Follow the investigation. Understand the digital part.
Examine realistic fictional material, make decisions and see why an answer makes sense. Start with a short investigation or explore working simulated systems.
Real systems to try, without building a virtual machine
You may have used platforms that give you a full virtual machine, or capture-the-flag challenges. They're brilliant, and they train the people who run and defend systems.
Ours do a different job. A realistic computer, phone, mailbox or router, inside a real case, ready in your browser in seconds. You see what it records, what that shows, and what to ask for next.
Two investigations
One retailer record, several possible lines of enquiry
Inspect the log and registration details, decide what you can establish and receive feedback on your next step.
A changed supplier payment
Inspect highlighted parts of the message, assess the sender claim and develop the linked payment and email enquiries.
These browser-based journeys are fictional demonstration experiences. They do not award an assessment result or course completion.
Explore a practical exercise
Look inside a suspicious email
Explore a simulated mailbox and inspect sender details, links and selected headers.
Open email practice →Explore a home network
Compare addresses and router information in a simulated household network.
Open network practice →Work with a simulated computer
Examine systems and see how their behaviour produces records.
Explore machines →There are more investigations, technical simulations and exercises in the practical activities directory. Use the right activity for the question you want to answer.
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IF Digital Learning is the separate learning platform. Sign-in may be required and not every demonstration is a tracked journey.
