Your next cyber
skill starts with
hands-on practice.

HackTheFort gives students a place to learn cybersecurity by doing—inside guided labs built for real coursework and real skills.

Open student platform How it works

Looking to bring practical labs to your institute? Visit hackthefort.com.

Split view of the virtual institute lab platform and physical OT/ICS test bench

FOR STUDENTS

Learn the concept.
Then test it.

HackTheFort turns cybersecurity lessons into practical work. Your institute assigns the lab, and you use the platform to learn by doing.

Open student platform

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01

Pick a practical track

Start with networking, cybersecurity, digital forensics, or DevSecOps—based on what you want to learn.

02

Work inside a real lab

Follow a guided brief, use the tools, and investigate problems in a controlled environment.

03

Finish with evidence

Build the hands-on experience your coursework and future security work actually need.

Two focused products.
One mission.

Make practical cybersecurity training more realistic, measurable, accessible, and safe.

01Institute Cyber Lab PlatformPrivate, syllabus-aligned cyber labs with the controls faculty need to teach, assess, and understand practical work.02Hardware-in-the-Loop Cyber RangeA separate OT/ICS research track combining real controllers with safe, repeatable simulated processes.

Your syllabus.
Your lab.
Clear evidence
of skill.

Run private, repeatable cyber labs without building the infrastructure from scratch.

Private institute-specific labs
Automated deployment and reset
Faculty activity visibility
Time-limited practical assessments
Cloud-hosted
Self-hosted

Web Security Fundamentals

Faculty course workspace

Lab exercises

Three syllabus-aligned practicals

01Reconnaissance BasicsPublished
02OWASP Top 10: InjectionPublished
03Authentication AttacksPublished

Student progress

ACTIVITY EVIDENCE

StudentLab 01Lab 02Lab 03Progress
ASAarav SharmaCompleteCompleteIn progress78%
PVPriya VermaCompleteIn progressNot started45%
RKRohan KulkarniCompleteCompleteComplete100%

HIL CYBER RANGE / SEPARATE R&D TRACK

Real controllers.
Simulated processes.
Safe consequences.

Study cyberattacks against real control hardware without risking live production.

This is a dedicated OT/ICS research and development track—not a feature of the Institute Cyber Lab Platform.
Isolated by designSafe to resetRepeatable research
Hardware-in-the-loop training bench with PLC, HMI, wiring, pump, and simulated water tank

STARTING FOCUSED

One controller, one process, one repeatable scenario.

Water level control
Conveyor & motor control
PLC logic manipulation
OT incident recovery

Built separately. Connected by
one practical mission.

Institute Cyber Lab Platform

HIL Cyber Range

FocusIT education & assessmentOT/ICS & cyber-physical security
UsersUniversities & training institutesEngineering institutes, industry & research
EnvironmentVirtual machines, containers & networksReal controllers with simulated processes
DeploymentCloud-hosted or self-hostedPrimarily on-premises
StagePrimary development focusSeparate R&D track
“Make practical cybersecurity training more realistic, measurable, accessible, and safe.”

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