Computer security resources for self-study and career planning

In: Security
Published on 2020-09-27
Written from the perspective of a third-year PhD candidate in the Netherlands.

This is a list of self-study resources for people that want to get into the computer security field. I started this list in december 2015, just before I started my job as a security specialist at the National Cyber Security Centre of the Netherlands. It contains resources for learning new techniques and tools, self-study, career planning and personal development. All of these were useful to me personally, and every link is hand-picked. ;)

As you can see, computer security is a huge field. Please don't feel overwhelmed. If you don't know where to start, check out the resources listed under 'career'.

Most resources are in English and some of them are in Dutch.

I hope this list is helpful. If you know any good additions, feel free to let me know via Twitter, email or in real life.

Assembly

Capture The Flag

Capture The Flag (Beginners)

Career

Cryptography

Cybercrime

Cybersecurity In The Nederlands

Dark Web

Ethical Hacking

Fraud

Incident Response

Information Security

Internet Freedom

Linux

Lockpicking

Malware Analysis

Penetration Testing

Physical Security

Privacy

Programming

Ransomware

Responsible Disclosure

Reverse Engineering

Social Engineering

Wargames

This list was last updated on 2020-09-27