Build practical
cyber skills in
environments
you control.

Private, curriculum-aligned cybersecurity labs for institutes, with faculty visibility, repeatable student environments and managed practical infrastructure. A separate hardware-in-the-loop range is being developed for OT/ICS training.

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Split view of the virtual institute lab platform and physical OT/ICS test bench

Field Validation

Built with institutional backing. Tested inside a real cyber lab.

HackTheFort is incubated at VJTI TBI and was piloted with the Cyber Security Dept at SAKEC, where students used the platform in a live lab setting.

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Incubated At

VJTI TBI

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Piloted With

SAKEC

Cyber Security Dept

SAKEC cyber security lab during HackTheFort pilot testing

SAKEC Pilot Testing

Students validating HackTheFort labs during an in-person pilot session.
Student using the HackTheFort platform during pilot testing at SAKEC
Students working through a HackTheFort lab during pilot testing at SAKEC

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Live institute pilot used to test student workflow, lab clarity, and practical classroom fit.

Two focused products.
One mission.

Make practical cybersecurity training more realistic, measurable, accessible, and safe.

01Institute Cyber Lab PlatformPrivate, syllabus-aligned cyber labs with the controls faculty need to teach, assess, and understand practical work.02Hardware-in-the-Loop Cyber RangeA separate OT/ICS research track combining real controllers with safe, repeatable simulated processes.

Your syllabus.
Your lab.
Clear evidence
of skill.

Run private, repeatable cyber labs without building the infrastructure from scratch.

Private institute-specific labs
Automated deployment and reset
Faculty activity visibility
Time-limited practical assessments
HTF-managed
Institute-hosted
Lab Overview
Performance Analytics
Session Teams
Validation Performance

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Lab Overview

Real-time dashboard showing lab status, team participation, and progress metrics at a glance.

Early Partner Programme · First 5 institutes

Build the next version of practical cyber labs with us.

HackTheFort is opening its Early Partner Programme to a hand-picked group of 5 institutes. Rather than one fixed bundle, each deployment is scoped around the subject your institute actually teaches — Computer Networks, Cybersecurity & DFIR, DevOps/DevSecOps, Digital Forensics or OT/ICS — so the labs, infrastructure and pricing match what your students need. Early Partners receive onboarding and deployment support, curriculum-mapped labs for their chosen subject(s), faculty tools and ongoing platform improvements — and in return, we work closely with participating faculty to understand classroom requirements, practical workflows and areas where the platform can be improved.

Why an Early Partner Programme?

HackTheFort has already been piloted in a live institutional lab environment at SAKEC. That pilot helped us test student workflows, lab delivery and the platform under real classroom conditions. We’re now inviting a small, hand-picked group of 5 institutes to join before a broader commercial rollout — working closely enough with each one to shape the platform around real classroom needs, not the other way around.

Early Partners work directly with our team, receive preferential early-partner pricing scoped to their chosen subject and cohort, and have an opportunity to influence how the platform evolves around real academic requirements.

Deployment model

Subject-based

Scoped to your curriculum

Programme length

Per academic term

Aligned to your semester

Onboarding

Included

Deployment & faculty support

Pricing

From ₹999/student

Varies by subject, cohort & scope

Choose the subject your institute needs

We deploy the lab environment for the subject(s) you teach. Starting rates below are indicative Early Partner pricing — your final quote depends on syllabus, cohort size and infrastructure requirements.

Computer Networks

Foundations, subnetting/routing, troubleshooting and packet analysis.

From ₹999 / student

Cybersecurity & DFIR

Applied security fundamentals and digital forensics scenarios.

From ₹2,499 / student

DevOps / DevSecOps

Structured, reproducible practical workflows and pipelines.

From ₹1,499 / student

Digital Forensics

Investigation-style labs built around evidence and analysis.

From ₹2,999 / student

OT/ICS & HIL

Cyber-physical labs on dedicated, separately scoped hardware.

Hardware-scoped

What’s included

What your institute gets during the Early Partner Programme.

Private Lab Environment

Structured cybersecurity practical environments that students can launch and use through HTF.

Curriculum-Aligned Labs

Labs are selected and mapped around the subjects and practical requirements agreed with the institute.

Student Workspace

Students access assigned labs, instructions and practical environments from one place.

Faculty Workspace

Faculty can manage courses, batches, labs and observe student practical activity.

Managed Lab Infrastructure

HTF handles provisioning, resetting and operation of the agreed virtual lab environments.

Onboarding & Support

The HTF team assists faculty during onboarding, deployment and the Early Partner period.

From curriculum to classroom

How the Early Partner Programme works.

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Choose & Understand

You tell us which subject(s) you need; we review the syllabus, practical requirements, batches and existing infrastructure.

02

Plan

Together with faculty, we identify the subjects and labs to be included during the Early Partner period.

03

Deploy

HTF configures the institute workspace, faculty access, student batches and required lab environments.

04

Run

Faculty and students begin using the labs during practical sessions while HTF supports the deployment.

05

Improve

Faculty feedback, student usage and operational learnings are used to improve labs and platform workflows during the programme.

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Review

At the end of the agreed term, we review usage, feedback and the institute’s requirements for continued deployment.

Infrastructure built around your practical requirements

Different cybersecurity labs have very different infrastructure requirements. A lightweight networking practical does not consume the same resources as a multi-machine security or forensic environment.

