Setting up learning environment?

Hi,

At work we have a test center, and every one of us gets their own VLAN to work uninterrupted and segmented from our prod network.

I am looking to get a bit more fit regarding cybersecurity and networking itself, so I was wondering if spinning up a small Linux VM would be good, maybe Metasploitable3 and work through some scenarios?

I tried HackTheBox a few months ago but I'm pretty busy with work, so I thought when I have …

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