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Cybersecurity Lab at Home in record time! Install Virtualbox

June 20, 2022
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Table of Contents

  • Why use a Cybersecurity Lab?
  • What do you need to set up a Cybersecurity Lab?
  • What is VirtualBox?
  • First, download VirtualBox and then install it
  • Install VM VirtualBox
  • Conclusion

Why use a Cybersecurity Lab?

A cybersecurity lab is a safe environment where you can experiment with new tools and techniques without affecting your production systems.

  • It is a place where you can test your defenses and find weaknesses before an attacker does.
  • It is also a great place to learn about new technologies and hone your skills.
  • Many of the tools and techniques you will use in a lab are the same ones you will use in the real world.

What do you need to set up a Cybersecurity Lab?

In order to have a good and working cybersecurity lab you don’t need so much:

  • The first thing you need is a computer with enough processing power and memory to run multiple virtual machines.
  • The second thing you need is virtualization software. This software will allow you to run multiple virtual machines on your computer.

There are many virtualization software options available, but I recommend using VirtualBox.

This article will be a step-by-step guide on how to install Virtualbox in Windows with relative screenshots.
Whatever kind of lab you need, the first step is to install virtualization software, Virtualbox in this case!

What is VirtualBox?

Oracle VM VirtualBox is a general-purpose, open-source, and powerful virtualization software that allows users to install and run multiple guests operating systems (OS) like Windows, Linux, BSD, OS/2, Solaris, and Haiku, and OSx86.
VirtualBox makes it possible to quickly install and run the operating system without requiring using dedicated hardware resources. It is commonly used as a server, desktop, testing environment, or learning how to use tools.
Cybersecurity experts use VirtualBox for testing, training, and practicing cybersecurity techniques. It has Graphical User Interface (GUI) that makes it easier to deploy the desired setup within a few seconds. VirtualBox provides the service to deploy operating systems or servers from ISO images or from VDI/VMDK/VHD images.
It makes it easier for users to install required servers or operating systems as it can run both GUI setups as well as CLI setups.
Moreover, VirtualBox has no limitation for the deployment of the maximum number of guests.

First, download VirtualBox and then install it

You can click https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads or go to Google and search for “Download VirtualBox for Windows”.
The website offers multiple platform packages, but we need to download the one that suits our Windows version. So, please click ‘Windows Hosts’. It will automatically start downloading.
Once the download has completed, you should Right-click setup and click “Run as an administrator”

Install VM VirtualBox

Oracle VM VirtualBox Setup will appear. The installation process is quite simple. Just click the ‘Next’ button.

installation

Here, you can select your desired features. However new users can keep the default settings without problems.
So let’s click the ‘Next’ button.

installation settings

After that, we can customize shortcuts for accessing VirtualBox.
I recommend, that when you install Virtualbox for the first time, don’t change default settings.
If you need, everything can be changed in the future.
So click the ‘Next’ button.

shortcuts

Again we’ll proceed with default settings.
After that, the installer will warn us that it’s going to restart the connection, let it do it.

network reset

Now the setup configuration is done and we are ready to install VirtualBox software.
Click ‘Back’ for reviewing /changing installation settings, or ‘Cancel’ to exit the wizard.
Click ‘Install’ to start the installation of VM Virtualbox,
The setup will start installing VM VirtualBox. It may take 5 to 10 minutes.

virtual box installation progress

Finally, Oracle VM VirtualBox Installation is complete.

virtualbox installation finished


At this point, you can select the option to start VM VirtualBox after installation and click ‘Finish’.
Anyway, if you want to stop there, next time, you can launch VirtualBox by double-clicking the desktop shortcut.

Conclusion

Installing a virtual machine is the first step to set up a cybersecurity lab for many reasons:

  • It is the quickest and easiest way to set up a lab.
  • It is the most efficient way to create and destroy machines.
  • It is the most convenient way to control and automate the creation of machines.
  • It is the most convenient way to share and distribute machines.
  • You can easily take and restore a snapshot

And many more.

In future articles, I’ll show you how to install other software for different use cases.
However, all of them will need a virtual machine.

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