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24 alternatives to Cracking Security Misconceptions

Untangling common myths about modern information security

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cracking Security Misconceptions launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1CA
   Cryptic – A sensible secret management toolkit and Go library▲93

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2IS
   Information Security Handbook▲31

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3AC
   A curated list for learning about application security▲7

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Crowdcurity▲104

   Crowdsourced Application Security

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Security Checklist▲193

   The Practical Security Checklist for Web Developers

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Business Systems Explored #010: Michael E. Gerber, The E-Myth▲63

   Exactly why small businesses & startups fail

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Analyse Asia 152: Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific with Vincent Loy▲60

   Cybersecurity & financial crimes in Asia

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8BI
   Breach Insider – Detect a data breach using realistic pseudo-users▲71

   2017 · breachinsider.com · its alternatives →

9. 9HN
   Hacker News for mobile devices▲49

   2014 · hnmobile.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10AM
    A Minimum Viable Security Checklist for Web Apps▲6

    2018 · blog.hartleybrody.com · its alternatives →

11. 11SB
    Security Book Reviews - My side project for hackers and makers▲25

    2013 · securitybookreviews.eu · its alternatives →

12. 12NB
    New book on SaaS app management and security (free until EOD tomorrow)▲8

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AC
    A Curated List for Application Security▲21

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Divide▲62

    The secure workspace for enterprise

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Surveillance Zone▲4

    The Hidden World of Corporate Surveillance

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Cyber War▲65

    The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17WW
    Websec Weekly – Newsletter for web security enthusiasts▲29

    2015 · websecweekly.org · its alternatives →

18. 18HA
    Hacker101 – A Free Web Security Class▲33

    2018 · hacker101.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batteries▲61

    User Research War Stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20BC
    Bailiff – Codecademy of Web App Security▲9

    2015 · bailiff.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The WIRED Guide to Digital Security▲10

    Improve your online security posture

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22CC
    Codebashing – Codeacademey for learning application security▲10

    2014 · codebashing.com · its alternatives →

23. 23SC
    Some common web-attacks▲10

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24OC
    Offensive Computer Security (Open Course, Video Lectures)▲9

    2016 · cs.fsu.edu · its alternatives →

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