Useful Links Useful Links for education, training, CTFs and News Cyber Security Training This is a curated list of interactive platforms, games, CTFs, open-source intelligence tools, and educational resources for anyone interested in cybersecurity, threat hunting, or ethical hacking. Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mohessa511_cybersecurity-incidentresponse-playgames-activity-7132644163556114432-xC67?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAB4yqlYBh8d6I6IWTW6bdVPynH4m3OpMRZI And own additions ๐Ÿ“š Learning Platforms INE โ€“ Free cybersecurity and networking courses. Immersive Labs โ€“ Advanced interactive cybersecurity labs. RangeForce โ€“ Interactive and scalable cyber training. Pluralsight โ€“ Developer & security skill-building platform. Haiku, Inc โ€“ Platform for hosting cybersecurity ranges and challenges. Pentest Cheat Sheets โ€“ Collection of red team tactics and commands. Darkstar7471 โ€“ Blog of a TryHackMe admin with various security insights. Gian's GitHub Page โ€“ Personal write-ups and insights from a LinkedIn security expert. ๐Ÿง  Learning Platforms & CTFs Hacksplaining Interactive lessons explaining common web vulnerabilities and their mitigations. picoCTF Beginner-friendly CTF (Capture The Flag) competition platform created by cybersecurity experts at Carnegie Mellon. Letโ€™s Defend Blue team-focused simulation platform with SOC analyst tasks. OverTheWire Classic wargames to learn Linux security, shell scripting, and exploitation. HackerOne CTF A hacking playground hosted by HackerOne for web vulnerability training. Splunk Boss of the SOC Realistic SOC analyst challenges using Splunk data. CyberDefenders Blue team-oriented challenges and training platform. CyberDefenders Blue Team CTFs Archive of practical detection and analysis challenges. EchoCTF Competitive red/blue team CTF environment. Exploitation Education Linux-based exploitation challenges covering stack overflows, heap, and format strings. Google CTF Official Google-hosted cybersecurity CTFs. W3Challs Various hacking challenges: web, forensics, and crypto. WeChall Meta-CTF aggregator that tracks your challenge progress across sites. Webgoat OWASP's deliberately insecure web app for learning web vulnerabilities. CMD Challenge Solve problems using only Linux command line knowledge. CryptoHack Learn cryptography by solving Python-based challenges. CTFtime CTF competition calendar and team ranking tracker. Vulnmachines Vulnerable machines and labs to practice penetration testing. Alert to Win Fun JavaScript-based hacking challenge. TCM Security Academy Practical cybersecurity courses including ethical hacking and OSINT. ๐ŸŽฎ Hacking-Themed Games Duskers Sci-fi tactical game using command-line-like interface. TIS-100 Assembly language puzzle game that simulates reverse engineering. ThreatGen Red vs. Blue Turn-based strategy game teaching cyber offensive/defensive skills. Spudnet Board Game Fun family board game teaching cybersecurity concepts. Nite Team 4 A tactical hacking simulation game with real-world inspired missions. Hacknet Terminal-based hacking simulation game. ๐Ÿ“Š Reports & Insights 2024 State of the Security Team โ€“ TrendMicro Research report on challenges faced by security teams. Backdoors & Breaches Card Game A fun tabletop game to simulate incident response and detection. Youtube Youtube Channels NetworkChuck https://www.youtube.com/user/NetworkChuck David Bombal https://www.youtube.com/user/ConfigTerm LiveOverflow https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcE-kVhqyiHCcjYwcpfj9w John Hammond https://www.youtube.com/user/RootOfTheNull The XSS rat https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBhClJ59W4hfUly51i11hg HackerSploit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ZTPkdxlAKf-V33tqXwi3Q freeCodeCamp Talks https://www.youtube.com/c/freeCodeCampTalks The Net Ninja https://www.youtube.com/c/TheNetNinja Loi Liang Yang https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1szFCBUWXY3ESff8dJjjzw Cyber Insecurity https://www.youtube.com/c/CyberInsecurity Former NSA Hacker Youtube Videos MiTM attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rSqbgI7oZM Hacking step-by-step https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TofunAI6fU Whonix anonymize kali https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8SzRhA8NXI&t=1s CTFs explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lus7aNf2xDg&t=84s Wildcard injection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXikLrFVIXc&t=1844s Get yourself free Membership https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEyyegfvhwM Make your LinkedIn better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GclSqwKWCPE Tipps how to boost your profile in the topic Nice Links Research & Academic Tools Sci-Hub - Provides free access to millions of research papers. Gutenberg - Offers a library of over 70,000 free eBooks. Cymath - Solves any math problem. OceanofPDF - Provides access to free PDFs of books. MyBib - Creates citations in seconds, all in one place. UnstuckStudy - Chat with all of the files in your class at once and get cited answers. Scholarcy - Summarize any paper, article, or textbook. You can summarize videos too. Perplexity.ai - A free AI-powered answer engine providing accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question. Bookai.chat - Chat with your books in over 30 languages. AI Tools Paperz.ai - Write your research paper 10x faster with AI. Flashka.ai - Writing flashcards with AI. Dende.ai - Turn your study notes into exam quizzes in seconds. Gamma.app - A new medium for presenting ideas, powered by AI. Otter.ai - Get transcripts, automated summaries, action items, and chat with Otter to get answers from your meetings. Krea.ai - The easiest way to generate with AI. Twaingpt - AI humanizer. Ryne.ai - Another AI tool. Sketch Meta Demo Lab - AI animation tool. Otio.ai - Understand & chat