Hack The Box and Exploit Labs forge strategic partnership to enhance cybersecurity skills development

May 1, 2025 – Hack The Box (HTB), the Cyber Performance Center with the mission to provide a human-first platform to create and maintain high-performing cybersecurity individuals and organizations, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Exploit Labs, a prominent provider of cybersecurity solutions. This collaboration aims to bring innovative and hands-on upskilling opportunities to the cybersecurity community, enhancing the skills and knowledge of security professionals globally. 

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“We are thrilled to partner with Exploit Labs, a company that shares our passion for making cybersecurity upskilling accessible and engaging,” said Russ Grant, SVP of Americas Revenue at Hack The Box. “This partnership allows Hack The Box to extend our impact and reach, empowering even more professionals to sharpen their skills and prepare for the increasingly complex security challenges faced by today’s organizations.”

Through this partnership, Hack The Box and Exploit Labs will work together to offer customers a deeper, more practical experience in cybersecurity upskilling.

“With a shared mission to make the digital world more secure, this collaboration with Hack The Box is an ideal fit for our continued emphasis on spreading crucial knowledge and allows us to benefit from each other’s presence in Exploit Labs’ home markets of Germany, the United Arab Emirates and beyond.” Johannes Schönborn, Founder and Managing Director of Exploit Labs.

To celebrate the launch of this partnership, Exploit Labs will be hosting an exclusive Capture The Flag (CTF) event for its customers, allowing participants to experience Hack The Box for the first time. The event will give cybersecurity enthusiasts a chance to test their skills, engage in friendly competition, and work to find and capture hidden pieces of information in a simulated, high-stakes environment. This is a fantastic opportunity for participants to immerse themselves to enjoy the thrill of competition in a dedicated environment provided by Hack The Box.

The Exploit Labs CTF event is scheduled for May 28 and will feature a series of complex challenges designed to test participants’ skills in penetration testing, vulnerability analysis, and incident response. The event promises a dynamic and exciting way to improve cybersecurity capabilities and connect with fellow professionals in the field.

For more information on the event or to sign up, please visit: https://www.xplt.com/de/hackthebox

About Hack The Box

Hack The Box is the Cyber Performance Center with the mission to provide a human-first platform to create and maintain high-performing cybersecurity individuals and organizations. Hack The Box is the only platform that unites upskilling, workforce development, and the human focus in the cybersecurity industry, and it’s trusted by organizations worldwide for driving their teams to peak performance. Offering an all-in-one environment for continuous growth, assessment, and recruitment, Hack The Box provides solutions for all cybersecurity domains. Launched in 2017, Hack The Box brings together the largest global cybersecurity community of more than 3 million platform members. Rapidly growing its international footprint and reach, Hack The Box is headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in the US, Australia, and Greece.

About Exploit Labs

Exploit Labs is a leading, internationally operating German cyber security consulting company focused on threat intelligence-based offensive security services such as TIBER, red teaming, penetration testing, specialist training and product security research.  

Founded in 2016, Exploit Labs, is the trusted cyber security and training partner for leading corporations, commercial and central banks, insurances, and global auditing companies and is certified by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).