Cybersecurity Education, Research & Outreach Center

Generally valuable resources regardless of educational level.

/r/netsec - A great community dedicated to providing a variety of resources which suit everyone from beginners to experts

The resources in this section are a good starting point for those just getting started in computer science/cyber security

FutureLearn - Free course that provides an introduction to cybersecurity
Blown to Bits - A free book focused around the history of bits and the impact of computer science in our world
NOVA labs game - A small, fun game that teaches the basic types of cyber attacks
CS Education Week - Games and beginning coding/computer science tutorials
Cybrary - Free, open source lessons for cyber security training.
w3schools.com - Awesome resource for learning HTML, CSS, Javascript, and other web development skills
CyberPatriot - National Youth Cyber Education Program

This section is for those who already know some about cybersecurity, and want delve deeper into the subject

PWN Adventure - A first person MMORPG where hacking is encouraged and necessary (you will need to run your own server for this to work unfortunately)
Hacker High School - A series of lessons that teach good ethics and common practices in cybersecurity
41 best security blogs - Want to stay up to date with what's happening in the security world? Bookmark some of these and read up
NCSA - Offers a variety of resources for cyber security students
Open Security Training - Similar to the Khan Academy, dedicated to sharing training information.
The Iron Geek - Some good general security papers
Books - Security books in a multitude of subjects
NANOG - IT professional knowledge repository
OWASP - The Open Web Application Security Project, contains massive resources on most attack types and security risks
TeachCyber - A concise compilation of free online resources to help teach and learn cybersecurity

This section is for knowledgeable users who wish to truly get involved in security and develop career skills

Hack This Site - Hacking challenges for all skill levels and multiple different skillsets
CEH Study Guide - A comprehensive guide for the Certified Ethical Hacker exam
RootMe.org - Hacking challenges and learning resources
Learn Metasploit - Metasploit is one of the most widely used attack platforms out there, it is important to become familiar with it.
Metasploitable Linux - An exploitable linux virtual machine. Use this or another VM for all testing. Do not attack real machines without explicit permission!
Social Engineering Framework - Learn all about social engineering
Learn tcpdump - A good primer for the tcpdump tool (used for network analysis)
CTF Registration - One site that allows you to register and compete in public capture the flag competitions

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