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Hack The Box enhances its portfolio with the addition of Vulnlab’s content, addressing growing demands for red teaming skills

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Apr 02
2025

Hack The Box is excited to welcome Vulnlab into the HTB ecosystem. Vulnlab’s standalone machines, Active Directory chains, and advanced red teaming labs, ranging from easy to expert level, will be fully integrated into the Hack The Box platform to address the continuously growing demand for skilled professionals in offensive security. Martin Mielke, Founder of Vulnlab, will join the Hack The Box Content team, bringing his invaluable expertise and directly contributing to the development of new innovative content on the platform. 

Haris Pylarinos, Founder and CEO at Hack The Box, highlighted, “We are constantly assessing opportunities to strengthen our ecosystem with content that mirrors the complexity of modern attacks. Vulnlab is strategically aligned with our standards of realism, challenge, and educational value, and we are excited to integrate its content into our platform.”  

“Since founding Hack The Box, I have always emphasized that our community is at the heart of what we do. It is this community that enables us to distill insights from across sectors and stay up-to-date on the latest trends and attack vectors. Martin Mielke is a remarkable example of this community. Integrating Vulnlab’s pentesting and red teaming content into Hack The Box is one more step towards keep offering unparalleled cyber workforce development experiences.”      

The global cyber skills shortage is widening, with nearly 90% of organizations experiencing a breach in the last year

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, partly due to this issue. In addition, the demand for Active Directory security specialists is on the rise, with 90% of Fortune 1000 companies relying on Active Directory

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, including businesses in the financial, healthcare, government, and public sectors. Acquiring Vulnlab’s content is yet another strategic action aiming at addressing those market needs.

As a member of Hack The Box’s community, I had the opportunity to experience firsthand a common vision related to addressing technical skills gaps - not just by teaching techniques or commands, but by truly equipping security professionals with the right tools and mindset to address real-world problems. Joining the Hack The Box team will allow me to take my work further, contributing to a platform that truly shapes high-performing cyber teams,” said Martin Mielke, Founder of Vulnlab. 

Hack The Box is committed to continuously offering innovative learning experiences with positive industry impact, helping cyber teams and organizations effectively navigate the changing demands of the cybersecurity threat landscape. 

Stay tuned for further updates: www.hackthebox.com

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