During onboarding, HTF reviews the selected subjects, batch structure and practical timetable with the institute and plans the lab environment accordingly. Dedicated infrastructure or specialised hardware requirements can be scoped separately.

Relative compute load, by lab type

Networking lab

Lightweight

DevSecOps lab

Moderate

Digital Forensics lab

Multi-VM, higher

OT/ICS (HIL) is not part of the standard EPP infrastructure — it runs on separate, dedicated hardware and is scoped independently.

Illustrative only. Exact concurrency and infrastructure sizing is confirmed during onboarding, based on your selected labs and batch schedule.

Early Partner Programme

Subject-based institutional deployment

From ₹999 per student

Starting rate for Computer Networks — other subjects are priced separately above. Your final quote depends on the subject(s) you choose, cohort size and infrastructure required. We share a proposal after a short scoping conversation with your faculty — introductory Early Partner rates apply to a limited number of institutes during HackTheFort’s current institutional validation phase.

Included

  • HTF Institute Cyber Lab Platform access for the agreed term
  • Curriculum-mapped labs for your chosen subject(s)
  • Student and faculty access
  • Faculty onboarding
  • Initial deployment and configuration
  • Managed shared lab infrastructure, sized to your cohort
  • Lab provisioning and reset
  • Technical support during the programme
  • Platform updates during the programme
  • Periodic faculty feedback sessions

Separately scoped

  • Dedicated server infrastructure
  • Institute-owned/self-hosted hardware
  • Dedicated PLC or OT/ICS hardware
  • Commercial third-party software licences
  • Specialised hardware-in-the-loop deployments
  • Significant custom lab development outside the agreed scope
Discuss Pricing for Your Institute

Lab domains

One platform. Multiple practical domains.

Networking

Network foundations, packet analysis, routing, switching and troubleshooting environments.

Digital Forensics

Evidence acquisition, integrity verification, deleted-file recovery, static analysis and investigation workflows.

Cybersecurity

Controlled environments for defensive and offensive cybersecurity practicals.

DevSecOps

Application, container, CI/CD and secure-development practical environments.

SOC / Blue Team

Log analysis, incident investigation and defensive monitoring scenarios.

OT / ICS Security

A separately developed hardware-in-the-loop track combining simulated processes with real industrial control hardware.

Separate R&D / specialised deployment

Curriculum impact

Curriculum mapped to practical outcomes and SDGs.

HackTheFort connects approved laboratory experiments with measurable cybersecurity learning outcomes across the SAKEC curriculum. Each area reflects a practical pathway from academic content to hands-on capability.

DFIRTested in pilot

Digital Forensics & Incident Response

Practical investigations using evidence acquisition, metadata, password security, hidden information, and network traffic analysis.

SDG alignment

SDG 9 · Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure

SDG 16 · Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions

TestedAnalyze digital evidence and metadata to identify potential forensic artifacts.
TestedInvestigate password security and hidden information in digital media.
TestedAnalyze network traffic to investigate cyber incidents.
ScheduledAdditional forensic experiments from the approved experiment list.
CNTested in pilot

Computer Networks

Network foundations covering OSI encapsulation, topologies, Ethernet, IP addressing, routing, VLANs, NAT, and monitoring.

SDG alignment

SDG 9 · Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure

SDG 16 · Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions

TestedUse Wireshark to analyze OSI layer encapsulation.
TestedDesign, configure, and test network topologies and routing.
TestedScan, monitor, and optimize network performance with Nmap.
DEVScheduled for testing

DevOps & DevSecOps

A planned practical sequence spanning Git, GitHub, Jenkins, Selenium, Docker, security analysis, threat modeling, and cloud-ready delivery.

SDG alignment

SDG 9 · Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure

SDG 16 · Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions

ScheduledManage source code and collaboration workflows with Git and GitHub.
ScheduledBuild CI/CD pipelines and automated testing with Jenkins.
ScheduledContainerize, secure, monitor, and deploy applications.
ScheduledTesting is on the implementation timeline and scheduled for the next validation phase.

The curriculum combines practical experimentation, industry-relevant tools, and responsible technology outcomes aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Who should join

Designed for institutes that want practical cybersecurity to go beyond static demonstrations.

Engineering colleges

Running cybersecurity, computer engineering, IT or related programmes.

Cybersecurity departments

That want repeatable practical environments without manually rebuilding every lab.

Faculty teams

Looking for greater visibility into how students perform practical work.

Institutes exploring new domains

Such as Digital Forensics, DevSecOps, SOC or OT/ICS security.

HIL CYBER RANGE / SEPARATE R&D TRACK

Real controllers.
Simulated processes.
Safe consequences.

Study cyberattacks against real control hardware without risking live production.

This is a dedicated OT/ICS research and development track—not a feature of the Institute Cyber Lab Platform.
Isolated by designSafe to resetRepeatable research
Hardware-in-the-loop training bench with PLC, HMI, wiring, pump, and simulated water tank

STARTING FOCUSED

One controller, one process, one repeatable scenario.

Water level control
Conveyor & motor control
PLC logic manipulation
OT incident recovery

Bring HackTheFort to your institute.

Explore the Early Partner Programme with our team. We’ll understand your curriculum, practical requirements and existing infrastructure before recommending a deployment.

Now onboarding our first 5 Early Partner institutes

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