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SecGen
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cliffe / SecGen

SecGen

Create randomly insecure VMs

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What it is

Create randomly insecure VMs

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 1:49:46 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by year4 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2017-08-17 17:03:16 UTC to 2025-03-24 14:37:45 UTC.

0122017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 2 submissions, 0 comments20172018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments20212022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2025

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC220
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC110
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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cliffe·Mar 24, 2025
After a decade of development and use in university settings, we've launched Hacktivity Cyber Security Labs subscriptions for individuals. What's different: - Randomisation of challenges (incl. username, passwords, IPs, config, vulnerabilities) - An interactive Hackerbot launches real attacks against your systems for defensive training - Progress tracking mapped to CyBOK (Cyber Security Body of Knowledge) - Full desktop experience via SPICE protocol (no VPN/browser limitations) - Built on our open source SecGen framework (https://github.com/cliffe/SecGen) We're currently using Hacktivity to teach 300+ university students weekly. Launch special: $7/month (billed annually), which includes complete courses from ethical hacking to exploit development. Having spent so much time in R&D, open source, and academic usage, we're looking for advice
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on effectively reaching individual learners without typical marketing tactics. What channels or approaches would you recommend? How do we spread the word about Hacktivity without coming across as spammy?
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