Resources and Communities

  1. Monoliths (Active MSSPs and organizations)
    1. Black Hills InfoSec and Antisyphon
      1. MSSP with a strong community and a range of courses, some of them on a Pay What You Can pricerange
      2. Black Hills Information Security (BHIS)/Antisyphon Discord
      3. Black Hills Information Security - YouTube
      4. Black Hills Information Security Stadium
      5. Active Countermeasures - YouTube
      6. Antisyphon Training - YouTube
    2. Huntress
      1. Resources | Huntress
    3. Black Hat
      1. Black Hat - YouTube
  2. Newsletters
    1. The Hacker News | #1 Trusted Cybersecurity News Site
    2. The Grugq's Newsletter
      1. Daily newsletter with tweets and stories
      2. Archive • the grugq's newsletter
  3. YouTube Personalities
    1. John Hammond (not that one)
      1. Cybersecurity educator and ethical hacker
      2. John Hammond - YouTube
    2. By Default
      1. Fun videos, not in-depth security
      2. By Default - YouTube
    3. Chris Greer
      1. All things Wireshark
      2. Chris Greer - YouTube
    4. Covert Instruments and Lockpicking Lawyer
      1. Covert Instruments - YouTube
    5. Fireship
      1. Rapid-fire coding videos that are more interesting and motivational
      2. Fireship - YouTube
    6. Lesley Carhart
      1. Absolutely incredible person; has a long-standing Calendly link for 30-minute mentoring sessions on their LinkedIn.
      2. hacks4pancakes - YouTube
      3. linkedin.com/in/lcarhart/
  4. CTFs and Things
    1. US Cyber Challenge
      1. It's a product of the Center for Internet Security (CIS), and previously supported by the US Department of Homeland Security
      2. HOME | US Cyber Challenge
    2. MetaCTF
      1. I haven't done one yet, but the CEO is nice and their recent February FlashCTF has a lot of great rundowns
        1. Might be part of the BHIS monolith; need to investifate
      2. MetaCTF | Cybersecurity Capture the Flag Competition
    3. TryHackMe
      1. TryHackMe | Cyber Security Training
  5. Mental Health
    1. HealthyGamerGG - YouTube
      1. Huge resource with great advice for neurodivergent people