I give the occasional presentation on cybersecurity. Inevitably, I get asked where to find good online cybersecurity resources to learn more. I created this site as a sort of "one stop shop" for that purpose. It has a bit of a Canadian bent, but should nonetheless be useful for visitors from other countries as well.
This site is updated regularly and you can find the date of the latest edit at the bottom of this page.
You can use the following shortened link: https://bit.ly/cyberstuff
I am very happy to receive comments or suggestions for additional content. Please email me. Thanks!
What is cybersecurity? (Cisco)
Investopedia explanation of cybersecurity
Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain explained
Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity - Cyber Hygiene for COVID-19
National Cybersecurity Centre COVID-19 Advisory
Newsguard Coronavirus Misinformation Tracker
FEMA Coronavirus Rumor Control page
FTC Tips and Alert email service
Microsoft COVID-19 resource page
WebArx list of COVID-19 related cyber attacks
The COVID-19 Cyber Threat Coalition
Global Initiative: Cybercrime Threats During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Cisco Email and Spam Data (Dynamic)
Anti Phishing Working Group (APWG) Phishing Activity Trend Reports (latest one here)
ProofPoint 2022 State of the Phish
ENISA Report on Cybersecurity Issues in AI
World Economic Forum Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022
FBI PSA re virtual meeting platform based threats (Feb 2022)
2021 World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2021
2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report
UK Government Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021
Palo Alto Cloud Threat Report 1H 2021
Allot 2020 Cyber Threat Report
Varonis - 110 Must Know Cybersecurity Statistics for 2020
Infosec Top Cybersecurity Predictions for 2020
Trend Micro Security Predictions for 2020
World Economic Forum Cybersecurity Trends for 2020
The Hacker News Top 5 Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Predictions for 2020
Oracle and KPMG Cloud Threat Report 2020
2020 IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report (highlights)
Malwarebytes State of Ransomware Report 2019
Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2019
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report 2019
Cisco's Email Security Report - June 2019
ISACA State of Cybersecurity Report 2019
2019 Europol report on Spearphishing
Herjavec 2019 Annual Cybercrime Report
IOCTA Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment 2019
2019 Keeper SMB Cyberthreat Survey Summary
Why Phishing Attacks Work (WebRoot Report)
Flexera State of the Cloud 2019
Hiscox Small Business Cyber Report 2018
World Economic Forum: Risk and Responsibility in a Hyperconnected World (2012)
ENISA Cybersecurity Guide for SMEs
International Chamber of Commerce Cybersecurity Guide for Businesses
IIROC Cybersecurity Best Practices Guide
OSFI Cybersecurity Self Assessment Guide
IIROC Cyber Incident Management Planning Guide
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Cybersecurity Resources
BLG: Data Security Incident Response Plans - Some Practical Suggestions
U.S. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Cybersecurity Assessment Tools
World Economic Forum Cybersecurity Guide for Leaders in Today’s Digital World
Good Deloitte article on Cybersecurity Culture
IOSCO 2022 Report on Cyber Risk
Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity
Cyber safe guides for small and medium businesses
Baseline cyber security controls for small and medium organizations
Cyber Essentials Canada certification (for organizations)
SEC Spotlight on Cybersecurity
How to choose the right cybersecurity framework
Introduction to the NIST framework components
PWC article on why one should adopt the NIST framework
The 23 Top Cybersecurity Frameworks
NIST Zero Trust Architecture - summary
Understanding Canadian Cybersecurity Laws (ongoing series of articles)
Summary of privacy laws in Canada
Good article on PIPEDA's security breach obligations
NY Department of Financial Services Regulation 23 NYCRR 500
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
Overview of US Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Official Text
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)
GREAT Reddit list of free online seminars, courses and training
ESET Free Cybersecurity Awareness Training
The Social Engineering Framework
Free Global Learning Systems work from home security training
Free Lucy Security work from home e-Learning course
How to recognize and avoid phishing attacks - infographic (great for printing and displaying!)
Free ISACA cybersecurity webinars
A GREAT list of free cybersecurity and other training
How to secure your Android phone
How to protect yourself from a SIM swap attack
Bitdefender Free Antivirus software
Malwarebytes Free Anti Malware software
VirusTotal Safe - Check a URL to see if it is safe
Phishtank - test a link to see if it is a phishing attempt
Google's Safe browsing URL checker
URLscan.io - get details on any URL
How to view and change your home router's settings
Find your home router's default password
Configure your DNS to filter out the bad stuff (dated article but still good!)
How to set up your IoT devices on a separate router
ShieldsUp - scan your home network
How to create strong passwords and remember them
Breach alarm (free email breach notification)
Have I been pwned? (check if your email is found in breach data sets)
Two factor authentication and how to set it up
Google's Advanced Protection Program
ISACA Cybersecurity Audit Certificate
Curated list of "Cybersecurity Foundations" videos
The 10 best cybersecurity blogs
The BC government's Security News Digest