Resources
Resources
Resources
Hands-On Exercises
• PortSwigger Web Security Academy
• TryHackMe
• HackThisSite
• PentesterLab exercises
• OWASP Juice Shop
• OWASP completely ridiculous API (crAPI)
• OWASP NodeGoat
• Damn Vulnerable Web Application (DVWA)
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Training, Courses, and Certifications
• OffSec Certified Professional (OSCP)
• SANS Institute – GIAC Certifications
−− GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT)
−− GIAC Experienced Penetration Tester (GX-PT)
−− GIAC Cloud Penetration Tester (GCPN)
• Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
• LinkedIn Learning courses – cybersecurity course library
−− Burp Suite Essential Training
−− Introduction to Offensive Security
−− Ethical Hacking: Introduction to Ethical Hacking
−− Learning the OWASP Top 10
−− Penetration Testing Web Apps with Kali and Burp Suite
−− Penetration Testing Essential Training
Essential Tools
• Web proxy – Burp Suite or Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)
• Kali Linux virtual machine – preinstalled tools
• FoxyProxy browser extension
• OSINT Framework
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Useful Resources by the Community
• awesome-appsec – a curated list of resources for learning about application security
• awesome-bug-bounty – a comprehensive curated list of available bug bounty and
disclosure programs and write-ups
• awesome-bugbounty-tools – a curated list of various bug bounty tools
• awesome-hacking – a curated list of awesome hacking tutorials, tools, and resources
• awesome-osint – a curated list of amazingly awesome OSINT
• awesome-pentest – a collection of awesome penetration testing resources and tools
• awesome-security – a collection of awesome software, libraries, documents, books,
and resources about security
• Google-Dorking – Google Dorking Cheat Sheet
• OSINT-Cheat-sheet – OSINT tools and tips
• PayloadsAllTheThings – a list of useful payloads and bypasses for web application
security and pentest/CTF
• Security_list – great security list for fun and profit
• Other security lists on GitHub
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