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We found 3 Reddit comments about Build Your Own Security Lab: A Field Guide for Network Testing. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Part of that "80%" can be a sales tactic to get you to sign up and take the course. Although I am not in the UK so I am not sure if that stat holds true.
As for the equipment: Both the below links are good starting points. The top one is a bit older.
Build Your Own Security Lab: A Field Guide for Network Testing
[The Network Security Test Lab: A Step-by-Step Guide] (https://www.amazon.com/Network-Security-Test-Step-Step/dp/1118987055/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8)
Both will give you a good idea and a starting point.
But you never really answered a key question: What is it you want to do? In CyberSecurity, there are roughly 40 different types of emphasis that you can focus on. I know it is daunting, but understand your personality and goals can weigh heavily into that decision. Not everyone is cut out to be a WhiteHat, but that does not mean a blue team member or a purple team member are not for you.
There was a really good topic discussion on Reddit (unable to find it currently) that had quite a few jobs broken down and what they do/mean to the Security Community.
https://www.amazon.com/Build-Your-Own-Security-Lab/dp/0470179864
https://www.amazon.com/Penetration-Testing-Hands-Introduction-Hacking/dp/1593275641
https://pen-testing.sans.org/blog/2014/02/27/building-a-pen-test-infrastructure-hacking-at-home-on-the-cheap
and because I like you:
https://www.cybrary.it/0p3n/tutorial-for-setting-up-a-virtual-penetration-testing-lab-at-your-home/
https://www.pentesterlab.com/
https://community.rapid7.com/docs/DOC-2196
Check out these boooks:
--Build Your Own Security Lab: A Field Guide for Network Testing
--Professional Penetration Testing, Second Edition: Creating and Learning in a Hacking Lab
--Building Virtual Pentesting Labs for Advanced Penetration Testing
If you are looking to get into security I also recommend learning how networks and servers work before trying to hack them. A basic knowledge of networking hardware, networking models, servers, protocols etc will do a lot to further your knowledge. Also look into scripting languages such as powershell, bash, and python. There are even books specifically about hacking with python.
I have a similar workstation as you have and run Ubuntu with VMware workstation (will also work with windows 7/8.1). Vmware workstation might be the best thing to run right now as you can isolate networks and setup / take down as you go. Also there are direct VM's from Kali linux that you can download to run in your lab.