Cyber Security is a booming industry, with the global market value estimated at 184.93 billion USD in 2021. What does this mean for you? Well, cyber security can offer an array of lucrative job opportunities to pursue, so can have fantastic personal gratification and progression. On top of this, cyber security is of the utmost importance to businesses. As an employee of a business, having cyber security awareness can help you stay attuned to the external environment and stand out from colleagues, and as a business owner, you must keep employees aware and vigilant against attacks in order to protect your business standing.
TryHackMe is a cyber security training company teaching offensive and defensive security purely through the browser, accessible anywhere in the world with an internet connection. You need no prior cyber security experience to use TryHackMe and can upskill from the complete beginner to the cyber security professional.
TryHackMe has launched its very first Hackerween event this month, an event showcasing cyber security challenges for beginners, incrementing in difficulty to cater to more technical audiences.
Who is TryHackMe?
TryHackMe was founded in 2018 by two co-founders, Ben Spring and Ashu Savani. They discovered a lack of proactive training resources in the cyber security industry, making it hard for beginners to start their journeys and for users to upskill in an easy-to-follow, enjoyable environment.
They launched TryHackMe in order to fill this niche and provide a learning environment that was both guided and explained all concepts in an absorbable manner, alongside incorporating virtual machines that users can hack and defend in action, learning skills transferable to the real world.
Whether considering how to get into cyber security, upskilling for progression and career opportunities, or training your workforce, TryHackMe is the ultimate, accessible training provider.
What is Hackerween?
Hackerween is a 5-day event that features a brand new cyber security challenge every single day. Challenges cover both offensive and defensive topics and enable users to hack into machines to retrieve flags. If you need upskilling in between, TryHackMe has guided labs to help you grasp the topics.
As the days go on, the events go up in difficulty to cater for more technical audiences – try your hand and see what areas of cyber security you need to brush up on!
This event is suited to individuals and students looking to challenge themselves and learn more about TryHackMe, and can be a brilliant tool for businesses to get their teams involved in a fun event – increasing participation and showcasing the need for cyber security. Ultimately, a focus on cyber security helps to protect your business and mitigate the costly implications of a breach.
Happy Hackerween!
How to get involved
Follow the TryHackMe Instagram or Twitter @RealTryHackMe to stay updated about the event. They are also launching a Christmas event with prizes, showcasing a brand new training lab in the lead-up to Christmas totally for free. You can win epic prizes and be immersed in the key topics and tools you need to know to stay safe.