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Isolating your lab: the training machine cut off from your network

11/10/2026

Ethical Hacker & Cyber Defence

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Why isolation is the rule of the game You now have virtualisation software, a security-focused Linux virtual machine and snapshots to undo your mistakes. One question remains: what can this machine reach? By default, a new virtual machine (VM) is usu...

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Isolating your lab: the training machine cut off from your network
11/10/2026
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Why isolation is the rule of the game You now have virtualisation software, a security-focused Linux virtual machine and snapshots to undo your mistakes. One question remains: what can this machine reach? By default, a new virtual machine (VM) is usu...
Snapshots: going back after a mistake
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What a snapshot is and why you need one You have created your first Linux virtual machine (VM) in your virtualisation software. You will soon break it, and that is normal. You will install the wrong package, misconfigure the network, delete a system ...
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Scope and rules of engagement: what you are allowed to test
11/3/2026
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