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List of Resource Links from SANS New to Cyber Summit 2021

Cybersecurity Resources and Tools

May 3, 2021

The following is a list of links shared by those attending the 2021 New to Cyber Summit. SANS loves the positivity and contributions from the Summit attendees, and that members of the community openly shared these URL links for use by others who were new to the community.

IMPORTANT: SANS is not affiliated with and does not control or endorse these links in any way. The tools, websites or information provided here are to be used at your own risk. We suggest that those interested in using these resources do their due diligence and assess them carefully before use.

We truly appreciate the full participation of all the presenters and attendees of the 2021 SANS New to Cyber Summit. The community is what made it a great event!


General Resources:

SANS Free - SANS instructors produce thousands of free content-rich resources for the information security community annually. These resources are aimed to provide the latest in research and technology available to help support awareness and growth.

Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) | National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies - The National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework provides a blueprint to categorize, organize, and describe cybersecurity work into Specialty Areas, tasks, and knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Toyota - Vulnerability Disclosure Program | HackerOne


Blogs, Articles, and Reports:

The long-lasting consequences of Coalfire's Iowa pentest fiasco - CyberScoop

Building security in: An interview with Igor Bergman - ThoughtWorks

World’s Biggest Data Breaches & Hacks — Information is Beautiful

A Wakeup Call for the Cloud - Network World

Ethical Hacking Lessons — Building Free Active Directory Lab in Azure - Kamran Bilgrami - Medium

The Psychology Behind Why We Strive for Consensus - Verywell Mind

Space Command to launch Joint Cyber Center - FedScoop

New bottleneck emerges in DOD's contractor cybersecurity program, concerning assessors - FedScoop

Enabling new air, space and satellite capabilities through the cloud - FedScoop

1.3M Clubhouse Users’ Data Dumped in Hacker Forum for Free - Threatpost

Better GIAC Testing with Pancakes

2020 Data Breach Investigations Report


Books:

Books on Python: https://pythonbooks.revolunet.com/

Mastering Regular Expressions, 3rd Edition by Jeffrey E. F. Friedl

Practical Cloud Security by Chris Dotson

In the Beginning...Was the Command Line by Neal Stephenson


Videos, Webcasts, and Podcasts:

Not in Cyber Security? No Problem! Creative Ways to Gain Experience With No Experience - Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 3:30 PM EDT (2021-05-13 19:30:00 UTC) with Kevin Garvey

How to Survive Your First Few Years in Infosec: Career Advice for Junior Cybersecurity Practitioners (and the Managers Who Lead Them) with Lesley Carhart, Andy Ellis, David J. Bianco, Katie Nickels, and Sara Pickering

Getting Into Infosec: Nick Jeswald - Confessions of a Cybersecurity Recruiter (Part 1) on Apple Podcasts

SANS Blueprint Podcast - a Podcast Hosted by John Hubbard

Daily Information Security Podcast ("StormCast")



Free Tools, and Cheat Sheets:

https://www.py4e.com/lessons - A site to learn python for free if you have zero python experience.

NetCat

SANS Penetration Testing | SANS Pen Test Cheat Sheet: PowerShell | SANS Institute

Wireshark Cheat Sheet - Commands, Captures, Filters, Shortcuts


Recruiting and Resumes:

Job Board on the Internet Storm Center

Skilling the Gap: Creative Ways to Recruit Top Cyber Talent - SANS Institute


Communities:

WiCyS - Resources for women in cyber.

A Global Professional Women's Network | Ellevate - Ellevate Network is the leading network for professional women. Find a local Ellevate event near you.

International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP) - ICMCP's goal is to achieve consistent representation of women and minorities in cybersecurity through programs designed to foster recruitment, inclusion, and retention – one person at a time.

Women’s Society of Cyberjustu (WSC) - The Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC), a 501(c)3 non-profit, is dedicated to raising awareness of cybersecurity career opportunities and advancement for women in the field, closing the gender gap and the overall workforce gap in information security roles.


Scholarships & Programs

We Hack Purple - Diversity Scholarship

Cisco Offers Military Veterans Free Cybersecurity Training - Cisco Blogs

SANS Cyber Academy - Scholarships


Speaker Recommended Resources:

Ryan Kovar - @meansec

Survey Results 


Joe Moles - @FlyingMoney127

Using Atomic Red Team to test your security

https://attack.mitre.org/

A great one for learning detection and response


Tameika Reed - @WomeninLinux

Learning Styles

Tech, Stocks, and Jobs Playlist


Tanya Janca - @shehackspurple

We Hack Purple Newsletter

Pushing Left, Like a Boss: Part 1


Delisha Hodo - @meticulous_d

SANS.EDU - Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

SANS Cyber Academy - Scholarships

SANS+HBCU - Partnerships, Cyber Ranges, Academies, and more


Timothy Brush - @TimothyBrush

https://www.sitepoint.com/learn-regex/

https://regex101.com/


Tyrone Wilson - @tywilson21

Home Lab Setup | Building an Effective Cybersecurity Learning Environment


Ryan O’Horo - @redteamwrangler

The Marathon Mini Target Is Gone, Long Live the Marathon Mini Target - Texas Monthly


Rick Holland - @rickhholland

Cyber Intelligence Tradecraft Report: The State of Cyber Intelligence Practices in the United States (Study Report and Implementation Guides)


Rajvi Khanjan Shroff - @rksmissionpossible

Project Cyber
CyberMissionPossible on YouTube
Project Cyber on Instagram


Doug Bryant - @cybergent_101

Computer Love: Love Letters and Log Analysis by Doug Bryant

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