{"id":72,"date":"2021-06-29T04:13:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T04:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/?p=72"},"modified":"2023-07-25T13:59:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T13:59:52","slug":"getting-started-in-infosec-part-6-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/?p=72","title":{"rendered":"Getting started in InfoSec (Part 6) &#8211; Helpful Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Below, I&#8217;ll be adding a list of various resources to help you throughout your journey. Everything from certifications, CPE opportunities, programming, networking, hacking, and anything InfoSec related to help you along the way. While this will not be an exhaustive list, I do plan on adding to it over time. If you have any recommended links, feel free to send them over and I&#8217;ll add them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certification Vendors:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isc2.org\/Certifications\" title=\"https:\/\/www.isc2.org\/Certifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISC2<\/a> &#8211; Vendor for the well-known CISSP certification, among others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comptia.org\/certifications\" title=\"https:\/\/www.comptia.org\/certifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CompTIA<\/a> &#8211; I recommend the Security+ as a starting Cert, they also have several great industry certs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giac.org\/certifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.giac.org\/certifications\">GIAC<\/a> &#8211; Some great certifications, including GPEN, GCIH, and others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isaca.org\/credentialing\" title=\"https:\/\/www.isaca.org\/credentialing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISACA<\/a> &#8211; A great vendor for Risk Management and Auditing certifications such as CISA &amp; CISM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.offensive-security.com\/courses-and-certifications\/\" title=\"https:\/\/www.offensive-security.com\/courses-and-certifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Offensive Security<\/a> &#8211; Vendor that specializes in penetration testing certs, including the well-known OSCP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/\" title=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ECCouncil<\/a> &#8211; Vendor most well-known for the CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) cert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CyberRanges &amp; CTF&#8217;s:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackthebox.eu\" title=\"https:\/\/www.hackthebox.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HackTheBox<\/a> &#8211; Hack the box has VM&#8217;s set up for CTF&#8217;s as well as multiple various challenges. Great site to learn hacking techniques.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hackthissite.org\/\" title=\"https:\/\/hackthissite.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HackThisSite<\/a> &#8211; Hacking site with various challenges ranging from steganography to Javascript.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ctf.hacker101.com\/\" title=\"https:\/\/ctf.hacker101.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hacker101 CTF<\/a> &#8211; Large list of web hacking challenges and also has some great learning resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ctf.hacker101.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/ctf.hacker101.com\/\">CTFTime<\/a> &#8211; List of upcoming CTF events that you could join in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulnhub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.vulnhub.com\/\">VulnHub<\/a> &#8211; A site full of vulnerable VM&#8217;s designed to download and run locally that you can practice hacking against. Most are CTF style VM&#8217;s. One of my favorite sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Powershell &amp; Python:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learnpython.org\/\" title=\"https:\/\/www.learnpython.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LearnPython.org<\/a> &#8211; Great site to learn the basics of Python through a list of hands-on tutorials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codecademy.com\/catalog\/language\/python\" title=\"https:\/\/www.codecademy.com\/catalog\/language\/python\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CodeAcademy<\/a> &#8211; Great site for learning Python as well as various other languages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.python.org\/moin\/BeginnersGuide\/NonProgrammers\" title=\"https:\/\/wiki.python.org\/moin\/BeginnersGuide\/NonProgrammers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Python.org<\/a> &#8211; Great beginner&#8217;s guide including other links to interactive courses to help you learn.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLCGGtLsUjhm2k22nFHHdupAK0hSNZVfXi\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLCGGtLsUjhm2k22nFHHdupAK0hSNZVfXi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube &#8211; Shane Young<\/a> &#8211; Great video series from Shane Young that will help you learn PowerShell.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Series\/GetStartedPowerShell3\" title=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Series\/GetStartedPowerShell3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Channel9<\/a> &#8211; An older, but still relevant, series that has helped quite a few people get started with PowerShell, great resource.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6D474E721138865A\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6D474E721138865A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube &#8211; Don Jones<\/a> &#8211; Another great video series from Don Jones that will help you learn PowerShell.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People Skills:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/topic\/communication-skills\/free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Udemy Free Communication Skills<\/a> &#8211; A collection of Udemy classes to help you build your people skills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People\/dp\/0671027034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to win friends and influence others<\/a> &#8211; Dale Carnegie has written probably the most widely known people-skills book of all time, at least in my opinion. I read this book many years ago as part of a public speaking course in college. It has some great information in it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/money-business\/leadership-management\/the-importance-interpersonal-skills\/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Openlearn.edu<\/a> &#8211; Openlearn has a free online course you can take on the importance of interpersonal skills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/birkman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Birkman method<\/a> &#8211; While not a free course, I believe it helps detail different personality types and how you can address and work with them more effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More to come!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below, I&#8217;ll be adding a list of various resources to help you throughout your journey. Everything from certifications, CPE opportunities,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/?p=72\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Getting started in InfoSec (Part 6) &#8211; Helpful Resources<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":73,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-infosec-advice"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sigmund-Has9YPoBrUs-unsplash-scaled.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307,"href":"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions\/307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/73"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infosecjake.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}