Introduction to Cyber Security

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Cybersecurity essentials:

* use audited cryptography. do not roll your own. do not trust others that do (e.g., telegram).

* harden your OS.
  https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Security
  https://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/OS_Protection
  https://wiki.debian.org/Hardening
  https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Hardened_Gentoo
  https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html/Security_Guide/chap-Security_Guide-Basic_Hardening.html
  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Security

* encrypt your hard drive (full disk encryption, or FDE for short).
  standard LVM encryption is the best option and should be available when installing your linux distro.

      for a disk that is not part of your operating system, a portable drive for example, dmcrypt/LUKS is the best option but veracrypt is
      available on all platforms. keep in mind your installer may or may not encrypt your GRUB and there are several ways of dealing with
      that issue which are discussed in the Paranoid #! security guide linked in the introductory resources below. keep in mind disk
      encryption means nothing to an experienced attacker with physical access if you have not completely shut down your computer and
      wiped the RAM.

* encrypt your emails.
  PGP is pretty much all we have, but it is all we need.
  https://www.enigmail.net/

      your metadata may still be collected. if you care about metadata, use a disposable email account or a trusted provider. suggestions
      include protonmail, tuta.io or cock.li.

* encrypt your instant messages.
  for better or worse XMPP+OTR is still our best bet.
  https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/

      i would not depend on anything else. even if the crypto in other apps is theoretically sound, the implementation fails or the
      distribution method is inherently flawed. cryptocat is an unpopular, but good option. telegram, tox, and wickr are fucked. do not
      even bother. you might as well use skype.

* use a local password manager (no cloud bullshit).
  any. it is better than what you are doing now.

* strong passwords. make sure they are long and unique.
  https://www.xkcd.com/936/

* do not reuse passwords. seriously.
  if you do, consider your password public knowledge.

      bypassing a login wall? sure. fuck it. who cares if someone else uses it.
      anything you care about? no. absolutely not.

* better yet, use randomly generated passwords. the best password is one you cannot remember.
  https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm

* your new search engine is duckduckgo or searx.
  https://duckduckgo.com/
  https://searx.me/

* your new browser is firefox.
  be sure to go into options, then security, and uncheck block malicious content.
  https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

* modify some settings
  enter about:config into your url bar and apply the following modifications. do not bitch about there being too many options. that is the
  fucking point. you cannot even configure many of these settings in other browsers without modifying its source or building addons.
  https://hastebin.com/ivuhasopob

      the changes listed above are unambiguous and unopinionated. you can go a much further than this at the expense of comfort and
      convenience. consider modifying some of the settings listed on https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js/blob/master/user.js depending on
      the sacrifices you are willing to make for privacy and security.

* now install your addons.
  required: ublock origin, https everywhere, noscript, blender
  https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

* apply your filters.
  required: easylist, easyprivacy.
  https://easylist.to/

* and test your results.Cybersecurity resources:
Learning: https://hastebin.com/aludiyigim
CTF/Wargames: https://hastebin.com/ofofalafid
News: https://hastebin.com/onimofeyut
Other useful stuff: https://hastebin.com/xixijinuge
Essentials Pastebin: https://hastebin.com/fifetelewo
Books: http://www.allitebooks.com/
Network visualisation: https://dowse.eu/
Unofficial grsec: https://github.com/minipli/linux-unofficial_grsec/tree/linux-4.9.x-unofficial_grsec
Security tips in order of difficulty: https://hastebin.com/ucanorusew
Qualys Security Advisory - The Stack Clash: https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt
http://boards.4chan.org/g/thread/61062751#p61064761's advice: https://hastebin.com/sizimakofi
Firefox extensions: https://hastebin.com/xawurihifo
TEMPEST attacks against AES: https://www.fox-it.com/nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/Tempest_attacks_against_AES.pdf
Shared thoughts after 6+ years in Pentesting (http://boards.4chan.org/g/thread/61194248#p61211017): https://0x00sec.org/t/shared-thoughts-after-6-years-in-pentesting/2492
Cybrary: https://www.cybrary.it/
Awesome Infosec: https://github.com/onlurking/awesome-infosec
InfoSec and exploitation tool diagram: https://netsec.ws/infosec.svg
So you want to be a Hacker: https://netsec.ws/?p=468
The OWASP Mobile Security Testing Guide: https://b-mueller.gitbooks.io/the-owasp-mobile-security-testing-guide/content/

