🔐 Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking — Advanced Lab Setup

Professional Virtual Cybersecurity Testing Environment

This repository contains a complete, professional-grade cybersecurity lab setup designed for ethical hacking, Linux administration, network analysis, and digital defense operations. All machines run inside a secure virtual environment to allow safe, realistic cybersecurity practice.

🧪 What This Lab Covers

Linux fundamentals (advanced practical commands)

User & permission management

Command‑line workflows

Virtual networking setup

Safe penetration testing

Packet analysis

Basic IDS/SIEM preparation

This section focuses only on the lab setup.

📁 Repository Structure Lab/ │ ├── VM-Setup/ │ ├── Kali-Linux-Setup.md │ ├── Ubuntu-Server-Setup.md │ ├── Windows-10-Setup.md │ └── Network-Topology-Diagram.png │ ├── Networking/ │ ├── NAT-vs-Bridged.md │ ├── Host-Only-Mode.md │ └── Static-IP-Setup.md │ ├── Tools-Installation/ │ ├── Essential-Tools.md │ └── Additional-Tools.md │ └── Security-Hardening/ ├── Linux-Hardening-Basics.md └── VM-Security-Practices.md

🚀 How to Use

Open the Lab/VM-Setup folder.

Install & configure each virtual machine.

Configure virtual networking.

Begin cybersecurity practice inside an isolated, safe environment.

✔️ Status

This repository currently includes Lab Setup only. Scripts, IDS rules, attack labs, and SIEM setup will be added later.