The HeroLab is not only used by our own pentesters, but also provides the training environment for our customers during usd Academy events, and is the basis for regularly held Hacker Days for students and universities. Pentesters can train their methodical skills, creativity and endurance in real life pentesting, using a continuously growing number of preconfigured server environments, various technologies and vulnerabilities of varying difficulty levels.
Participants can assess their skills and personal advancement through skill points with an associated ranking function.
Find out more about the HeroLab and how to become a part of the community at https://herolab.usd.de
usd AG Reappointed to the PCI SSC Global Executive Assessor Roundtable
usd AG has once again been appointed to the Global Executive Assessor Roundtable (GEAR) of the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). This means that, for the 2026–2028 term, we will once again be among the 33 PCI Assessor Companies selected worldwide to support...



