INTERACTIVE · CYBERSECURITY · SAFE SIMULATION

Cyber incident investigation lab

Use fictional events to practise investigating suspicious sequences and explaining what evidence does — and does not — prove.

Fictional incident timeline

Look for patterns, not a single suspicious word. Every entry is invented and none refers to a real person or system.

TimeAccountActionOrigin
2026-10-20 08:10alphalogin_successoffice_network
2026-10-20 08:14betalogin_failureremote
2026-10-20 08:15betalogin_failureremote
2026-10-20 08:17betalogin_successremote
2026-10-20 08:22betalarge_exportremote
2026-10-20 08:29alphafile_openoffice_network
2026-10-20 09:01gammalogin_failureoffice_network
2026-10-20 09:02gammalogin_successoffice_network
2026-10-20 09:10gammafile_openoffice_network

Choose an account to inspect:

Select an account to see an evidence-based summary.

Respond like an investigator

  • Which sequence would you investigate first? Quote the specific timestamps as evidence.
  • Write two alternative explanations for the same log sequence.
  • Identify one piece of information that is missing.
  • Recommend safe next steps such as account review, permissions check and reporting to the system owner.

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