awesome-cybersecurity-blueteam

Category: Themed Directories
Slug: awesome-cybersecurity-blueteam
Brand: fabacab
Source: https://github.com/fabacab/awesome-cybersecurity-blueteam#readme

Overview

awesome-cybersecurity-blueteam is a curated, open repository of resources, tools, and references for cybersecurity blue teams, focused on defense, monitoring, and detection. It is strongly oriented toward Free Software and community projects rather than proprietary or commercial services.

Blue teams, as defined in computer security, are responsible for identifying security flaws, validating the effectiveness of defensive measures, and continuously monitoring systems to ensure defenses remain effective.

The list is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) and welcomes community contributions via GitHub.

Features

• Curated blue-team focus

  • Dedicated to defensive cybersecurity, monitoring, and detection activities.
  • Intended for blue teams and defenders rather than offensive security (which is covered separately by awesome-pentest).

• Extensive resource catalog

  • Collection of “awesome” resources, tools, and references relevant to:
    • Detection engineering
    • Monitoring and logging
    • Defensive security operations
    • Validation of security controls
  • Emphasis on practical items usable by operational security teams.

• Bias toward Free Software

  • Heavily favors Free/Libre Software projects.
  • De-emphasizes proprietary tools, closed-source products, and corporate services.

• Community-driven and contributable

  • Open GitHub repository with clear CONTRIBUTING.md guidelines.
  • Actively accepts suggestions and contributions from practitioners.
  • Version-controlled and openly maintained, with a visible commit history.

• Ethical positioning

  • Explicitly acknowledges ethical concerns around cybersecurity work and policing.
  • States an intention that the list supports people and organizations working against oppressive or harmful uses of technology.

• Open licensing

  • Licensed under CC BY 4.0, allowing reuse, modification, and redistribution with attribution.

Pricing

• Free: The repository and all its listings are freely accessible. There are no paid plans or pricing tiers.

Useful Links

• Main page: https://github.com/fabacab/awesome-cybersecurity-blueteam#readme
• Contributing guidelines: CONTRIBUTING.md in the repository
• Related list (offensive security): https://github.com/fabacab/awesome-pentest
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/