Start free

Browse › Critical Security Controls

Phishing (earlier edition)

A newer edition of this lab is available: Phishing (2026).

Scored lab

Part of Critical Security Controls · Vulnerability Assessment Analyst Topic: Blue Team

Counts towardsCompTIA CySA+ badge

Access

Included in StationX Membership — unlimited attempts

🔒 StationX Membership — $299 / year ($24.92/mo billed annually)

Already have access? Sign in.

New to this? Try a free practice lab — a scripted hacking challenge in your browser, no account needed.

What you'll do

Students will send a phishing email using the Social Engineering Toolkit.

  • Students will then impersonate a user clicking on the attachment to observe how dangerous they can be and generate a phishing awareness email to educate users of the dangers of clicking unknown links.

Scored lab. A scored lab checks your work and records a score you can see on the lab page.

Roadmaps that use this lab