Resources
The following lists are curated to provide up-to-date access to cybersecurity resources.
Institutional Security Policies and Procedures
- Hood IT: Policies and Procedures, Password Management
Personal Security Guidance and Awareness
- Avoid Social Engineering Attacks, by CISA
- On-Guard Online, by the Federal Trade Commission
- Protecting Against Ransomware, by CISA
- Protect your device: Apple, Microsoft Windows
- Secure your Web-browser, by CISA
- Stay Safe Online, by staysafeonline.org
Cybersecurity Advisories & Technical Guidance
- Advisories, by NSA, CSS
- Advisories, by the Center for Internet Security
- National Cyber Awareness System, by CISA
- Vulnerability Notes Database, by Carnegie Mellon University
Cybersecurity Competitions
- Cyber Quests
- CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition
- Global Cyberlympics
- iCTF Competition
- International Collegiate Cyber Defense Invitational
- National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
- National Cyber Analyst Challenge & Conference
- National Cyber League
- NetWars: DFIR Tournament
- US Cyber Challenge
Cybersecurity Competition Preparation Resources
- Awesome CTF
- CTF Resources
- Forensics Wiki
- Practice CTF List/Permanent CTF List
- Reddit’s SecurityCTF
- Trail of Bits CTF Guide
- Vulnhub
General Cybersecurity Resources
- CAE Community website
- Center for High Assurance Computer Systems (CHACS), NRL
- Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education
- Cybersecurity Career Pathway - interactive tool (from Cyberseek.org)
- Cybersecurity Programs, NSA
- Computer Security Resource Center, NIST
- Cybersecurity Resources, Department of Homeland Security
- Cybersecurity Scholarships
- DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certifications
- National Centers of Academic Excellence
- National Cyberwatch Center
- National Information Assurance Education and Training Programs
- National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), NIST
- National Security Agency Central Security Service, NSA
- Operating Systems Security (from NSA)
- The Ultimate List of SANS Cheat Sheets
Journals and Magazines
- ACM Digital Library
- Cryptologia
- IEEE Explorer
- International Journal of Information and Security
- The Next Wave, NSA/Central Security Service - Research Magazine
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