Build practical
cyber skills in
environments
you control.

Private cyber labs for institutes. A separate hardware-in-the-loop range for OT and ICS training.

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Split view of the virtual institute lab platform and physical OT/ICS test bench

Field Validation

Built with institutional backing. Tested inside a real cyber lab.

HackTheFort is incubated at VJTI TBI and was piloted with the Cyber Security Dept at SAKEC, where students used the platform in a live lab setting.

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Incubated At

VJTI TBI

VJTI Technology Business Incubator

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Piloted With

SAKEC

Cyber Security Dept

SAKEC cyber security lab during HackTheFort pilot testing

SAKEC Pilot Testing

Students validating HackTheFort labs during an in-person pilot session.
Student using the HackTheFort platform during pilot testing at SAKEC
Students working through a HackTheFort lab during pilot testing at SAKEC

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Live institute pilot used to test student workflow, lab clarity, and practical classroom fit.

Two focused products.
One mission.

Make practical cybersecurity training more realistic, measurable, accessible, and safe.

01Institute Cyber Lab PlatformPrivate, syllabus-aligned cyber labs with the controls faculty need to teach, assess, and understand practical work.02Hardware-in-the-Loop Cyber RangeA separate OT/ICS research track combining real controllers with safe, repeatable simulated processes.

Your syllabus.
Your lab.
Clear evidence
of skill.

Run private, repeatable cyber labs without building the infrastructure from scratch.

Private institute-specific labs
Automated deployment and reset
Faculty activity visibility
Time-limited practical assessments
Cloud-hosted
Self-hosted

Web Security Fundamentals

Faculty course workspace

Lab exercises

Three syllabus-aligned practicals

01Reconnaissance BasicsPublished
02OWASP Top 10: InjectionPublished
03Authentication AttacksPublished

Student progress

ACTIVITY EVIDENCE

StudentLab 01Lab 02Lab 03Progress
ASAarav SharmaCompleteCompleteIn progress78%
PVPriya VermaCompleteIn progressNot started45%
RKRohan KulkarniCompleteCompleteComplete100%

HIL CYBER RANGE / SEPARATE R&D TRACK

Real controllers.
Simulated processes.
Safe consequences.

Study cyberattacks against real control hardware without risking live production.

This is a dedicated OT/ICS research and development track—not a feature of the Institute Cyber Lab Platform.
Isolated by designSafe to resetRepeatable research
Hardware-in-the-loop training bench with PLC, HMI, wiring, pump, and simulated water tank

STARTING FOCUSED

One controller, one process, one repeatable scenario.

Water level control
Conveyor & motor control
PLC logic manipulation
OT incident recovery

Built separately. Connected by
one practical mission.

Institute Cyber Lab Platform

HIL Cyber Range

FocusIT education & assessmentOT/ICS & cyber-physical security
UsersUniversities & training institutesEngineering institutes, industry & research
EnvironmentVirtual machines, containers & networksReal controllers with simulated processes
DeploymentCloud-hosted or self-hostedPrimarily on-premises
StagePrimary development focusSeparate R&D track
“Make practical cybersecurity training more realistic, measurable, accessible, and safe.”

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