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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
We work with other groups and organisations in the industry. We have a guide to creating inclusive spaces and are always happy to talk to potential new partners. You can see our current partners on our community partners page.
COMMUNITY CONFERENCES
Community conferences are a great way to meet the wider community. All the conferences on our community cons page have a code of conduct and offer some tickets for under £50.
COMMUNITY GROUPS
Groups are a great way to get involved with your local InfoSec community. There are lots of groups, from worldwide OWASP chapters to local groups. You can find details of them on our community groups page.
ONLINE RESOURCES
There are many pathways into an InfoSec career. A lot of the information on how to get started, improve your skills, or simply be inspired, is found and shared online.
From podcasts and hacking tutorials, to Medium posts and carefully curated newsletters, the InfoSec community is one that’s always keen to share their first-hand experiences. Whether on diversity and best workplace practice, or how to use the latest hacking tool and break that not-so-secure device, there's tons of useful information out there.
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We've gathered some of our favourite voices from the community, who have put forward their opinions, or compiled resources, in the spirit of open knowledge and building a more inclusive and secure ecosystem.
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If you have a blog, article, podcast, or YouTube channel that you'd like to include email us at infosechoppers@gmail.com.
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SECURITY TRASHPANDA
Sharing resources ranging from keeping children safe online, for domestic abuse survivors to neurodiversity, this blog gives an amazing educators perspective to infosec.
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CRYPTO KAIT
The original theme of Kait’s blog was how a 30’s detective taught her cybersecurity. It has become a lot more!
THIS WEEK IN SECURITY
This Week In Security is a weekly tl;dr cybersecurity newsletter from Zack Whittaker, about all the major stuff you may have missed, but really need to know.
THE DAILY SWIG
The Daily Swig, by PortSwigger Web Security, covers the latest cyber-attacks and data breaches; security vulnerabilities and exploits; cybersecurity policy and legislation; and other industry news and events from around the world.
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MOTHERBOARD
Motherboard, by Vice, is an online magazine and video channel dedicated to technology, infosec and people.
THE CYBER WOMAN
The Cyber Woman is a blog sharing insights on cyber security to address a lack of gender diversity in the industry and to grow public awareness of cyber threats.
SCHNEIER ON SECURITY
Schneier on Security is the blog written by Bruce Schneier, a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
SSD
Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD) is a guide to protecting yourself from electronic surveillance for people all over the world.
DEVTESTOPS
DevTestOps is a place to share ideas, techniques, resources about all the testing activities needed to feel confident about software testing securely.
WATCH
HAK5
Hak5, hosted by Shannon Morse and Darren Kitchen. Weekly episodes every Wednesday on the newest hacks, mods, and privacy hardware and software.
NAOMI WU: SEXYCYBORG
Naomi Wu is a DIY and Tech enthusiast from Shenzhen, China. Her YouTube Channel boasts loads of cool and unique videos.
J4VV4D
Javvad Malik brings us an unholy alliance between information security and cynicism wrapped up in storytelling and YouTube.
KRISTINA BALAAM
Kristina is a mobile malware researcher. She presents a Youtube mini-series on getting started with reverse engineering Android APKs.
HASHEREZADE
Hasherezade is a programmer and malware analyst. She has a channel of video notes, mostly on malware RE.
LIVEOVERFLOW
Free IT security videos on YouTube, basically the content we all wished we’d found when we first started in Infosec. These videos cover a lot more advanced topics than what is typically offered in paid online courses - but for free.
OWASP GLOBAL
This channel was created by the OWASP Media Project to gather, consolidate and promote OWASP content in video format on a central appealing hub, featuring recordings from OWASP AppSec conferences.
MANCHESTER GREY HATS
This channel live streams and shows recordings of the Manchester Grey Hats practical Workshops. Workshops cover all aspects of infosec, and are put on every month on the fourth Wednesday.
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MOTHERBOARD
Motherboard, by Vice, is an online magazine and video channel dedicated to technology, infosec and people.
LISTEN
COOLEST NERDS IN THE ROOM
CNITR, by tech engineers InfoSteph and CoolBlkNerd is a weekly podcast highlighting other cool nerds in the industry, what it's like to be underrepresented in tech, and how they keep their sanity while trying to advance their career. We absolutely love it.
SECDEVOPSAI
SecDevOps.AI by Ronald Eddings is a brilliant multimedia information hub for cyber enthusiasts who enjoy threat intelligence, threat hunting, vulnerability management, development, secure coding, technical leadership, risk analysis, and artificial intelligence.
CYBER WARRIOR PRINCESS
We love this fact-filled, oftentimes completely silly, podcast by Dr. Victoria Baines and Becky Pinkard. CWP airs monthly, commentating on the latest cyber security issues and advancements.
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THE CYBER JUNGLE
The CyberJungle, by digital forensic analyst Ira Victor and and award-winning journalist Samantha Stone, is a wonderfully entertaining and informative take on the latest in security news and talk with thought leaders and insiders who can weigh in on current happenings.
CYBER: MOTHERBOARD
Ben Makuch talks every week to Motherboard reporters Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Joseph Cox about the stories they're breaking and to the industry's most famous hackers and researchers about the biggest news in cybersecurity.
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SMASHING SECURITY
Smashing Security is helpful and hilarious take on the week's tech SNAFUs. Computer security industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault chat with guests about cybercrime, hacking, and online privacy.
SWIGCAST
An infosec podcast brought to you by The Daily Swig, an online publication started by PortSwigger.
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TAKE PART
SAMS CLASS
Sams Class, by the wonderful Sam Bowne, an instructor from the City College of San Francisco, provides courses free for everyone through his website. You can live stream the classes as they happen, or watch videos from previous classes. Classes include all areas of security inc. exploit development, malware reversing and DNS security.
CYBRARY
Cybrary is a website providing online courses on Cyber Security. The lessons by them are so informative and useful. They provide points called 'Cybytes' based on the user's participation, by using these cybytes the user get online certificates for their courses.
OWASP WIKI
OWASP is a worldwide not-for-profit charitable organization focused on improving the security of software. Operating as a community of like-minded professionals, OWASP issues software tools and knowledge-based documentation on application security. There are thousands of active contributors and wiki users around the world who review the site to help ensure quality.
HACK THE BOX
Hack The Box is an online platform that helps develop penetration testing skills and the exchange of ideas and methodologies with other members of similar interests. It contains several challenges that are constantly updated. Some of them simulating real world scenarios and some of them leaning more towards a CTF style of challenge.
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GITHUB
GitHub is the largest open source community in the world, hosting millions of open source projects. GitHub provides access control and several collaboration features, such as a wikis and basic task management tools for every project. Check out some of the awesome lists, like Awesome Infosec.