Resources
List of resources for cybersecurity career growth and professional development.
Career Resources
CTFs
Ghost in the Shellcode
Google CTF
Hacker101 CTF - focuses on webapp sec
Where to find upcoming CTFs:
- CTFTime.org - List of upcoming CTFs to compete in, central (unofficial) directory of teams, and archive of previous challenge write-ups for educational purposes.
- CapTF Calendar - Google Calendar of various CTFs.
Beginner CTFs
picoCTF
PACTF
TJCTF
Hacker101
Wargames
Microcorruption
SmashTheStack
CryptoPals
OverTheWire
UnderTheWire
io, io64, ioarm
pwnable.kr
Training Labs and VMs
CTFLearn
Exploit Exercises
FuzzySecurity: Tutorials
Hack The Box
Hacking Lab
Hacksplaining
HackTricks
id0-rsa
Janos Gyerik’s “Hacking contest on a Live CD”
Labtainers
Malware Unicorn Workshops
Open Security Training
Penteseter Lab
PentestIT Labs
PortSwigger Web Security Academy
Root Me
ROP Emporium
TryHackMe
VulnHub
XSS Game
Regional/provincial/national cybersecurity competitions
CyberSci
Professional Resources
Conferences
Recurring (local)
BSides Vancouver
Vancouver International Privacy & Security Summit (VIPSS)
CanSecWest
Non-recurring (local)
Linux Security Summit, May 10-12, 2023
Open Source Summit, May 10-12, 2023
Data Connectors, August 10, 2023
Refer to InfoSec Conferences for a regularly updated cybersecurity conference directory
Annual (non-local)
SecTor (Toronto)
Instructor Led Webinars/Labs/Workshops
Training
Courses
Cybersecurity: An Overview by Grotto Networking - overview course on modern cybersecurity aimed at general computer science graduate students
pwn.college by Arizona State University - platform to learn about, and practice, core cybersecurity concepts in a hands-on fashion
Certs
Peer Groups / Meetups
In Vancouver CA
VanCitySec
DEFCON Group Vancouver (DC604)
Vancouver Security Special Interest Group (VanSecSIG/SecSIG/SIG)
OWASP Vancouver
Mainland Advanced Research Society (MARS)
Virtual
Binary Ninja Slack
CentralSec Slack
Penetration Testers Slack
Cybersecurity Mentorship Hub
MeetCyber
Media
News
all InfoSec news - infosec news aggregator
Dark Reading
The Hacker News
SecuriTeam
SANS NewsBites
YouTube Channels
Ippsec
The Cyber Mentor
Nahamsec
Simply Cyber
John Hammond
HackerSploit
Streams
InfoSec Streams - list of infosec-related YT/Twitch streams
Books
Reference texts
Non-fiction
Sandworm
The Cuckoo’s Egg
Countdown to Zero Day
Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War
Space Rogue: How the Hackers Known As L0pht Changed the World
Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency
Red Team Blues
Fiction
Some reviews of the above books (seem reliable):
Podcasts
Daily news and analysis
CyberWire Daily
SANS ISC StormCast
Simply Cyber
Risky Biz News
Weekly news and analysis
Smashing Security
Security Weekly
Security Now
Host Unknown
Naked Security
Privacy, Security & OSINT Show
Defensive Security
Cool stories and guests
Darknet Diaries
Maliciious Life
Risky Business
Hacked
Click Here
What the Shell
Domain-specific podcasts
Control Loop - OT/ICS security intel
Industrial Security Podcast - OT/ICS security intel
Caveat - surveillance, digital privacy, cybersecurity law and policy
Hacking Humans - social engineering scams, phishing schemes, criminal exploits
SpyCast - espionage
Hacking the Gibson - hacker history
Blogs and Articles
Krebs on Security
Security Affairs
Tools & Services
Guides
Privacy Resources by Techlore
Privacy Tools by Privacy Guides