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Custom Lab Collections

Platform roles required:  Organization Manager, Team Admin

What are custom collections?

Our labs are organized into Collections: these are labs grouped by subject area e.g., PowerShell or Linux.

Managers can assign lab collections to teams and individuals. 

Create custom lab collections in order to target employees with specific labs that align with your organization's strategy and cybersecurity goals; custom collections allow Managers to choose which labs form the collection.

Why would I create a custom collection?

Custom collections are the best way to target specific groups of employees in your organization with content that is tailored to their role and/or your organization's cybersecurity goals.

Examples of how you might choose to use custom collections include:

  • Targeting new starters with pathways to complete as part of their onboarding
  • Creating collections comprising of the specific tools utilized in your organization
  • Closing the skills gap identified through learning needs analyses

How to create a custom collection

1. Navigate to the +Custom Collection button. This can be found in the Upskill section in the main menu. Creating_custom_lab_collections_1.png

Alternatively, you can add a new custom collection by navigating to the Manage section of the main menu, selecting Custom Collections in the assigned activities area and navigating to the +Create New button on the top right.

manage_custom_collections.png2. Title your collection and write a description.

Tip: You can add a cover image for your collection. The optimal image size is:  900px * 642px 

3. Select the labs which will form your custom collection.

Browse using the filters on the left hand-side and add labs by: content category, individual labs (searching by lab name) or by the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.

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  • Browse and assign labs by category if you're aiming to create a collection with a specific focus (e.g. a combination of categories or difficulty level).  
  • Browsing by lab is useful if you're after very specific labs.   
  • Browsing by the MITRE ATT&CK allows you to target learners with specific techniques of the framework (our labs are mapped against these). This allows you to assign labs that focus on areas that your organization could do with improving.  

You can mix, match, and assign labs using any of the above methods.

Note: we use color to differentiate content in Cyber Pro, AppSec, cloud security and career paths. You can find out more here: content and licensing. 

Select the add button in the 'Actions' column to add the specific labs to your custom collection. 

Return to the 'Lab Selection' page to add more labs from different collections by selecting 'Lab Selection' in the breadcrumb or by selecting the 'By Category', 'By Labs', or 'By MITRE ATT&CK' tabs.

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4. Select next, review the details page, and the labs selected. 

5. Publish the custom collection.

Once a custom collection is published, you'll be able to assign it to individuals and teams.

 

How to assign a custom collection

1. Navigate to your custom collection by selecting manage in the main navigation menu, and then custom collections.  

2. In the catalog area, search for the custom collection you'd like to assign and select it.

Note: You can only assign published custom collections. If a custom collection is not appearing in the catalog, it is most likely in the drafts area. Follow the steps, in editing draft custom collections below, to publish it.

3. Select the edit assignments button, in the right corner.

4. Set a deadline (optional).

5. Assign the collection to teams, individuals, or your entire organization.

Note:

Team Admins can assign the collection to teams they manage, or individuals within those teams. 

Organization Managers can assign collections to anyone in the organization, including all individuals and teams.

6. Select next, review the details and publish the collection.

Note:

You can edit the collection's details, labs included, and assignees at any point.  See managing custom collections below, for details. 

Managing custom collections

Find custom collections under manage in the main navigation menu..

The catalog area lists all published custom collections, even if these have not yet been assigned.

The drafts area lists custom collections that you started putting together, but had not yet published. 

You can browse both the catalog and drafts area by searching for custom collections by title, or by using the filters.

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Editing published custom collections

1. In the catalog section, search for the collection you wish to amend or assign and select it to view details.

2. Vew details of the labs included in the collection and anyone it's assigned to (including individuals, teams and organizations), as well as a custom collection progress report that is available to download:

3. Make changes to your custom collection, or edit those assigned.

  • To make changes to the title. description, categories, or labs that are part of the collection, select the ellipsis icon (three dots) on the right, and then edit collection.
  • To make changes to those assigned (including removing and adding assignees), select the edit assignments button in the right corner.
  • To delete the collection, select the ellipsis icon and then, delete.

Note:  Any changes you make will be effective immediately.  

Editing and/or publishing draft custom collections

Custom collections that have been worked on but not published are available for you to go back and finalize in the drafts area.

To edit and/or publish the collection, search for the specific collection and select it.

You'll then be able to amend the details, select the labs, and pubish it.

To delete a draft collection, select the delete icon on the bottom left corner of the collection.

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