Technology and Security 101

Posted on October 1, 2023 (Last modified on April 3, 2024) • 3 min read • 512 words

Technology and Security Training Resources

Welcome

Welcome to my collection of resources for those who are curious about getting into Security and Technology. Maybe you’re curious about changing careers and you don’t know where to start or you know someone who is. This is an ever changing list of resources to help guide you.

A Few Tips:

• Black Hills Information Security has a very established online community. Start here and connect with others interested in getting into any Security related field https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/. Don’t forget to checkout their discord channel

• Sans Virtual Summits are free. Usually 2-day virtual events.

• Most learning platforms offer free content. You don’t have to pay to play

• Try to find a mentor if possible.

• Get your hands on as much technology as possible. Understanding how a firewall, router, or a web application works will boost your defensive and offensive skills.

• Find a FREE CTF to participate in.

• Joining a local Security group such as a local DEFCON Group. https://forum.defcon.org/social-groups

• Build a local lab. Most virtualization software is free. You can run a virtual lab on a single computer. ESXi, Proxmox, Virtualbox, Vmware workstation player, or QEMU are all free.

Artificial Intelligence

• https://openai.com/
• https://bard.google.com
• https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/paths/118
• https://danielmiessler.com/

Basic Concepts

• Network Chuck - Networking, Certifications, Information Security, General Information Technology, Coding - https://www.youtube.com/@NetworkChuck

• Sans Institute - Information Security, Virtual Conferences, Governance - https://www.youtube.com/@SANSInstitute

• Networking+ https://www.comptia.org/certifications/network

• Security+ https://www.comptia.org/certifications/security

• Google Cybersecurity Analyst https://grow.google/certificates/cybersecurity/

Cloud

• Amazon AWS Training - https://aws.amazon.com/training/

• Amazon Cloud Practitioner - https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-cloud-practitioner/

• Google Cloud Training - https://www.cloudskillsboost.google

• Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer - https://cloud.google.com/learn/certification/cloud-engineer

Conferences

• SANs Virtual Summits - FREE - https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-summit/

• BSides Security Conferences (not free but super cheap) These conferences are hosted in almost every state. - http://www.securitybsides.com/w/page/12194156/FrontPage

• BlackHat - Paid - https://www.blackhat.com/

• Defcon - Paid - https://defcon.org/

Coding

• Free Code Camp - Really good source of programming related courses - https://www.freecodecamp.org/
• Free Code Camp YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@freecodecamp

Capture the Flog (CTF)

• CTF Resources - https://ctf101.org/

Digital Forenscis & Incident Response (DFIR)

• SANS DFIR Posters - Full of tools, commands, tips & tricks - https://www.sans.org/posters/?focus-area=digital-forensics&msc=dfir-lp

• SANS DFIR Blog - blog posts on research - https://www.sans.org/blog/?focus-area=digital-forensics&msc=dfir-lp

• SANS Free Tools - DFIR LInux Distros, tools, etc - ttps://www.sans.org/tools/?focus-area=digital-forensics&msc=dfir-lp

• Black Hills Information Security - Information Security, Offensive Security, Defensive Security, How to get into Security - https://www.youtube.com/@BlackHillsInformationSecurity

• John Hammond - Information Security, Defensive Security, Offensive Security - https://www.youtube.com/@_JohnHammond

• Sans Forensics - Digital Forensics & Incident Response - https://www.youtube.com/@SANSForensics

Learning Platforms

• Wide variety of Security and Technology labs, Free & Paid - https://tryhackme.com

• Wide variety of Security and Technology labs, Free & Paid - https://www.hackthebox.com/

• Cloud, coding, technology and Security course, Free & Paid - https://www.coursera.org/

• Web Penetration Testing labs, Free - https://portswigger.net/web-security

• Web Penetration Testing Cources, Paid - https://pentesterlab.com/

• Excellant source of Security topics for beginners, Paid but check out the youtube channel (The Cyber Mentor) for free content - https://academy.tcm-sec.com/courses

Penetration Testing

• The Cyber Mentor - Information Security, Offensive Security, some Networking, Some Coding - https://www.youtube.com/@TCMSecurityAcademy

• Nahamsec - Information Security, Offensive Security, Bug Bounty - https://www.youtube.com/@NahamSec

• John Hammond - Information Security, Defensive Security, Offensive Security - https://www.youtube.com/@_JohnHammond

• Practical Junior Penetration Tester - https://certifications.tcm-sec.com/pjpt/