Immersive Labs Reviews & Product Details - Page 6

There is a wide variety of training for cyber security professionals of all levels.

The ability to choose different security areas is also helpful in deciding what labs to work through.

The IL team do occasional webinars to discuss major security events that are interesting to listen into.

Manager assigned labs are also beneficial, allowing a tailored training plan for each user - for example, able to tailor training for an L1 and an L3 analyst separately.

The rapid response to current threats makes me feel that the team at IL have their ears close to the ground and are passionate about the service they offer.

Support team have been extremely helpful - I've run into a few problems (login issues, as well as an odd bug with points/scoring) and have had my issues resolved within hours of first contact.

Lab difficulty is varied, so there's always something to dig your teeth into whether you've only got half an hour or a whole night to play.

And lastly... the labs are just super fun! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Two issues I can think of off the top of my head:

1) I believe this is planned already, but the lack of a hint system can be a little infuriating. Perhaps a method of offering a hint but ensuring that the concept is taken onboard (i.e. asking for a hint would open up an extra question just to make sure the user isn't relying too heavily on the hint to answer the question)

2) Some topic areas are difficult for those without any prior knowledge of the topic - for example, the Infrastructure Pentester course requires a Java RMI experience which itself isn't an issue but also requires knowledge of Python. Not a huge issue, but (unless i'm being blind) there are no Python labs to bring would-be pentesters up to speed on this lab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The most helpful aspect of immersive labs is the practical labs that come with each lab. Supplementing reading with some practical work where you can apply the knowledge and skills learned dramatically improves knowledge retention. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some labs are not so great at explaining what other skills may be required first before attempting a lab. In some cases, I have had to go away and find other skills to learn first before returning to the lab. Would be great if all labs have a list of skills required before attempting them (some labs do this already). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I personally like the fact that Immersive Labs gamifies learning making it more enjoyable and therefore easier to retain. They also include real-life and up-to-date content making it more relatable to what's going on in current affairs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I completely understand the aspect of not providing much help on some of the labs as this will force you to figure out the answers yourself, do external research and ultimately develop your own technical skills; however, I often find myself completing "beginner" labs which provide very minimal support and can therefore be both very time consuming and confusing for someone new to that topic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Immersive Labs' gamified way of learning new cyber skills is absolutely unmatched! The practical labs give you a hands-on experiance that you won't find anywhere else, from breaking into a system using various tools to running infamous viruses in a live environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the Windows labs can take a while to load, and some of the labs can be done in a much simpler way then suggested (the Yara labs for example). Occasionally doing certain actions can also break the labs and force you to restart them but these are very minor setbacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

How fast the timeframe of the labs get developed. Hereby i mean that it get released when its still relevant, for example log4j was fairly quickly release and could be used for our IR Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes that i get stuck during the labs i can't seem to find help, and need to abandon the lab, which is not cool. I would rather have tips&tricks that could help me solve the lab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Able to apply training content to live labs. Training content is kept small but informative which keeps it interesting and helps to focus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sometimes it gets difficult to find answers or the method to find them is not covered in the 'Info' tab or can be found by online search. Having some hint options after n number of tries will be helpful. Having a mobile/tablet app. Game style Flashcard options for a mobile app to earn 1-2 points and compete with other users or within groups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The theory is "immersed" in practice, you have all the tools in one place and you can take notes as you move along, for later recollection. I love the interactive side of the lessons and the little history lessons related to all the technical stuff I am learning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is impossible to use the labs from a mobile phone, an app with the same kind of accessibility you get with a laptop/desktop device would be a great addition to their pallette. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Wide variaty of labs. Lots of topics to discover and learn about. Great UI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lack of CTF labs

Sometimes the labs are not clear enough as you need to be completed some other labs from the platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

All the labs are broken down into bite-sized chunks, this allows you to learn every day without having to allocate half/or a full day. It's easy to follow and understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Every now and then some questions are not always obvious, a hint would be good, this could even be the expected length of the answer, just so you know if you're on the right track Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

On demand labs with both linux and windows ecosystems. Each practice lab has a broad theoretical explanation about the presented topic. Gamification is GREAT! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some lab instructions are not clear. Info pane cannot be opened in new web browser tab and it takes too much space covering OS in the background. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.