Connect with cybersecurity professionals, educators, and communities across YouTube, Reddit, LinkedIn, and other platforms.
Certification Training:
- Professor Messer - CompTIA certification prep (Security+, Network+, A+)
- CBT Nuggets - Professional IT training
- ITProTV - IT certifications and training
Networking & Security:
- NetworkChuck - Networking, security, and IT tutorials
- PowerCert Animated Videos - Educational IT animations
- howtonetwork - Network fundamentals
- Practical Networking - Networking concepts explained
- David Bombal - Cisco, networking, and cybersecurity
Ethical Hacking & Pentesting:
- HackerSploit - Ethical hacking tutorials and cybersecurity
- The Cyber Mentor - Ethical hacking and penetration testing
- John Hammond - Hacking, CTFs, and security challenges
- LiveOverflow - CTF walkthroughs and binary exploitation
- PwnFunction - Security concepts and vulnerability explanations
Cybersecurity Education:
- Cyberkraft - Cybersecurity education and career advice
- freeCodeCamp.org - Free comprehensive programming and security courses
- Eli the Computer Guy - IT fundamentals and networking
Career & Productivity:
- With Sandra - Tech career advice
- Andrew Huberman - Learning science and productivity
- Tech with Jono - Tech tutorials
Security News & Conferences:
- SecurityWeekly - Security news and weekly updates
- BlackHat Official - Security conference presentations
- DEFCONConference - Hacker conference talks
General Security:
- r/CyberSecurity - General cybersecurity discussions
- r/InformationSecurity - InfoSec news and discussions
- r/netsec - Network security news and research
- r/AskNetsec - Network security Q&A
- r/ITsecurity - IT security discussions
Offensive & Defensive Security:
- r/ethicalhacking - Ethical hacking community
- r/BlueTeamSec - Defensive security (blue team)
- r/RedTeam - Offensive security (red team)
- r/netsecstudents - Students learning security
Career & Learning:
- r/CompTIA - CompTIA certifications discussion
- r/ITCareerQuestions - IT and security career advice
CompTIA:
Networking:
- r/CCNA - Cisco CCNA certification
- r/sysadmin - System administration
Operating Systems:
- r/linuxquestions - Linux help and questions
Specialized:
- r/ReverseEngineering - Reverse engineering discussions
- r/WGU - Western Governors University IT programs
Certification Success Stories:
- Master List: Study Resources for A+, Network+, Security+
- How I Passed Sec+
- How I Passed CompTIA A+, N+, S+
- Passed Sec+, PenTest+, CySA+ in 2 Months 22 Days
- CompTIA Trifecta in 6 Months
- I Passed CASP+ Study Guide
Career Advice:
Security Educators:
- Mike Chapple - Security educator and CISSP instructor
- Jason Dion - CompTIA instructor and course creator
- Heath Adams - Ethical hacking educator (The Cyber Mentor)
Security Researchers & Journalists:
- Brian Krebs - Security journalist and researcher
- Troy Hunt - Web security expert, creator of Have I Been Pwned
- Kevin Mitnick - Security consultant and former hacker
Thought Leaders:
- Chuck Brooks - Cybersecurity thought leader
- Jane Frankland - Cybersecurity strategist
- Rinki Sethi - Security leader
- Tyler Cohen Wood - Threat intelligence expert
Major Organizations:
- CompTIA - IT industry association
- ISC2 - Cybersecurity certification body
- ISACA - IT audit and governance
- SANS Institute - Security training
- OWASP - Open Web Application Security Project
Top Security Blogs:
- Krebs on Security - In-depth security news by Brian Krebs
- Dark Reading - Cybersecurity news and analysis
- Rapid7 Blog - Security research and insights
- Malwarebytes Labs - Threat intelligence and research
RSS Feeds & Aggregators:
- The Hacker News - Breaking cybersecurity news
- Threatpost - Security news
- SecurityWeek - Enterprise security news
Premier Events:
- Black Hat - Leading security conference
- DEF CON - Hacker convention
- RSA Conference - Security industry event
- BSides - Community-driven security conferences
Specialized Events:
- SANS Security Summit - Training-focused events
- OWASP Global AppSec - Application security conference
- ShmooCon - Hacker convention
- Darknet Diaries - True stories from the dark side of the Internet
- Security Now - Weekly security discussion
- Risky Business - Information security podcast
- SANS Internet Stormcenter Daily - Daily security podcast
- The CyberWire Daily - Daily cybersecurity news
Popular Servers:
- TryHackMe Official Discord
- Hack The Box Discord
- r/CompTIA Discord
- OSCP Study Groups
- Various certification-specific servers
Finding Communities:
- Search Discord for "cybersecurity" or specific certification names
- Check subreddit sidebars for official Discord links
- Join course-specific communities (Udemy, Cybrary, etc.)
Notable Accounts:
- Follow researchers who present at Black Hat, DEF CON
- CERT/CC and national security organizations
- Security tool developers and maintainers
- Vulnerability researchers and bug bounty hunters
Hashtags:
- #InfoSec
- #CyberSecurity
- #Hacking
- #BugBounty
- #ThreatIntel
Global Organizations:
- CompTIA - Computing Technology Industry Association
- ISC2 - International Information System Security Certification Consortium
- ISACA - Information Systems Audit and Control Association
- SANS Institute - SysAdmin, Audit, Network, and Security Institute
- OWASP - Open Web Application Security Project
Regional & Specialized:
- ISSA - Information Systems Security Association
- EC-Council - International Council of E-Commerce Consultants
- Cloud Security Alliance - Cloud security best practices