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Security hardening guides

Ranking updated Jul 27, 2026

For security resource collections, the strongest matches are hack-with-github/awesome-hacking (This repository is a comprehensive, community-curated awesome list providing), sbilly/awesome-security (This repository is a comprehensive, curated directory of cybersecurity) and paulsec/awesome-sec-talks (This repository is a curated awesome list specifically focused). owasp/cheatsheetseries and trimstray/the-book-of-secret-knowledge round out the shortlist. Each is ranked by relevance to your query, popularity and recent activity.

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Security hardening guides

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  • hack-with-github/awesome-hackingHack-with-Github avatar

    Hack-with-Github/Awesome-Hacking

    114,503View on GitHub↗

    This project is a community-maintained, open-source knowledge base that serves as a structured index for cybersecurity resources. It provides a centralized directory of tools, frameworks, and documentation designed to assist security researchers, penetration testers, and developers in hardening digital infrastructure and navigating the security tooling ecosystem. The repository distinguishes itself through a collaborative curation model that relies on distributed user contributions to maintain an accurate and up-to-date registry of technical assets. By organizing information into structured m

    This repository is a comprehensive, community-curated awesome list providing structured indexes of tools, hacking resources, penetration testing frameworks, and security references matching your search.

    Curated Resource Lists
    View on GitHub↗114,503
  • sbilly/awesome-securitysbilly avatar

    sbilly/awesome-security

    14,022View on GitHub↗

    This project is a comprehensive, curated directory of cybersecurity resources, software, and documentation designed to support system and network protection. It serves as a centralized knowledge base and index for security professionals, aggregating industry-standard practices and open-source tools across a wide range of technical domains. The repository distinguishes itself by providing a structured collection of methodologies and frameworks for security operations. It covers critical areas including threat intelligence, digital forensics, infrastructure auditing, and vulnerability assessmen

    This repository is a comprehensive, curated directory of cybersecurity resources, software, and documentation that covers vulnerability assessment, secure coding, incident response, network security, and cloud topics, perfectly matching your search for an awesome security list.

    Vulnerability Assessment Frameworks
    View on GitHub↗14,022
  • paulsec/awesome-sec-talksPaulSec avatar

    PaulSec/awesome-sec-talks

    4,217View on GitHub↗

    A collected list of awesome security talks

    This repository is a curated awesome list specifically focused on security talks and presentations, perfectly matching your search for a comprehensive collection of security-related educational resources and references.

    Curated Lists
    View on GitHub↗4,217
  • owasp/cheatsheetseriesOWASP avatar

    OWASP/CheatSheetSeries

    32,298View on GitHub↗

    The OWASP Cheat Sheet Series is a comprehensive, community-driven repository of concise security best practices and defensive coding patterns. It serves as a centralized knowledge base for developers and security professionals, providing actionable guidance to secure applications across the entire software development lifecycle. The project covers a vast array of security domains, ranging from fundamental web application hardening and authentication protocols to specialized controls for modern infrastructure and artificial intelligence systems. What distinguishes this project is its decentral

    This repository provides a curated, comprehensive collection of security best practices, cheat sheets, and defensive coding patterns covering the entire software development lifecycle.

    PythonSecurity Tools
    View on GitHub↗32,298
  • trimstray/the-book-of-secret-knowledgetrimstray avatar

    trimstray/the-book-of-secret-knowledge

    228,641View on GitHub↗

    This project serves as a centralized, community-driven repository of technical knowledge and administrative resources. It provides a structured taxonomy that aggregates disparate information into a searchable framework, supporting continuous learning and rapid problem-solving for system administrators and cybersecurity practitioners. By mapping resources across offensive security, infrastructure management, and software development, it offers a unified path for skill acquisition and professional reference. The project is defined by a command-line-first design philosophy, prioritizing terminal

    This repository is a comprehensive, curated collection of security tools, guides, and system administration resources that directly matches your request for an awesome list.

