The Information Technology or Information Security fields can seem extremely intimidating to those on the outside, as it makes use of a vocabulary that is unfamiliar to most people. Buzz words like cloud, cyber, hack, virus, network, etc., are thrown around without being defined for the average person, who may have little or no idea what they mean. I understand the intimidation factor but strongly feel people can overcome it no matter what stage in their career. I have compiled a list of a few websites that are free resources for people trying to break into the field and get their “feet wet” in the worlds of Information Technology or Information Security.
- Rather than recreating the wheel of useful YouTube channels, the article below, written by Mirek Burnejko with the assistance of a few readers, provides these resources:
http://www.itcertificationmaster.com/10-youtube-channels-each-it-expert-must-know/
- For those with more of a computer security focus, the link below covers everything from hacking for dummies to cryptography:
http://www.fromdev.com/2013/07/Hacking-Tutorials.html
- Here is another never ending list of great security courses, all of which are free:
https://github.com/onlurking/awesome-infosec
- For those focused on penetration testing, this list will be valuable regaurdless of skill level:
http://www.amanhardikar.com/mindmaps/PracticeUrls.html
- Finally, a computer security professor at Leeds Beckett University, UK, Z. Cliffe Schreuders has many YouTube videos as well as labs and materials available here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAYF5jJkUBcmn1cor50yDOg/playlists
http://z.cliffe.schreuders.org/SecurityEd.htm
This is obviously a short list of phenomenal resources, if you have any other favorites, feel free to comment below.
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