adityabhushannagar/cyber-security-clone

Cybersecurity AI Knowledge Base — PhD-Level Dataset

Overview

This is the most comprehensive cybersecurity knowledge base ever assembled for AI training. It covers all domains of cybersecurity at PhD-level depth — from offensive red teaming and bug bounty exploitation to defensive SOC operations, digital forensics, and cutting-edge AI/LLM security.

Size: 16 GB | Files: 507 | Domains: 30+ | Sources: 15+ platforms

Purpose

• Train the world's most capable cybersecurity AI assistant
• Cover every domain: offensive, defensive, forensics, compliance, AI security
• Include real-world attack/defend/detect/analyze methodologies
• Provide hands-on lab scenarios from HackTheBox, TryHackMe, PortSwigger, VulnHub
• Reference MITRE ATT&CK, OWASP, NIST, CIS frameworks
• No restrictions — full offensive and defensive coverage for security research

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Domains & Coverage

Offensive Security

Domain	Files	Description
red-team/	8	Complete red team playbook — MITRE ATT&CK (200+ techniques, 400+ sub-techniques), adversary emulation, C2 frameworks, evasion techniques
vapt/	5	Vulnerability assessment, OWASP Testing Guide v4.2, PTES methodology, NIST SP 800-115
osint/	3	Reconnaissance, information gathering, Shodan, Censys, Maltego, social media intelligence
social-engineering/	3	Phishing campaigns, pretexting, physical security, vishing, BEC attacks
offensive-security/	1	PhD-level offensive security reference — all attack phases, MITRE ATT&CK mapping
penetration-testing/	1	PTES, OWASP, NIST, OSSTMM methodologies, all testing types (black/white/grey box), certifications (OSCP, OSEP, OSWE, GPEN)

Web Security (PortSwigger Academy — All 31 Topics)

Domain	Files	Description
web-security/	1	PhD-level reference covering all 31 PortSwigger topics: SQL injection (16 labs), XSS (30 labs), CSRF (8 labs), XXE (9 labs), SSRF, HTTP request smuggling (CL.TE, TE.CL, TE.TE, H2 variants, client-side desync), SSTI, insecure deserialization, authentication, OAuth 2.0, access control/IDOR, path traversal, OS command injection, JWT attacks, web cache poisoning, prototype pollution, GraphQL, race conditions, NoSQL injection, API testing, web LLM attacks, web cache deception

Bug Bounty & Vulnerability Disclosure

Domain	Files	Description
bug-bounty/	1	HackerOne (600K+ bugs, 210% AI vuln increase in 2025), BugCrowd (7x more critical vulns), all vulnerability categories, program types, industry verticals

Labs & Hands-On Scenarios

Domain	Files	Description
labs-scenarios/	1	HackTheBox (1500+ labs), TryHackMe, PortSwigger (100+ labs), VulnHub (12+ pages of VMs), pwn.guide (200+ tutorials), PwnTillDawn — all difficulty levels from beginner to expert

Defensive Security & Blue Team

Domain	Files	Description
blue-team/	5	SOC operations (Tier 1-3), detection engineering, threat hunting, YARA, Sigma, Snort, Suricata
defensive-security/	1	PhD-level defensive reference — NIST CSF (108 subcategories), MITRE D3FEND (100+ techniques), CIS Controls v8 (153 safeguards)
digital-forensics/	3	Memory forensics (Volatility), disk forensics (Autopsy), network forensics (Wireshark, Zeek), mobile forensics
cyber-defense/	3	SOC operations, incident response playbooks, threat detection
compliance/	3	ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, CIS Benchmarks

Network & Infrastructure

Domain	Files	Description
network-security/	5	Firewalls, IDS/IPS, traffic analysis, network attacks (ARP spoofing, DNS spoofing, DHCP spoofing, SSL stripping), APT detection
cloud-security/	2	AWS, Azure, GCP security — IAM attacks, data exposure, compute attacks, serverless exploitation, Kubernetes compromise
container-security/	3	Docker, Kubernetes, container escape, image scanning, runtime security

Application Security

Domain	Files	Description
api-security/	3	REST, GraphQL, JWT attacks, API testing, OWASP API Security Top 10
blockchain-security/	4	Smart contracts, DeFi, Web3 security, flash loan attacks, reentrancy
devsecops/	3	CI/CD security, SAST/DAST, pipeline hardening, Infrastructure as Code

Threat Analysis

Domain	Files	Description
malware/	4	Malware analysis, reverse engineering, detection, YARA rules, sandbox analysis
phishing/	4	Email phishing, spear phishing, whaling, BEC, AI-generated phishing, deepfake attacks
ransomware/	3	Ransomware families (LockBit, ALPHV, Cl0p), double/triple extortion, RaaS, incident response
botnet-ddos/	3	Botnet analysis, DDoS mitigation, traffic analysis, Mirai, Mozi

