Build real-world cyber readiness. Prove you’re ready.

Real-world cyber environments designed to build, test and prove what you can actually do.

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How GemForgeLabs works

From sign-up to skilled in four steps.

1

Create your account

Sign up for free and start exploring our catalogue of labs and courses straight away.

2

Pick a lab or course

Choose a hands-on lab or follow a guided course built around real-world IT and security skills.

3

Launch your environment

One click spawns a private lab in the cloud, connected securely to you. No installs, no VMs to manage.

4

Earn and progress

Complete objectives to collect bloods, badges and rank, and prove your skills on the leaderboard.

Why teams and learners choose us

Hands-on labs

Practise on real systems in isolated environments that are created on demand and destroyed when you finish.

Guided courses

Structured modules, topics and quizzes take you from fundamentals to advanced techniques.

Gamified progress

Ranks, badges, bloods and leaderboards keep you motivated and give you something to show for it.

Pay for what you use

Hours are our currency. You are only billed for the time your lab is ready and running.

Built for teams

Organisations get managers, team hour allocations and lab, module or pathway assignments with completion tracking.

Safe by design

Every lab is private and network-isolated, so you can break things without risking anything.

New: Learning pathways

A clear route from first lab to job-ready

Pathways put our labs and modules in order, so every learner knows exactly what to tackle next.

  • Curated by our content engineers around real roles such as SOC analyst or incident responder.
  • Theory and practice together. Modules teach the concepts, labs prove you can apply them.
  • Progress you can see. Each step lights up as you complete it, and the pathway is marked complete when you finish the last one.
  • Assigned in one go. Organisations assign a whole pathway to a member with a single due date.
Pathways for teams
  1. SOC Analyst Foundations
  2. Log Analysis Fundamentals Module Completed
  3. Phishing Triage Lab Completed
  4. Threat Hunting with SIEM Module
  5. Ransomware Incident Response Lab
  6. Finish

Who is it for?

Individuals

Build a portfolio of proven skills, prepare for certifications and learn at your own pace.

Individual training

Teams

Upskill your whole organisation, assign content and track progress from one place.

Team training

Education

Give students practical experience with ready-made labs and courses.

Universities & education

Ready to start forging skills?

Create a free account today, or talk to us about training for your team.

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