    Awesome ListHyperlink-Centric Knowledge MapsSystem Administration Operations
    View on GitHub↗228,641
  • paragonie/awesome-appsecparagonie avatar

    paragonie/awesome-appsec

    6,831View on GitHub↗

    This repository is a curated awesome list of application security resources, tools, and best practices, directly matching the search for a comprehensive security collection.

    PHPAwesome ListApplication SecurityAwesome Lists
    View on GitHub↗6,831
  • jekil/awesome-hackingjekil avatar

    jekil/awesome-hacking

    3,746View on GitHub↗

    This project is a curated, version-controlled directory of software and resources designed for cybersecurity professionals and researchers. It functions as a centralized knowledge base that aggregates and organizes external security utilities into a structured taxonomy to facilitate discovery and access for specialized research and testing tasks. The repository distinguishes itself through a community-driven model where external resource locations are verified and maintained by contributors. By leveraging a distributed version control system, the project ensures the historical integrity and c

    This repository provides a curated, comprehensive directory of cybersecurity resources, tools, and best practices covering multiple domains like penetration testing, forensics, and vulnerability assessment.

    PythonAwesome ListCybersecurityPenetration Testing Frameworks
    View on GitHub↗3,746
  • qazbnm456/awesome-web-securityqazbnm456 avatar

    qazbnm456/awesome-web-security

    13,097View on GitHub↗

    This project serves as a comprehensive cybersecurity training platform and resource repository focused on web application security. It functions as a centralized hub for security practitioners, providing both a curated collection of technical documentation and research, and a system for deploying isolated, containerized environments to practice security analysis and exploitation techniques. The platform distinguishes itself by integrating automated data aggregation with hands-on, container-based orchestration. It maintains a current knowledge base of industry research and digital threats whil

    This repository provides a curated collection of web security resources and documentation, making it a relevant list for security practitioners despite its additional focus on containerized practice environments.

    Security ToolsCurated Lists
    View on GitHub↗13,097
  • lissy93/personal-security-checklistLissy93 avatar

    Lissy93/personal-security-checklist

    21,691View on GitHub↗

    This project provides a comprehensive, modular framework for auditing and hardening personal digital and physical security. It functions as a structured, platform-agnostic knowledge base that breaks down complex security standards into granular, actionable tasks. By utilizing a static documentation architecture, the project ensures that its guidance remains accessible and transparent, allowing users to track their security posture incrementally through a persistent, manual progress-tracking system. The project distinguishes itself by bridging the gap between digital cybersecurity and physical

    This repository provides a curated and comprehensive checklist of security tools, privacy resources, and hardening guidelines, though it focuses primarily on personal rather than enterprise-wide security.

    TypeScriptNetwork Security
    View on GitHub↗21,691
  • swisskyrepo/payloadsallthethingsswisskyrepo avatar

    swisskyrepo/PayloadsAllTheThings

    78,434View on GitHub↗

    This project is a comprehensive, community-sourced knowledge base designed for security professionals and researchers. It functions as a centralized repository of offensive security techniques, providing a structured collection of exploit payloads, attack vectors, and methodologies for conducting vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. The repository distinguishes itself through a cross-platform payload taxonomy that categorizes exploitation methods by vulnerability type and target environment, enabling rapid lookup during security assessments. It maintains high standards of data i

    This repository is a comprehensive, community-sourced collection of offensive security payloads and penetration testing methodologies that fits the resource collection category, though it focuses heavily on exploitation techniques rather than broad defensive standards or secure coding guidelines.

