To start off the blog, I would like to present some resources for finding great information. If you are ever stumped, a lot of times you can find what you need to get going again.

Humor…
Find all your buddies laughing at a joke that you don’t get? Laugh anyways to save face, but look up what they were laughing about, there’s a lot of information to be gained by doing this.

Search…
Use your favorite search engine liberally. If you have a log entry that you can’t decipher, put a portion of it into a search engine. You’ll be amazed at what you find. Don’t be afraid to use the search engine to broaden your horizons about a variety of subjects.

Forums…
Find a forum and start searching and posting. A lot of times you’ll find that someone has already gone through your current situation. If there aren’t any that have, post a new thread and ask for some help! Good people will help a lot – don’t get discouraged by “flamers” and “trolls”

Get linked…
Since you are reading this blog, you know that keeping up with the times is important. Here are some great resources for keeping up with current events in the technology field.

• Your favorite magazine: Read CSO, Information Week, The Register? Just find a good daily and stick with it.
• Read the actual standards (make sure you’re awake enough) http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/. This site is also a great resource for FAQs and HOW-TOs for all kinds of subjects
• Wikipedia (use with caution) – A lot of scientific/technical information on Wikipedia is accurate. Just be careful.

Get Secure…
Here are some authorities on security.
http://www.cert.org/cert/
http://csrc.nist.gov/
http://www.sans.org/

Listen in…
Podcasts are a great way to get information. Find all sorts of great audio files in various formats.
I am currently a listener of
*Security Now with Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte (TWiT network – www.grc.com/securitynow)
*Risky Business with Patrick Grey (itradio.com.au)
*PaulDotCom’s podcast with Paul and Larry (www.pauldotcom.com)
(And NPR, but that’s not related)

And of course, BLOGS!!

-Tim

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Security Workshop authored by Tim Cronin. Read the original post at: http://securityworkshop.blogspot.com/2008/12/use-your-resources.html