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2026-10-11[PROJECT]
3 Free Vulnerability Management Projects for Cybersecurity Portfolios
Build three vulnerability management portfolio projects with OpenVAS Free and Metasploitable 2: analyze findings, prioritize risk, remediate and verify.
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2026-10-05[PROJECT]
4 Database Projects for IT and Cybersecurity Portfolios
Build four realistic MySQL portfolio projects for IT and cybersecurity: application support, data classification, least privilege, and incident response.
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2026-09-16[PROJECT]
3 Free GRC Portfolio Projects for Beginners
Three free beginner GRC projects for your portfolio, each with a downloadable case file: a risk register, an AI use-case review and a vendor risk assessment.
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2026-09-06[PROJECT]
5 Free SOC Analyst Portfolio Projects for Beginners
Five free, hands-on SOC analyst projects for beginners: Wireshark, Sysmon, a phishing case file with a published hash, and Wazuh SIEM investigations.
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