    PythonSecurity Tools
    View on GitHub↗78,434
  • drduh/macos-security-and-privacy-guidedrduh avatar

    drduh/macOS-Security-and-Privacy-Guide

    22,449View on GitHub↗

    This project is a security hardening guide and privacy configuration manual for macOS. It provides a comprehensive set of instructions for configuring system settings to improve privacy, reduce the attack surface, and implement a malware defense framework. The guide covers technical methods for validating software notarization, verifying application sandboxing, and auditing system activity. It distinguishes itself by providing detailed workflows for restricting high-risk features and applying advanced security configurations to protect the operating system. The documentation covers several k

    This repository provides a curated and detailed security hardening guide specifically for macOS rather than a broad, multi-platform resource collection, making it a specialized reference within the requested category.

    Curated Lists
    View on GitHub↗22,449
  • the-art-of-hacking/h4ckerThe-Art-of-Hacking avatar

    The-Art-of-Hacking/h4cker

    27,620View on GitHub↗

    This project is a comprehensive cybersecurity knowledge repository that provides a structured collection of technical documentation, training materials, and professional development roadmaps. It serves as a centralized resource for practitioners to navigate complex security disciplines, ranging from offensive and defensive fundamentals to specialized infrastructure and application security. The repository distinguishes itself through a modular resource framework that enables users to construct isolated cyber range environments for hands-on practice. It also features a specialized reference gu

    This repository is a comprehensive curated list of cybersecurity resources and training materials that fits the requested guide category, though it focuses more on knowledge-base and roadmaps than cloud security specifics.

    Jupyter NotebookKnowledge RepositoriesAwesome ListAI Security
    View on GitHub↗27,620
  • apsdehal/awesome-ctfapsdehal avatar

    apsdehal/awesome-ctf

    11,614View on GitHub↗

    This project is a comprehensive directory of software utilities, frameworks, and educational resources designed for cybersecurity competitions and offensive security research. It serves as a centralized index for tools used in cryptography, forensics, reverse engineering, and web exploitation, while providing structured materials for training and skill development. The repository distinguishes itself through a community-driven maintenance model that aggregates and organizes technical resources into a searchable, hierarchical structure. It facilitates knowledge transfer by cataloging expert pr

    This repository is a curated awesome list of cybersecurity and penetration testing resources, serving as a comprehensive directory for security utilities and learning materials, though it focuses specifically on CTF competitions and offensive research rather than broad defensive or cloud security.

    JavaScriptCapture The Flag CompetitionsAwesome ListCTF Hosting Platforms
    View on GitHub↗11,614
  • fabionoth/awesome-cyber-securityfabionoth avatar

    fabionoth/awesome-cyber-security

    1,794View on GitHub↗

    This repository provides a curated collection of cybersecurity guides and resources, fitting the requested list format well despite the lack of a detailed description.

    Awesome ListSecurity Guides and Resources
    View on GitHub↗1,794
  • redskycyber/cloud-securityredskycyber avatar

    redskycyber/Cloud-Security

    301View on GitHub↗

    This Repo serves as a collection of shared security and penetration testing resources for the cloud.

    This repository serves as a curated collection of shared security and penetration testing resources specifically focused on the cloud, matching the intent for a security resource collection though limited to the cloud domain rather than comprehensive of all security topics.

    Cloud Security Tools
    View on GitHub↗301
Compare the top 10 at a glance
RepositoryStarsLanguageLicenseLast push
hack-with-github/awesome-hacking114.5K—CC0-1.0May 7, 2026
sbilly/awesome-security14K—mitJan 11, 2026
paulsec/awesome-sec-talks4.2K——Feb 17, 2026
owasp/cheatsheetseries32.3KPythonCC-BY-SA-4.0Jun 16, 2026
trimstray/the-book-of-secret-knowledge228.6K—MITNov 19, 2024
paragonie/awesome-appsec6.8KPHPmitFeb 22, 2025
jekil/awesome-hacking3.7KPython—Feb 18, 2026
qazbnm456/awesome-web-security13.1K——May 2, 2025
lissy93/personal-security-checklist21.7KTypeScriptNOASSERTIONFeb 28, 2026
swisskyrepo/payloadsallthethings78.4KPythonMITJun 6, 2026

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