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Real Incident Data
DFIR Lab Environment
[INFO] Analyzing network traffic…
[DETECT] Suspicious connection
[WARN] C2 beacon identified
[ALERT] Exfiltration attempt
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Investigation-driven training for SOC analysts, DFIR practitioners, and security teams.

“The IR300 lab with its fully simulated APT attacks was pure joy.”
— Tim Coerlin, DFIR Engineer

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— Adrian Iuliano, DFIR Engineer

“Overall 10/10. I only have positive things to say and will be recommending it.”
— Mike, Forensic Analyst

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A Complete Path to Enterprise DFIR

Build capability progressively instead of collecting disconnected courses. Learn the tradecraft, apply it in realistic investigations, and validate what you can actually do.

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Learn
Structured instruction paired with hands-on technical labs.
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Practice
Apply the skills inside realistic forensic and enterprise investigations.
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Demonstrate investigation capability through practical assessment.
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The lab environment is part of the training—not homework before the training. Launch the environment in your browser and work directly with realistic forensic evidence, telemetry, and enterprise systems.

Browser-accessible labs
No local VM build or complex tool-stack setup required. Log in and start working.
Persistent forensic VMs
Analyst I and Analyst II investigations persist across sessions so multi-day cases do not have to be restarted.
Real investigation evidence
Work with disk and memory evidence, logs, network telemetry, SIEM data, and enterprise artifacts.
Built for real investigations
Investigations take time. Stop your analysis today and resume the same environment when you return.
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Feedback from working analysts and security leaders.

Analyst II · IR300

“Way more data, way more artifacts to correlate. Proper timelines and IOC documentation suddenly become non-negotiable, exactly like in a real investigation. The IR300 lab with its fully simulated APT attacks was pure joy.”

Tim Coerlin

DFIR Engineer, Telekom Security

Team Training

“The course was EXACTLY what I was looking for when I began looking into IR training for the team. The approach of hands-on coaching was much more effective than lectures.”

Robert Brooks

Deputy CISO

Career Impact

“The more I drilled into the material, the more excited I got about work again. I landed two Cyber Threat Analyst interviews and knocked them both out of the park.”

Michael

Cyber Threat Analyst · SOC Operations Veteran

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Put realistic DFIR environments to work.

Train analysts, run tabletop exercises and live cyber ranges, or bring realistic forensic datasets into your own product, research, or training environment.

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Forensic investigation and attack-simulation datasets with ground truth for tooling, research, and education.
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Fully managed enterprise environments for demos, POCs, and detection engineering. Bring your tools.
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Facilitated incident response scenarios that test decision-making and escalation under pressure.
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RANGE TOPOLOGY // LIVE
INTERNET EDGE CORP.LOCAL // ENTERPRISE AD SECURITY STACK // YOUR TOOLING ADVERSARY C2 · redirectors ANALYSTS browser · VPN FW / VPN perimeter DC01 domain ctrl FS01 file server WEB01 app server WS01 workstation WS02 workstation WS03 workstation SIEM logs · alerts EDR endpoint DFIR velociraptor
T+00:00 RANGE_READY hover a host for details · attack scenario replays continuously
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DFIR Foundations & Techniques

Learn how SOC and DFIR investigations work, walk through a realistic case, and test your knowledge before choosing a deeper training track.

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  • Free case files with optional lab upgrade
  • 70-question knowledge assessment
  • Certificate of Completion — up to 8 CPE
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Personal coaching for analysts who want a structured DFIR development plan with direct feedback, accountability, and access to the full Blue Cape training environment.

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Markus Schober

Built by Markus Schober — former IBM X-Force Principal Security Consultant, DFIR practitioner, and founder of Blue Cape Security. Training and scenarios are built from real-world investigation experience.

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