While cyber threats evolve at an unprecedented pace, equipping the next generation of cybersecurity professionals with practical, hands-on skills is more critical than ever. ANY.RUN’s Security Training Lab offers a learning environment where users can analyze real-world malware, understand attack techniques, and enhance their threat detection skills.
Designed for security teams, students, and independent researchers, this interactive platform provides a safe, cloud-based sandbox for analyzing malicious files and URLs in real-time.
Security Training Lab Program’s Contents
The program is based on 30 hours of academic content: texts, video lectures, interactive tasks, and tests. Its main modules focus on:
- Static Analysis and Advanced Static Analysis: study malware’s structure without executing the files.
- Dynamic Analysis and Advanced Dynamic Analysis: study malware’s behavior.
- Encryption Algorithms — RC4, XOR, AES, RSA, and others.
- Malware Capabilities: tactics, techniques, evasion mechanics.
- Analysis of Scripts and Office Files.
STL’s contents and structure
Audiences, Features, and Benefits
With over eight years of expertise in tackling cybersecurity challenges, ANY.RUN has crafted this course to empower students and educators alike. For universities, the program bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and real-world application.
As a resource for personal education, it is valuable for the use of practical tools and interactive tasks for progress self-check: from quick tests to more complex assignments.
Educational institutions can also benefit from Security Training Lab by:
- enriching their cybersecurity curriculum with modern materials that meet industry standards;
- helping students apply theory in practice;
- monitoring student performance and progress.
Students are presented with opportunities:
- to get the critical skills employers are looking for;
- to master the latest techniques and tools in malware analysis;
- to work with actual examples of cyber threats and real-world simulations;
- to receive a certificate and an exclusive graduate discount.
Key Skills Students Can Develop
After successfully completing the course, neophyte malware analysts and threat hunters acquire the following skills critical for a career in the field.
1. Understanding a malware’s potential capabilities before it runs by analyzing source code and file structure
2. Watching malware behavior in a controlled environment, track its processes, network connections — to predict and counter malicious actions effectively
3. Utilizing frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK to map malware behaviors to known tactics and techniques; to build proactive defense strategies based on threat intelligence.
4. Identifying patterns of malicious activity, such as persistence mechanisms, privilege escalation, and detection evasion techniques, critical for both analysis and hunting.
5. Using a variety of professional tools, industry-standard workflows and techniques.
6. Critical thinking and a strategic approach to cybersecurity. Students learn to formulate hypotheses about threats and devise effective mitigation strategies under realistic conditions.
Conclusion
The Security Training Lab provides a dynamic learning environment where students can engage with real-world threat simulations, ensuring they graduate not only with knowledge but with the confidence and competence to combat modern cyber threats effectively.
Interested in bringing Security Training Lab to your educational institution?
Contact ANY.RUN and discuss your specific requests and requirements with our team. Ask any questions and get a customized quote.
