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====== Welcome to IOC.exchange! ======
We are a community of InfoSec enthusiasts, professionals sharing not only cybersecurity info with each other.

**We welcome anyone, no matter your experience level. Our current user base ranges from infosec newbies to very experienced infosec professionals.**

And while what is happening on our instance is great, the Fediverse as a whole has even more content and users to interact with (as of this writing the Fediverse includes 4.5+ Million users spread over 5k+ instances). this guide has been written to make it easier for you to get started on IOC.exchange and the Fediverse.

===== How to find more cyber folks on the Fediverse? =====
  * Use [[https://communitywiki.org/trunk|Trunk]] to find people to follow for any topic - You can find cyber folks under [[https://communitywiki.org/trunk/grab/Infosec|InfoSec]]
  * Check out user profiles on other infosec related instances:
    * [[https://hackers.town/explore|hackers.town]]
    * [[https://freeradical.zone/explore|freeradical.zone]]
    * [[https://infosec.exchange/explore|infosec.exchange]]
    * [[https://chaos.social/explore|chaos.social]]
    * [[https://social.privacytools.io/explore|social.privacytools.io]]
    * [[https://cybre.space/explore|cybre.space]]
    * [[https://noc.social/explore|noc.social]]
  * Search for infosec related public profiles across many instances: 
    * [[https://instances.social|instances.social]]
    * [[https://search.noc.social|search.noc.social]]
  * Check out who other people are following - Here is [[https://ioc.exchange/web/accounts/2/following|who seb is following]].

===== Where do I find more info about Mastodon in general? =====
  * [[https://docs.joinmastodon.org/|Official Documentation]]
  *[[https://mastodon.help/en|Mastodon.help]]
  * Other really good Mastodon user guides:
    * Kev Quirk - [[https://kevq.uk/getting-started-with-mastodon/|Getting Started With Mastodon]]
    * Noëlle Anthony - [[https://github.com/joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon/|An increasingly less-brief guide to Mastodon]]
    * Mauro - [[https://blog.mauromotion.com/5356/a-brief-mastodon-guide-for-newcomers|A Brief Mastodon Guide for Newcomers]]
  * Other great content can be found here: [[https://github.com/tleb/awesome-mastodon|awesome-mastodon]]

===== Are there any Mobile Apps? =====
Open Source
  * Android: [[https://tusky.app|Tusky]]
  * iOS: [[https://github.com/metabolist/metatext|Metatext]]
Closed Source
  * iOS: [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mastodon-for-iphone/id1571998974|Mastodon for iPhone]] (Basic)
  * iOS: [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/toot/id1229021451|Toot!]] (Advanced)

===== I still have many questions - Who do I ask? =====
Ask your friendly admin @seb on ioc.exchange or just ask around in the Fediverse ;-)