Last Week: Supply Chain Security Project 📦 ⚔️
Next Week: Cloud & Security Courses I recommend for beginners 📖
This Week: The Best Games for learning Cloud Security 🎮
An answer to a question that no one has ever asked me.
If you’re interested in a career in Cloud Security, chances are you’ve got a bit of an inner nerd. If that’s the case, you’ve probably enjoyed video games at least a little at some point in your life.
You likely found my newsletter through Instagram or TikTok, and if that’s true, I’m going to take a wild guess that your attention span isn’t exactly top tier.
So, let’s lean into that this week and take a look at...
Game Games
ThreatGEN: Red vs. Blue
ThreatGEN: Red vs. Blue is an educational game based cybersecurity simulator designed for those with genuine interest in cybersecurity.
The Farmer Was Replaced
You’ll write Python code to automate a farm, teaching you programming logic and optimisation in a surprisingly addictive loop.
Hacknet
A terminal based hacking simulator that drops you into realistic command line scenarios without holding your hand.
AWS Card Clash
AWS turned their services into a card battler where you’ll actually learn what each service does while playing.
Not Video Games, But Gamified Learning
OverTheWire Wargames
A collection of security challenges that start simple and progressively teach you proper hacking techniques through hands on practice.
Lord of SQLi
SQL injection challenges presented as levels you unlock, where each stage teaches you a new bypass technique.
TryHackMe
Guided cybersecurity rooms that walk you through everything from basics to advanced red/blue team scenarios.
Hack The Box
Real world vulnerable machines to practice penetration testing skills against actual targets in a safe environment.
Bonus Board Game
Potato Pirates: Enter the Spudnet
A physical card game that teaches basic cybersecurity concepts through potato-themed network attacks and defenses.
Want to apply your new skills? I HIGHLY recommend checking out last weeks project: Supply Chain Security Project 📦 ⚔️
What a great idea! I wonder if someone might come up with a Quantum Whackamole :-)
PicoCTF is pretty good as well