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Lucent Grid Security Lab

Learn Cyber­security.
Actually hands-on.

Browser-based labs, structured learning paths, and a glossary built for practitioners. No virtual machines, no lengthy setup — open a lab and start working in seconds.

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lucent-grid — terminal
$whoami
analyst@lucent-grid
$ls ./learning-paths/
incident-response/
digital-forensics/
penetration-testing/
threat-intelligence/
malware-analysis/
network-security/
$cat mission.txt
Structured security education,
built by practitioners.
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Learning Paths
49+
Labs Available
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Hands-On Labs

Pick your side. Both matter.

Effective security practitioners understand both how attacks work and how to defend against them. Our labs are organised into two tracks — work through one, the other, or both.

🛡️ Blue Team
Incident Response & Defence

Learn to detect, investigate, and contain real-world threats. Work through SIEM analysis, digital forensics, log triage, network traffic analysis, and cloud IR scenarios across AWS and Azure environments.

IR & DFIR SIEM Threat Intel GRC Cloud Security Network Defence
🗡️ Red Team
Penetration Testing & Offence

Master offensive techniques from the ground up. Reconnaissance, exploitation, OSINT, web application attacks, post-exploitation, and network attack scenarios against controlled lab targets.

Pentest OSINT Web App Attacks Network Attacks Malware Analysis AppSec
Structured Learning

Go deep on what matters to you.

Each learning path takes you from foundational concepts through to advanced practitioner-level techniques, with every topic sequenced to build on the last.

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Blue Team
Incident Response & DFIR

End-to-end IR process, evidence collection, timeline reconstruction, and malware triage on live artifacts.

IRForensicsSIEM
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Blue Team
Threat Intelligence & SOC Ops

Structured threat intel collection, IOC analysis, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, and SOC analyst workflows.

CTIATT&CKSecOps
☁️
Blue Team
Cloud Security

AWS and Azure security fundamentals, misconfiguration detection, cloud-native IR, and IAM analysis.

AWSAzureCloud IR
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Red Team
Penetration Testing

Systematic recon, scanning, exploitation, and reporting across network, web, and application targets.

ReconExploitReporting
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Red Team
Malware Analysis

Static and dynamic analysis of real malware samples. Unpacking, behavioural analysis, and IOC extraction across two full volumes.

StaticDynamicReverse Eng.
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Red Team
Application Security

OWASP Top 10, injection flaws, authentication bypasses, IDOR, and secure code review against real app environments.

OWASPWeb AppAppSec
Platform

How Lucent Grid works.

Everything runs in the browser. No downloads, no VMs, no environment issues — just structured content you can work through anywhere.

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Choose a Path

Pick a learning path that matches your goals — Blue Team defence or Red Team offence — and start at any difficulty level.

02
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Work the Lab

Each lab is a self-contained scenario with background reading, objectives, and hands-on tasks. Everything runs in your browser.

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Build Knowledge

Use the integrated glossary of 200+ security terms to look up concepts as you go. Labs and definitions are cross-referenced.

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Track Progress

Your dashboard tracks completed labs, XP, and streaks so you can see growth over time and know exactly where to return.

Updates & Mission
What's New on Lucent Grid Updated May 2025
Path Application Security learning path added — OWASP Top 10, injection, authentication, and IDOR labs May 2026
Path Network Attacks path live — scanning, exploitation, lateral movement, and traffic analysis scenarios May 2026
New Malware Analysis Vol. 2 published — 12 chapters covering advanced static and dynamic analysis techniques May 2026
New Malware Analysis Vol. 1 launched — 15-chapter introduction to static analysis, PE structure, and behavioural analysis May 2026
Path GRC, Cloud Security, and Networking learning paths added to the Blue Team track May 2026
New Platform launched — IR, DFIR, SecOps, and Penetration Testing paths go live with 49+ labs April 2026
Who Built This

Built by a practitioner, for practitioners.

Lucent Grid was built to fill a gap: structured, accessible cybersecurity education that respects your time and assumes you want depth, not just theory. Every lab, path, and piece of content is designed with real-world applicability in mind.

The platform is built and maintained by a single security professional with an MSc in Cybersecurity and active industry certifications across offensive and defensive domains.

Credentials
MSc Cybersecurity
CompTIA SecurityX (CASP+)
CompTIA CySA+ · PenTest+ · Security+ · Network+
Linux Foundations · ITIL 4 Foundations
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Blue Team Labs
Incident response, forensics, detection, and security operations — 20 labs across four difficulty tiers
Blue Team
Cybersecurity & Incident Response

Develop the defensive skills that keep organisations secure. Triage real-world alerts, investigate incidents, and write the reports that close cases.

CompTIA Security+ CompTIA CySA+ SOC Analyst Ready
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Red Team Labs
Penetration testing, exploitation, OSINT, and offensive security — 29 labs across four difficulty tiers
Red Team
Penetration Testing

Learn offensive security methodology from reconnaissance through exploitation and reporting. Simulated targets, real techniques, professional deliverables.

CompTIA PenTest+ OSCP Prep eJPT Aligned
Medium⭐⭐⭐Free
09
Burp Suite
Intercept and manipulate HTTP requests to uncover injection points and logic flaws
MediumWeb
Complete
10
CSRF
Identify missing CSRF protections, craft a proof-of-concept, document the finding
MediumWeb · OWASP
Complete
11
Maltego OSINT
Map relationships between domains, emails, and infrastructure using OSINT graph methodology
MediumOSINT
Complete
12
Nikto
Scan a web server for known vulnerabilities, dangerous files, and outdated software
MediumWeb
Complete
13
OSINT
Enumerate a target organisation's public footprint across DNS, job postings, and cert transparency
MediumOSINT
Complete
14
Privesc Linux
Identify SUID binaries, misconfigured sudo rules, and writable cron jobs to escalate to root
MediumPrivEsc
Complete
15
SQLi
UNION-based SQL injection — enumerate tables, extract credentials, retrieve the flag
MediumWeb · OWASP
Complete
16
WiFi Cracking
Capture a WPA2 handshake and run a dictionary attack against the passphrase
MediumWireless
Complete
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Learning Paths
Curated career tracks — guided labs, theory, and a badge on completion
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Blue Team Analyst Active
Full blue team curriculum — IR01 through forensics and threat hunting
58%
14 / 24 labs
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SOC Analyst Level 1
Alerting, triage, and IR fundamentals · 12 labs
✓ Complete
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Junior Penetration Tester
Recon through post-exploitation · 18 labs
Not started
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Threat Intelligence Analyst
TTPs, ATT&CK, hunting, and reporting · 16 labs
Not started
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Cloud Security Engineer New
AWS/Azure security and cloud IR · 14 labs
Not started
Malware Analyst
Static, dynamic, and memory forensics · 14 labs
Not started
Community
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Real-time help, study groups, announcements
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Blue Team Analyst
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IR01 Phishing Triage
IR02 Malware Endpoint
SIEM Correlation
Network Forensics
IR07 Web Server
Memory Forensics
Threat Hunting
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Malware Analysis
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Volume 1
Foundations & Behavioural
Triage · Static & dynamic analysis · Memory forensics · YARA · Detection engineering
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Volume 2
Reverse Engineering
Assembly · Ghidra · Unpacking · Anti-analysis · Rootkits · C2 protocol RE