Here is a collection of academic resources including but not limited to books and white-papers that have really helped deepen my understanding of various things Cybersecurity.
White-papers
1. Creating a Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment Program for a Large Company Using QualysGuard – SANS
2. Continuity of Operations, An Overview – FEMA
3. Security Policy: What is it and Why – SANS
4. Fundamental Practices for Secure Software Development – SAFECode
5. Case Study: Critical Controls that could have prevented the Target Breach – SANS
6. Critical visualization: a case for rethinking how we visualize risk and security – Journal of Cybersecurity
7. 7 Key Challenges for Visualization in Cyber Network Defense – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory & Department of Defense
8. Tools and Standards for Cyber Threat Intelligence Projects – SANS
9. Who’s Using Cyberthreat Intelligence and How? – SANS
Templates
1. Information Security Policy Templates – SANS
2. PCI DSS Requirements and Security Assessment Procedures – (PCI_DSS_v3-2 ) PCI Standards Security Council
3. CIS Top 20 Security Controls – (CIS v6.1) Center for Internet Security
Test Prep
1. CISSP Review – Open Security Training
Tools
1. The Harvester