Room: Whiterose — TryHackMe
Skill level: Beginner → Intermediate | Focus: story-driven web & systems puzzles
I worked through the Whiterose room on TryHackMe — a Mr. Robot–flavored experience that wraps practical security exercises in a narrative. The room does a great job of keeping you engaged with its theme while demanding solid technical reasoning: you’ll practice enumeration, web logic analysis, and safe exploitation steps in an isolated environment.
Why try it
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Narrative-driven: The theme keeps motivation high and makes the learning memorable.
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Balanced challenges: Mix of web and system tasks that reinforce core infosec fundamentals.
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Good for study groups: Great for walkthrough sessions where you can discuss strategy and defensive countermeasures afterward.
What I learned
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Story-based labs are excellent for retention — they force you to connect technical findings to a broader scenario.
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Even themed boxes teach practical skills: careful enumeration, reading logs, and validating assumptions are still the fundamentals.
If you want a spoiler-free summary of the approach I used (recon → exploit reasoning → cleanup), or a short guide to run this in a study group, I can put one together — just say the word.