with your docs, links & videos. Automate complex research workflows with AI. Logomark.ai - Limitless creativity with prompt-based logo creation. Audioread - Use AI to listen to articles, PDFs, emails, etc., in your podcast player. AgentGPT - Allows you to configure and deploy autonomous AI agents. BlackBox.ai - Best AI model for code. InVideo.io - Unlock your creativity and turn any idea into a full-length video. Miscellaneous Tools Stremio - Freedom to stream movies and TV shows. NuclearPlayer - Supports YouTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and your local library to stream music. PlayPhrase - Search for movie and TV show dialogue clips using keywords. Tldraw - A free and instant collaborative whiteboarding tool. ChatDoc - Chat with documents and get instant answers with cited sources. Hissab.io - A text-based calculator app that does much more than calculations. ย  Clear Brainfog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNKhJtQpboU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk9p3dhMYdk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSwHXE9LohA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwmX4ADLjuE Tools, OSINT & Open Source ๐Ÿ”Ž OSINT & Data Discovery Tools These tools are useful for uncovering publicly accessible information, exposed data, malware indicators, code leaks, documents, and file indexing across the internet. ๐Ÿ” Privacy Search Engines DuckDuckGo โ€“ Privacy-focused search engine that doesnโ€™t track users. Startpage โ€“ Google results with privacy protection and no tracking. ๐Ÿ—ƒ๏ธ Paste, Code, and Source Scanning psbdmp โ€“ Largest archive of leaked {paste} dumps from pastebin-style sites. Search-Pastebin โ€“ Google CSE-powered meta-search across 33 paste sites. RedHuntlabs Online IDE Search โ€“ Search keywords across online IDEs, code sharing platforms, and pastebins. NerdyData โ€“ Find websites using specific technologies or HTML/JavaScript code. Publicwww โ€“ Source code search engine indexing 480+ million pages. CybDetective Code Search โ€“ Custom search across 20+ code hosting platforms. grep.app โ€“ Fast regex-capable search engine for 500k+ Git repos. searchcode โ€“ Search 75 billion lines of code from 40 million public projects. ๐Ÿ“ File & Directory Indexing Open Directory Search Tool โ€“ Search files in unprotected open directories. Mamont FTP โ€“ Largest public FTP search engine. NAPALM FTP Indexer โ€“ Index of over 894 million FTP files across thousands of servers. DeDigger โ€“ Discover publicly shared files in Google Drive. UVRX โ€“ Search files from older hosting sites (e.g., Mega, Mediafire, Zshare). ๐Ÿ“š Document & Content Discovery PDF Drive โ€“ Download from a library of over 75 million free PDFs. SlideShare โ€“ Explore millions of user-submitted presentations. Scribd โ€“ Document repository with 195+ million user-uploaded files. ๐Ÿงช Threat Intelligence & IOC Lookup VirusTotal โ€“ Multi-engine scanner and IOC search platform for files, hashes, domains, and URLs. Hybrid Analysis โ€“ Free malware sandbox that performs hybrid static/dynamic analysis. Sucuri SiteCheck โ€“ Website malware and security scanner. URLhaus โ€“ Malicious URL tracker and database. Feodo Tracker โ€“ Monitor and block IPs related to Feodo/Bugat/Dridex botnets. SSL Blacklist โ€“ Collection of blacklisted SSL certificates and JA3 fingerprints. MalwareBazaar โ€“ Repository for sharing malware samples. Talos Reputation Center โ€“ IP, domain, and file reputation check. PaloAlto URL Filtering โ€“ Link classification and reputation check. OTX AlienVault โ€“ Threat sharing platform with global IOC and pulse feeds. URLScan โ€“ Scan and analyze websites in a sandboxed environment. McAfee Threat Center โ€“ Threat intelligence and malware information. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) โ€“ US government vulnerability database with CVSS scores. CVE Database โ€“ Public list of common vulnerabilities and exposures. Website Reputation Checker (URLVoid) โ€“ Checks domain/IP reputation using multiple sources. Google Safe Browsing Status โ€“ Checks if a site is flagged by Google Safe Browsing. Looky Luu - Online Sandbox for Domain Checks URLscan - Online Sandbox for Domain Checks ๐ŸŒ Network, Routing, and Metadata Tools Nmap โ€“ Network scanner and host discovery tool. Yersinia โ€“ Penetration testing tool for attacking network protocols. Passive OS Fingerprinter (p0f) โ€“ Passive network OS fingerprinting tool. ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Offensive Security & Exploitation Kali Linux โ€“ Penetration testing and security auditing Linux distribution. Metasploit โ€“ Exploit development and penetration testing framework. Aircrack-ng โ€“ Wireless network security auditing tool. Powerfuzzer โ€“ Automated web application vulnerability scanner. ShellNoob โ€“ Shellcode writing toolkit. Backdoor Factory โ€“ Patch binaries with custom backdoors. Capstone Engine โ€“ Multi-architecture disassembly framework. ๐Ÿงฐ Analysis & Development Utilities CyberChef โ€“ Web-based data transformation and analysis toolkit. CyberChef (Offline) โ€“ Local instance for offline data analysis and transformation. JavaScript Beautifier โ€“ Formats and beautifies JavaScript code for readability. UnPacker โ€“ JavaScript deobfuscation/unpacking tool. Awesome Malware Analysis โ€“ Curated list of malware analysis tools and resources. ๐Ÿ“ฐ News & Security Feeds Inside-IT โ€“ Swiss IT and tech news. Heise Security โ€“ 7-Tage-News โ€“ German IT security news overview (last 7 days). CERT-EU News Monitor โ€“ EU cybersecurity news and advisories. ๐Ÿ“ฌ Disposable Email Services Trash-Mail โ€“ Temporary disposable email inbox. Mailinator โ€“ Public temporary email service. ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Internal/Local Resources Sandbox โ€“ Likely internal sandbox environment for testing malware or files. DPI (NetWitness) โ€“ Network analysis and deep packet inspection tool (internal link).