Cyber security protects systems from unauthorized access or abuse from malicious access, which usually compromises one or more pillars of the CIA triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability).
I am more interested in the offensive side of things—securing systems by trying to break into them. Check out the OSCP and RTO for some offensive security-oriented content. Also check out thectf tag.
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Staying Updated
- Google Project Zero
- Google Security Blog
- Trail of Bits Blog
- Krebs On Security
- The Hacker News
- Schneier on Security
- The Register
- Follow professionals on Twitter
- Browse various subreddits
- r/netsec, r/cybersecurity
- r/crypto for cryptography (not cryptocurrency)
- r/exploitdev