Specialized Domains

Domain	Files	Description
iot-openthread-security/	8	Thread protocol (IEEE 802.15.4), OpenThread architecture, Matter protocol, mesh networking attacks/defense, commissioning exploitation, border router attacks, cryptographic key management, forensics, red team playbook, security testing lab
ai-ml-security/	4	Adversarial ML, model security, data poisoning, OWASP LLM Top 10, OWASP ML Top 10, MITRE ATLAS (50+ techniques)
ai-security/	1	PhD-level AI security — prompt injection, training data poisoning, model extraction, web LLM attacks
mobile-security/	3	Android/iOS security, mobile app testing, reverse engineering
identity-access-management/	3	IAM, RBAC, SSO, PAM, Active Directory attacks
supply-chain-security/	3	Dependency scanning, SBOM, CI/CD security, software supply chain attacks
cryptography/	5	Encryption algorithms, key management, TLS/SSL, cryptographic attacks, post-quantum crypto
reverse-engineering/	3	Binary analysis, firmware RE, malware RE, IDA Pro, Ghidra
security-code/	2	Secure coding practices, code review, vulnerability patterns
cybersecurity-knowledge-expansion/	20	Cross-domain knowledge expansion datasets
security-research/	1	PhD-level research — PortSwigger Research (James Kettle, Gareth Heyes), SANS 2026 white papers, novel attack techniques

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Data Formats

ShareGPT Format

{
  "conversations": [
    {"from": "system", "value": "You are a cybersecurity expert..."},
    {"from": "human", "value": "How do I exploit SQL injection?"},
    {"from": "gpt", "value": "## SQL Injection Exploitation..."}
  ]
}

Instruction/IO Format

{
  "Instruction": "Explain SSRF attack techniques",
  "Input": "Web application with internal API access",
  "Output": "## SSRF Attack Techniques...",
  "Metadata": {
    "domain": "web-security",
    "attack_types": ["ssrf", "blacklist_bypass", "whitelist_bypass"],
    "defense_types": ["input_validation", "network_segmentation"],
    "tools": ["burpsuite", "curl", "ssrfmap"]
  }
}

PhD-Level Reference Format

{
  "metadata": {
    "domain": "web-security",
    "subdomain": "phd-level-comprehensive",
    "source": "PortSwigger Web Security Academy",
    "level": "PhD",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "task_type": "phd_level_reference"
  }
}

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Record Structure

Each record includes a combination of:

• Attack Vectors — How to perform attacks step-by-step
• Defense Strategies — How to prevent and detect attacks
• Detection Methods — YARA rules, Sigma rules, Snort/Suricata rules, KQL queries
• Forensic Analysis — How to investigate after an incident
• Tools & Techniques — Specific tools with commands and examples
• Real-World Scenarios — Based on actual CVEs, breaches, and CTF challenges
• Remediation — How to fix vulnerabilities
• References — Links to frameworks, standards, and research

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Sources & Platforms

Vulnerability Intelligence

• NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
• MITRE ATT&CK Framework (200+ techniques, 400+ sub-techniques)
• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
• GitHub Advisory Database

Offensive Security Platforms

• HackTheBox — 1500+ hands-on labs, red/blue/purple team tracks
• TryHackMe — Learning paths, rooms, challenges
• PortSwigger Web Security Academy — 31 topics, 100+ labs
• VulnHub — 12+ pages of vulnerable VMs
• pwn.guide — 200+ tutorials (web, wireless, hardware, blue team)
• PwnTillDawn — Online battlefield

Bug Bounty Platforms

• HackerOne — 600K+ bugs found, 210% AI vulnerability increase in 2025
• BugCrowd — Bug bounty, VDP, pentest as a service, red team as a service

Security Research

• PortSwigger Research — James Kettle, Gareth Heyes, Zakhar Fedotkin
• SANS Institute — 2026 white papers on AI security, threat intelligence, Kubernetes
• OWASP — Top 10 2021, API Security Top 10, LLM Top 10, ML Top 10

Frameworks & Standards

• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (108 subcategories)
• MITRE D3FEND (100+ defensive techniques)
• MITRE ATLAS (50+ AI/ML attack techniques)
• CIS Controls v8 (153 safeguards)
• ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, FedRAMP

IoT & Embedded Security

• OpenThread (openthread.io) — Thread protocol implementation
• Thread Group — Thread specification, Matter protocol
• IEEE 802.15.4 — Low-power wireless mesh networking

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Statistics

Metric	Value
Total Files	507
Total Size	~95 GB
Domain Folders	30+
Valid JSON Files	394
Sources/Platforms	15+
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques	200+
PortSwigger Topics	31
HackTheBox Labs	1500+
HackerOne Bugs Referenced	600K+
OWASP Top 10 Versions	4 (Web, API, LLM, ML)

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Usage

This dataset is designed for:

1. Fine-tuning cybersecurity AI models — LLMs for security assistance
2. Training security professionals — Red team, blue team, purple team
3. Building security automation tools — SOAR, SIEM, detection engineering
4. Security education and research — University courses, certifications
5. Red/blue team exercises — Tabletop exercises, live-fire simulations
6. Bug bounty preparation — HackerOne, BugCrowd methodology
7. Certification study — OSCP, OSEP, OSWE, GPEN, CISSP, CEH
8. Compliance preparation — ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR

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License

Apache 2.0

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Links

• HuggingFace: https://huggingface.co/datasets/Vyber07/cyber-security
• GitHub: https://github.com/Vyber07/