Professionally in the security field, they have a strong community, with vast amounts of security researchers and penetration testers all sharing the knowledge that they have learned. Some communities that exist are Twitter, YouTube, Conferences, CTF’s, and Blog Posts/GitHub. Social media has allowed information to spread quickly around the world and in the security field, there are always new threats and vulnerabilities. Attackers are always finding new ways to evade defendes, which require defenders to be constantly updating their techniques and tactics. It is a cat and mouse game, always back and forth. The same can be said for YouTube and blog posts, it is a way for security researchers to share knowledge about their field. That being said, I also participate in the stunt riding community. My future goal is as I gain more understanding in my field I want to give back to the community and share my knowledge because that's how I have been able to learn so much. The security community is one of a kind. It is not a professional field for me but it is a strong passion and interest. A group of like-minded people get together and ride for hours.
In the stunt riding community I haven’t had much community besides learning by myself, I haven’t participated in any group rides or community events, but plan on joining in the future. I just need to find where they meet. Social media as anything in the 21st century is a great place to start. In the field what I’ve contributed is some blog posts/GitHub page where I have shared useful scripts that I have created during my studies. I created write-ups of various CTF’s (Capture The Flag) as well as the various malware samples I have researched and my findings. I have a Twitter page but I never actively post content. I am still consuming Twitter. YouTube would be another awesome place where I could share my knowledge. It just requires more of my time to create the videos and edit them and as of now, I am much too busy. I hope the more I learn the more I can share my knowledge with the community. One thing about security is the community is all about open source projects. There is so much great information freely available on the internet, much better than the paid programs. Youtube is a goal I would love to participate with but have not had the time or inclination. Various security conferences, such as BSides, BlackHat, and DefCon. There are so many more, but I have helped contribute my time by setting up BlackHat and tearing it down, and while there saw some very bright individuals in the field and the cool projects they work on. I also attend various conferences to learn and keep up to date within the field. I love researching and finding vulnerabilities and finding ways to defend against them, while also sharing my findings to help the community grow. One of my future goals is to be a speaker at one of these massive conferences like BlackHat.
In the stunt riding community I haven’t had much community besides learning by myself, I haven’t participated in any group rides or community events, but plan on joining in the future. I just need to find where they meet. Social media as anything in the 21st century is a great place to start. In the field what I’ve contributed is some blog posts/GitHub page where I have shared useful scripts that I have created during my studies. I created write-ups of various CTF’s (Capture The Flag) as well as the various malware samples I have researched and my findings. I have a Twitter page but I never actively post content. I am still consuming Twitter. YouTube would be another awesome place where I could share my knowledge. It just requires more of my time to create the videos and edit them and as of now, I am much too busy. I hope the more I learn the more I can share my knowledge with the community. One thing about security is the community is all about open source projects. There is so much great information freely available on the internet, much better than the paid programs. Youtube is a goal I would love to participate with but have not had the time or inclination. Various security conferences, such as BSides, BlackHat, and DefCon. There are so many more, but I have helped contribute my time by setting up BlackHat and tearing it down, and while there saw some very bright individuals in the field and the cool projects they work on. I also attend various conferences to learn and keep up to date within the field. I love researching and finding vulnerabilities and finding ways to defend against them, while also sharing my findings to help the community grow. One of my future goals is to be a speaker at one of these massive conferences like BlackHat.