Ask HN: What are some good resources to learn network/app security on my own?

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Post by coutcin » Tue, Sep 18, 2018, 5:45 AM UTC

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Post by jgoodknight » Tue, Sep 18, 2018, 5:53 AM UTC

https://www.hacker101.com/

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Post by Davidbrcz » Tue, Sep 18, 2018, 6:58 AM UTC

    Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering de Eldad Eilam
    Practical Reverse Engineering: x86, x64, ARM, Windows Kernel, Reversing Tools, and Obfuscation de Bruce Dang, Alexandre Gazet, Elias Bachaalany, Sébastien Josse
    Cryptography Engineering de Niels Ferguson, Bruce Schneier, Tadayoshi Kohno
    Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms and Source Code in C de Bruce Schneier

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Post by Kalium » Tue, Sep 18, 2018, 7:39 AM UTC

I've found the classic article "Smashing The Stack For Fun And Profit" to be an excellent introduction to the mindset, culture, and level of technical detail needed to be effective in security.

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Post by temny » Tue, Sep 18, 2018, 7:47 AM UTC

Few years back I went through free version of https://www.coursera.org/learn/software-security and found it interesting and well organized.

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Post by video-host » Tue, Sep 18, 2018, 8:58 AM UTC

Pentesterlab.com

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Post by chatmasta » Tue, Sep 18, 2018, 11:49 AM UTC

Pick an iOS or Android app and MITM it. Then try to hook into methods and log their arguments. It’s a good start and the problems you encounter will ensure you learn a lot along the way.

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Post by thorin » Tue, Sep 18, 2018, 12:13 PM UTC

I enjoyed this series of course and you can browse for free and see everything, you just won't get the certificate https://www.edx.org/micromasters/ritx-cybersecurity

There is also this, but I haven't viewed it yet https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-cybersecurity

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Post by sharjeelsayed » Tue, Sep 18, 2018, 12:24 PM UTC

Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking https://www.amazon.com/Penetration-Testing-Hands-Introductio...

Offensive Computer Security Spring 2014 Homepage Florida State University http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~redwood/OffensiveComputerSecurity

Offensive Security Certified Professional https://www.offensive-security.com/information-security-cert...

The Hacker Playbook 3: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing https://www.amazon.com/Hacker-Playbook-Practical-Penetration...

MIT Course Number 6.858 :Computer Systems Security https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-compu...

More at http://Learn.SharjeelSayed.com

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Post by 0x01030307 » Tue, Sep 18, 2018, 2:22 PM UTC

OSCP, hacker playbook 2/3, and download kali.