On this list, you will find 10 cybersecurity blogs that help raise that awareness and provide news, guides, and reviews on the topic of online safety.
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Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Though Brian Krebs, by his own admission, does not have any formal security education, he is one of the most respected journalists who cover cybercrime. His stand against malware and other types of attacks has made his blog a frequent target for bad actors. But no matter how many difficulties it has to face, krebsonsecurity.com comes back every time, rising like a phoenix from the ashes.
This blog covers a wide variety of topics: ransomware, online scams, spammers, data breaches, frauds, stolen credit cards, and many more. The coverage it provides is always on point and presents a lot of insights from Krebs and other cybersecurity specialists.
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Security Affairs
Security Affairs
Run by ethical hacker Pierluigi Paganini, securityaffairs.co is an excellent resource for getting the latest news on cybersecurity. This portal was founded in 2011 and still remains one of the best in the industry.
If you are interested in what goes on in the cyber environment, it’s hard to find a better blog for you than this one. There’s no fluff about it, only factual and well-researched information. News that Paganini posts on this blog are divided into a number of categories including Hacktivism, Intelligence, Deep Web, Terrorism, and others.
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The Hack Today
The Hack Today
This blog focuses on hacking, as its name suggests. However, it does not only provide its readers with news or interviews on that topic. What you are going to find here instead are detailed explanations of how hacking works.
The Hack Today goes in-depth on the topics of hacks of various OS-based systems as well as pen-testing. Reading it can greatly improve your understanding of vulnerabilities that may endanger your network or device. Doing so usually requires a bit of reverse engineering because this website is aimed at more advanced users who are interested in (ethical) hacking and doesn’t spell some things out.
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Cool Tech Zone
Cool Tech Zone
The two main topics that cooltechzone.com covers are Internet privacy and frugal security solutions. It mostly deals with product reviews. Cheap and free digital security measures are a common theme on this website but its authors do not put money-saving above everything else so readers are also presented with the full assessment of the reliability of a given app or service.
What sets this blog apart from other review sites is its guides that go well beyond service reviews. Ensuring children’s cyber safety and combatting malware are just some of the topics you can find detailed how-tos on.
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Daniel Miessler
Daniel Miessler
In his blog, Daniel Miessler writes about information security as well as about technology in general. His writing ranges from highly technical to entry-level so everyone will find something useful in his blog.
Miessler’s blog topics include coding and infosec tutorials, opinions, concept explanations, studies, and more. If you’re starting to get tired of cybersecurity and technology-related issues, you can always read Daniel’s musings on photography, wine, or meditation right here on the website.
For people who prefer listening to reading, there is a podcast available that concerns technology news and analysis.
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Stay Safe Online
Stay Safe Online
Run by the National Cyber Security Alliance, staysafeonline.org is a great place to start one’s journey to comprehending cybersecurity from. Regularly updated and expanded, it offers a lot of vital information for private individuals and businesses alike.
By following advice found on this blog, you can ensure your online privacy and security at work as well as at home. Everything from online fraud prevention to company recovery after an attack is covered in simple and easy-to-follow terms. Additionally, there are infographics, videos, and webinars to be found on staysafeonline.org as, too.
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The Last Watchdog
The Last Watchdog
Byron V. Acohido’s project lastwatchdog.com is another great online resource on Internet security. An accomplished security expert, Byron provides his evaluation and comments on the news about privacy, big data, the Internet of Things, scams and frauds, ransomware and many different subjects.
Despite Acohido’s long cybersecurity experience, he is not the only author who writes for his website. Instead, he provides guest writers with an opportunity and platform to present their opinions on the matters of digital safety.
Besides articles, there are podcasts that you can listen to. They target consumers as well as developers, making this blog particularly comprehensive.
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Threatpost
Threatpost
This highly respected website deals with cyber threats and vulnerabilities, most of all. Its up-to-date news coverage of the most recently found exploits is something that everyone should become acquainted with.
Threatpost’s Infosec Insider category offers a lot of indispensable security information coming straight from experts in the field. To have it all posted in one place is incredibly convenient.
Podcasts on this blog are usually dedicated either to a news digest or to a specific topic and often feature guest speakers whose competences and experience are relevant to the matter of the discussion. Nicely enough, podcasts are available in audio and text format.
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Security Through Education
Security Through Education
The main subject this blog covers is social engineering or so-called human hacking. As the techniques of it are instrumental in performing most online frauds and scams, getting a good grasp of what is what in that sphere is useful to any netizen.
Understanding how bad actors can manipulate their would-be victims is not the only area of interest on social-engineer.org, though. Its authors also review books on cybersecurity as well as training courses, which is a very nice touch. Admittedly, however, that section of the website hasn’t been updated in a while.
Besides all that, the authors of Security Through Education frequent conferences and talks and videos from them also can be found on the website.
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Schneier on Security
Schneier on Security
With his more than two decades of experience in cybersecurity, Bruce Schneier is one of the most trusted and revered experts in the field. On his blog, he posts news related to Internet security and privacy as well as essays on those matters.
Furthermore, there is a section on his website dedicated to cryptography where Bruce explains some of its concepts and tools in excruciating detail. Those pages are available in various languages.
As Schneier often gives speeches at cybersecurity conferences, it is nice that links to the recordings of his lectures are also present on his blog.
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