Resources
Resource Lists¶
- PayloadAllTheThings
- Awesome Security
- Awesome CTF
- Awesome Web Security
- Awesome Hacking
- Awesome Ethical Hacking Resources
- Awesome Infosec
- Awesome Hacking Tools
- Awesome Hacking (different from above)
- Awesome Hacking Resources
- Awesome Web Hacking
- Penetration Testing
- Awesome Pentest
- Awesome Pentest (different from above)
Blogs¶
- PenTestMonkey
- SkullSecurity
- Null Byte
- FuzzySecurity - tutorials, scripts, exploits, and a list of resources
Interesting Posts¶
CTF Writeups¶
Courses¶
- freeCodeCamp - Python for PenTesting
- [Collection of university courses](https://github.com/prakhar1989/awesome-courses#security
- Pentester Academy
- Invoke-RE
- IoT and Hardware Hacking
Projects¶
- Build your own network stack
- Blueteam Homelab
- How to establish a honeypot on your network
- Creating a honeypot
- SIEM Home Lab with ELK
- 100 Redteam Projects
Books¶
- Reverse Engineering for Beginners [PDF]
- Security Engineering
- Cryptoparty Handbook [HTML]
- An Introduction to Computer Networks [HTML, PDF, epub]
- Computer Networking: Principles, Protocols, and Practice [HTML]
- Computer Networks: A Systems Approach [HTML]
- The Crypto Dictionary[PDF, epub]
Subreddits¶
Note: not all security related, but general interest IT-related subreddits that I find helpful.
- AskNetSec
- Cybersecurity
- CCNA
- Homelab
- Selfhosted
- Sysadmin
- OSINT
- OpSec
- Networking
- NetSecStudents
- NetSec
- MSP
- ITCareerQuestions
Miscellaneous¶
Web Application Tools¶
- Burp Suite
- OWASP ZAP
- Completely free alternative to Burp
Steganography¶
- AperiSolve
- Runs all of the following on an image:
zsteg, steghide, outguess, exiftool, binwalk, foremost, strings
- Runs all of the following on an image:
- Stegoveritas
- Sonic Visualizer
Port Scanning¶
- Nmap
- RustScan
- Very fast
Networking¶
- Impacket
git clone https://github.com/fortra/impacket.git cd impacket pip3 install -r requirements.txt sudo python3 setup.py install
Cheat Sheets¶
- Reverse Shell Cheatsheet
- Snort (scroll down to Conclusion)


