index.md

Transitioning Into InfoSec

So many people in Information Security create resources for students transitioning into the industry, but the struggle is to share them to Academia and anyone else trying to start out. Compiling those and sharing with Academia is the goal of this resource

Key Points:

• Go to InfoSec Meetups
• Go to Local InfoSec Conferences (Many are under $25) - Network
• Volunteer at Infosec Conferences
• Join in infosec conversations on twitter
• Play Infosec Challenges
• Assist a open source project on github - both beta testing and documentation are huge
• Blog what you learn
• "Classroom's can start a student down that path, but if the student wants to be really successful, learning self-learning is paramount, regardless of the field he chooses albiet the recommended pace for infosec self-learning is far more intense then any other field." - Forgotten

@ForgottenSec

• BSidesDE 2013 talk "Growing up in the InfoSec Community" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJqlhD42lzc
• BSidesDE 2015 talk "Building the Next Generation of InfoSec" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sWSKsVCam0&t=3s
• BSidesNoVA 2017 Panel "Parlaying Education and Experience into an Infosec Career" http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=videos/bsidesnova2017/205-panel-parlaying-education-and-experience-into-an-infosec-career-forgotten-sec

@Hacks4Pancakes

Awesome Blog posts on starting a career

• https://tisiphone.net/2015/10/12/starting-an-infosec-career-the-megamix-chapters-1-3/
• https://tisiphone.net/2015/11/08/starting-an-infosec-career-the-megamix-chapters-4-5/
• https://tisiphone.net/2016/02/10/starting-an-infosec-career-the-megamix-chapter-6/
• https://tisiphone.net/2016/08/26/starting-an-infosec-career-the-megamix-chapter-7/

@JohnnyLong

• InfoSec Career Hacking Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=HXbgHQUjPfgC&printsec=frontcover

@JaysonStreet

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gde3W7cnKAo

@DanielMiessler

• https://danielmiessler.com/blog/build-successful-infosec-career/#gs.OixB96U
• Interview Questions: https://danielmiessler.com/study/infosec_interview_questions/

Reddit

• https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/wiki/start

@SteveD3

CSO Online - Military Transitioning Into InfoSec

• http://www.csoonline.com/article/3002605/leadership-management/hacked-opinions-veterans-who-transitioned-into-infosec.html

@infosecsherpa

• Beginners Guide to Information Security: Kickstart your security career with insight from InfoSec experts(Free eBook) https://smile.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Information-Security-Kickstart-ebook/dp/B01JTDDSAM?ie=UTF8&sa-no-redirect=1
• PVC Podcast 68, Her amazing story of joining infosec http://www.pvcsec.com/2016/06/07/pvcsec-68-tracy-maleeff/

@Uncl3Dumby

• Dumby's Journey into Security & Thoughts - https://securedumby.science/view-post/getting-into-security

InfoSec Interviews

@Fabiothebest89

https://www.peerlyst.com/posts/cracking-the-infosec-interview-for-fun-and-profit-how-not-to-suck-and-get-usdusd-hired-usdusd-fabio-baroni

@MyInfoSecJob

• http://www.myinfosecjob.com/2010/03/itinformation-security-interview-questions/

Sergio Caltagirone @cnoresponse

• Top 20 interview questions for SOC Analyst: http://www.activeresponse.org/20-questions-for-an-intrusion-analyst/

Jordan Potti @ok_bye_now

• First Interview Advice: http://jordanpotti.com/2016/12/28/what-to-know-for-your-first-infosec-interview/

Marcelle @marcelle_fsg

• Networking advice from Marcelle: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/kickstarting-your-career-cybersecurity-networking-marcelle-lee

Similar Projects

@0xGradius

• Similar Project: https://github.com/gradiuscypher/infosec_getting_started

@mubix

• Similar Project: https://room362.com/start/

@sneakymonk3y

• Similar Project: https://www.sneakymonkey.net/2017/04/23/infosec-newbie/

@Peerlyst

• https://www.peerlyst.com/posts/a-collection-of-links-about-transitioning-into-infosec-or-starting-an-infosec-career-and-making-it-peerlyst

Technical Resources

• Building a infosec lab: https://blindseeker.com/AVATAR/
• Conference Video Links: https://www.irongeek.com
• Conference Video Links: https://github.com/PaulSec/awesome-sec-talks
• Free Training https://www.opensecuritytraining.info
• Free Training https://www.cybrary.it/
• https://github.com/rmusser01/Infosec_Reference
• Mind Maps http://www.amanhardikar.com/mindmaps.html
• Old list of InfoSec Resources: https://github.com/onlurking/awesome-infosec

DFIR

• http://www.dfir.training/index.php/lists/dfir-infographics

Malware Analysis

• https://github.com/rshipp/awesome-malware-analysis

Pen Testing

• Pen Test Resources: http://pwnwiki.io/#!index.md
• Pen Test Resources: https://github.com/enaqx/awesome-pentest/blob/master/README.md

Threat Intel

• https://github.com/hslatman/awesome-threat-intelligence

Industrial Control Systems Security

• Rob M Lee's intro resources http://www.robertmlee.org/a-collection-of-resources-for-getting-started-in-icsscada-cybersecurity/