In search of shorter, easier challenges I came across https://overthewire.org which has various "wargames" on it, the easiest apparently being the Bandit challenge. It looks to be different than proper virtualised networks to hack into but maybe interesting and I should learn some basics that no doubt I'm missing. Bandit Level O The goal of this level is for you to log into the game using SSH. The host to which you need to connect is bandit.labs.overthewire.org, on port 2220. The username is bandit0 and the password is bandit0. Once logged in, go to the Level 1 page to find out how to beat Continue Reading