether preparing or not) and would love the project Labs that come with it, building your cybersecurity portfolio, or looking to sharpen your skills, this repository is for you. We can add more than just being a project centered around Security+
Our goal is to create a community-driven knowledge hub where everyone can contribute, learn, and grow together. By sharing labs, walkthroughs, and security challenges, we make cybersecurity education accessible, practical, and impactful.
Our goal is to create a community-driven platform where cybersecurity enthusiasts can:
- Learn by doing through hands-on, Security+ aligned labs.
- Contribute meaningfully by building, improving, or reviewing projects.
- Grow together as a community, sharing skills, knowledge, and resources.
- Create impact by supporting learners from diverse backgrounds.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, mentorship, and continuous learning.
We believe that the more we contribute together, the stronger and more prepared we all become.
- Security+ Labs: Practical exercises aligned with Security+ exam objectives.
- Topics Covered: Network security, threat detection, risk management, identity & access management, cryptography, and more.
- Challenge Labs: Intermediate to advanced challenges that go beyond theory.
- Tools and Scripts: Useful resources to automate or enhance labs.
- Documentation: Step-by-step guides, explanations, and references.
- Discussion & Feedback Areas: Learn through community discussion and peer reviews.
We welcome everyone — from complete beginners to seasoned professionals. Here are some ways to get involved:
- Create a new lab or simulation.
- Add interactive scripts or automation tools.
- Fix bugs or improve existing code and documentation.
- Try out labs and provide feedback.
- Suggest new challenges or real-world scenarios.
- Share improvements or insights you’ve discovered.
- Add explanation videos or written guides.
- Help review pull requests and mentor newcomers.
- Host walkthroughs or community workshops.
- Translate labs or guides to different languages.
- Share this repository in your network.
- Help moderate or support discussions.
Every contribution, no matter how small, helps someone else learn and grow. Your input matters.
- Browse the labs and pick one that interests you.
- Try it out and take notes — what worked? What was hard?
- Open an issue or pull request with suggestions, fixes, or new content.
- Join our community discussions and connect with others.
We’re actively working to expand this project. Here’s what’s coming next:
- Beginner to advanced Security+ project tracks
- Red vs. Blue team simulation exercises
- Progress-tracking dashboards (via GitHub Projects or integrations)
- Multilingual lab translations
- Community-led video walkthroughs
- Mentorship program and contributor recognition
Stay tuned, or better yet — help us build it
- Beginners studying for Security+
- Students seeking real-world cybersecurity projects
- Career switchers looking to build hands-on skills
- Cybersecurity professionals looking to give back
- Educators and mentors who want to share knowledge
- Anyone passionate about open-source learning
If you're here to learn, share, or teach — you're in the right place.
- Contribution Guide – How to get started
- Code of Conduct – Let’s keep it respectful and inclusive
- License – MIT License
- Join the Community – At the moment we will be using the Discussion platform to communicate.
Cybersecurity isn’t just a career — it’s a mission. And missions are best achieved together. By building this space, we hope to:
- Lower the barrier of entry into cybersecurity
- Provide mentorship and opportunities to contribute
- Give learners meaningful projects to showcase their growth
- Foster a strong, diverse, and inclusive cybersecurity community
“Alone we can learn. Together we can lead.”
Big thanks to every contributor, supporter, and learner. Your work and collaboration make this possible.
Ready to dive in? Start exploring labs now Or make your first contribution today
It will be improved each day as we go, so please be patient and also would appreciate more guidance and help making this a great Security Contribution project.