# 0xsyr0/Awesome-Cybersecurity-Handbooks

A huge chunk of my personal notes since I started playing CTFs and working as a Red Teamer.

Repository: https://github.com/0xsyr0/Awesome-Cybersecurity-Handbooks
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-cybersecurity-handbooks
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ctf, cybersecurity, infosec, pentesting, red-teaming, capture-the-flag, handbooks, offensive, offensive-security, penetration-testing, security, blue-teaming, defensive-security
Last push: 2026-08-21T07:51:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1422, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4069, forks 601 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:34.185330+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of cybersecurity handbooks compiled from the author's personal notes on CTFs and red teaming. It covers offensive and defensive security topics from information gathering and exploitation to SOC operations and secure architecture.

## Use cases
- find cheatsheets for penetration testing techniques
- prepare for capture the flag competitions
- learn red teaming tactics and tools
- study defensive security and SOC operations
- look up password attack and exploitation notes
- get a curated list of cybersecurity resources

## When to choose
- you want a broad, regularly updated reference spanning offensive and defensive security
- you are preparing for CTFs, bug bounty, or a pentesting career
- you need quick cheatsheet-style notes on many security topics in one place

## When to avoid
- you need a runnable tool rather than reference notes
- you require formal, peer-reviewed documentation or tutorials for beginners with no security background
- you need topic depth beyond cheatsheet-level coverage

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, documentation, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing, awesome-lists, tutorials, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, cheatsheets, red-team, blue-team, ctf, infosec, offensive-security, defensive-security, handbooks, notes

## Member repositories
- 0xsyr0/Awesome-Cybersecurity-Handbooks (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.185330+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:23:31.050146+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/0xsyr0/Awesome-Cybersecurity-Handbooks (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.185330+00:00, sha cc4d6778de4f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.