Below is a shortlist of resources I’ve consistently found useful for staying current on security trends and events. This list is in no way comprehensive, but if you’d like to be more plugged in to what’s happening in the security world, these are a great place to start.

Podcasts

• The Cyberwire Daily
• Risky.Biz
• Up First
  • This isn’t a security podcast, but it’s a short rundown of top (somewhat US-focused) headlines. As security professionals, it’s essential to understand what’s going on in the world and how that may affect things in cyberspace–this is especially true if you’re in research or CTI.

Newsletters

• The Cybersecurity 202
  • Daily dive into a selection of security news by Tim Starks, often from a policy perspective.
• This Week in Security
  • Digest of major security stories from the past week by Zack Whittaker.
• Zero Day
  • Less frequent updates, but hard-hitting stories; written by Kim Zetter, author of Countdown to Zero Day.

News outlets

• Bleeping Computer
• CyberScoop
• Dark Reading
• The Hacker News
• The Record