A free, hands-on cybersecurity training platform from BVTech, a San Antonio-based managed security provider serving businesses across San Antonio, Houston, and Austin. Capture flags, crack passwords, analyze logs, and detect malware — right in your browser — and earn verifiable, tamper-proof skill badges. Professional-grade training, available to everyone at no cost.
Free and open to every learner — no account or payment requiredLive figures pulled straight from BVTech's own honeypots & Cloudflare edge — not stock numbers. See the Threat Map →
Work through real challenges to advance. Each tier unlocks tougher scenarios and a printable, verifiable badge signed by BVTech.
Everyone starts here. Learn the command line, networking fundamentals, and capture your first flag — and find out why hackers write "leet" as 1337.
Choose the ethical path — crack weak password hashes, inspect traffic, and probe intentionally vulnerable services, with permission and on purpose.
Think like an attacker — analyze logs to catch intruders, triage malware, exploit and chain weaknesses, and defend a live host.
Go deep — full incident-response scenarios across Windows, Linux, and Active Directory, and the kind of digging that uncovers new issues.
Reach the top — multi-stage red-vs-blue scenarios. Clear these to earn the BVTech 1337 Ethical Hacker credential.
Hands-on challenges are live right now — solve them in your browser, no install needed. Full streamed Windows & Linux desktop VMs are rolling out next.
A streamed Windows desktop for AD attacks, privilege escalation, and Microsoft 365 / Defender labs. Rolling out next.
Your hacker workbench — Kali-style tooling for recon and exploitation. Rolling out next.
Available now. 11 hands-on challenges across flags, passwords, logs, malware & phishing — solved in your browser.
Classic capture-the-flag. Hunt hidden tokens through web, crypto, and forensics puzzles.
Recover weak credentials from hashes and see exactly why "Password123!" gets your business owned.
Comb through auth logs and event traces to reconstruct an attack and spot the intruder.
Triage suspicious binaries and traffic safely — learn the tells of a real infection.
No VMware, no dual-boot, no setup headaches — the challenges run right in your browser. Here's a Script Kiddie warm-up: find the flag hidden on a misconfigured server.
Take the First Challenge →Free tools anyone can use right now — no account needed.
Hands-on CTF: find flags, crack passwords, read logs, detect malware. Earn XP and rank up — all free, in your browser.
Start solving →Watch real attacks hit BVTech's honeypots in real time — failed logins, bot traffic, malware probes by country.
Open the map →Paste a suspicious email and get an instant breakdown — spoofed sender, sketchy links, urgency tricks, fake invoices.
Check an email →The Wall of Shame. Real phishing, CEO fraud & crypto scams. Vote "Legit or Scam?" then see the reveal.
Tour the museum →Four honest questions about your business. Get an A–F cyber risk grade and a printable PDF report.
Grade my business →Free lessons: networking, Packet Tracer, Microsoft 365 security, Active Directory, and phishing defense.
Start learning →Score your domain 1–100 on SPF, DKIM, DMARC, SSL & more. Real passive checks in seconds.
Scan my domain →Clear a rank and get a printable certificate with a unique verification code. Anyone can confirm it's real on our verify page — no fakes, no "certificate mills."
The leaderboard updates live as folks earn XP. Climb it.
That's where BVTech comes in. We handle security so you can run your business — backups, MFA, monitoring, and 24/7 protection across San Antonio, Houston, and Austin.
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