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'''Practice images''' are virtual machines (and Cisco Packet Tracer activity files) that someone has built to look like a neglected, vulnerable system. You harden them the way you would a real one: find the problems, fix them and answer the forensic questions, ideally under a time limit. They are the best way to get hands-on practice for competitions such as CyberPatriot without touching a system you care about.


== The list ==
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== Before you download ==
== Before you download ==


* '''Use a virtual machine and take a snapshot first.''' Some images deliberately contain malware-like programs, backdoors and unwanted software. Never run one on your everyday computer, and keep its network set to NAT or host-only.
* '''WikiCyber does not host, review or guarantee these files.''' They sit on third-party sites (mostly Google Drive) and links break or move. An image may also be broken or out of date.
* '''Any logins or extraction passwords in the spreadsheet are for the practice images only.''' Never reuse them anywhere real.
* '''Large and multi-part downloads are normal.''' Use [https://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] to extract them, and read the README inside each image before you start.
* '''Large and multi-part downloads are normal.''' Use [https://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] to extract them, and read the README inside each image before you start.
* '''Try before you peek.''' Where a walkthrough or answer key exists, you learn far more if you work until you are truly out of ideas first.
* '''Try before you peek.''' Where a walkthrough or answer key exists, you learn far more if you work until you are truly out of ideas first.

Latest revision as of 06:27, 19 September 2026

Last Updated: 9-18-2026

The list

The community's list of practice images for Windows, Linux and Cisco Packet Tracer, with difficulty, ratings, creators and download links, is kept in a shared spreadsheet:

Practice images spreadsheet

Before you download

  • Large and multi-part downloads are normal. Use 7-Zip to extract them, and read the README inside each image before you start.
  • Try before you peek. Where a walkthrough or answer key exists, you learn far more if you work until you are truly out of ideas first.
  • Cisco Packet Tracer activity files (.pka) need Cisco Packet Tracer, which Cisco offers through its Networking Academy.
  • This list is unofficial and is not affiliated with CyberPatriot, the Air & Space Forces Association, Cisco or Microsoft. Each image belongs to its creator.
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