Cryptocurrency:
Verge:
Website: https://vergecurrency.com/
Interview: https://youtu.be/EFXkJjgPlII
Monero:
Website: https://getmonero.org/

Anonymity networks:
I2P: https://geti2p.net/en/

Tox:
Tuntox - Tox protocol TCP tunnel: https://github.com/gjedeer/tuntox
ToxBot: https://github.com/JFreegman/ToxBot
ToxVPN: https://github.com/cleverca22/toxvpn

Cybersecurity videos:
DEFCON 14: The Making of atlas: Kiddie to Hacker in 5 Sleepless Nights: https://youtu.be/gYOy7CGpPIU
DEFCON 16: Nmap: Scanning the Internet: https://youtu.be/Hk-21p2m8YY

Cybersecurity news:

https://www.schneier.com/
https://grsecurity.net/blog.php
https://isc.sans.edu/
https://blog.torproject.org/category/tags/security-fixes
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/
http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles-tutorials/
https://www.sans.org/reading-room/
https://threatpost.com/
https://packetstormsecurity.com/

Introduction to cybersecurity:

https://ssd.eff.org/
    your first steps.
https://trailofbits.github.io/ctf/index.html
    introduction to CTFs. even if you never do one, this is a good read.
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Anonymizing_yourself
   quick and dirty guide to anonymizing yourself.
https://hastebin.com/vupatamesu
    this is the old, fabled, Paranoid #! security guide. not all of it is up to date, but it is very thorough.
https://samsymons.com/blog/reverse-engineering-with-radare2-part-1/

Learning resources:

https://github.com/vhf/free-programming-books/blob/master/free-programming-books.md
    absolutely massive collection of free resources for learning programming from beginner to expert level.
https://www.offensive-security.com/metasploit-unleashed/
http://www.allitebooks.com/
http://opensecuritytraining.info/Training.html
http://www.und.edu/org/crypto/crypto/lanaki.crypt.class/

CTF and wargames:

https://www.pentesterlab.com/
https://www.mavensecurity.com/resources/web-security-dojo/
https://exploit-exercises.com/
http://www.itsecgames.com/
http://forensicscontest.com/puzzles
https://pwnable.tw/
https://io.netgarage.org/
https://ctftime.org/
https://www.vulnhub.com/
https://w3challs.com/challenges/hacking
https://xss-game.appspot.com/
http://smashthestack.org/
http://www.hackertest.net/
https://www.hackthissite.org/
https://overthewire.org/wargames/
https://0x0539.net/
http://3564020356.org/
http://pwnable.kr/

Vulnerability management:

https://www.cvedetails.com/
https://www.exploit-db.com/
https://www.rapid7.com/db/
http://mvfjfugdwgc5uwho.onion/
https://cve.mitre.org/cve/cve.html
    this site lets you download their CVE list in formats easier to work with.

Cryptography:

https://pqcrypto.org/
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ucry20/current

Penetration testing:

http://ytxmrc3pcbv5464e.onion/files/
    collection of various ebooks mostly focused on pentesting.

Reverse engineering:

https://beginners.re/
https://github.com/rpisec/mbe
http://blog.ijun.org/2009/12/understanding-elf-using-readelf-and.html
http://ref.x86asm.net/index.html
    easily-searchable opcode and instruction reference.
  https://panopticlick.eff.org/

* do not use chrome. chrome is a closed source browser by a for profit corporation. firefox is an open source browser by a non-profit
  organization. use your head.

* do not use chromium either. it may be open source, but it still phones home.

* block malicious sites in your hosts file.
  https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

* use an anonymous VPN. a paid one. without traffic logs.
  do torrent over VPN.

* use TOR.
  do not torrent over TOR.
  https://www.torproject.org/

* understand the difference between anonymity, privacy, and security.

* read the resources paste to get started.
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