Security Information Resources

Computer Security Division (http://csrc.nist.gov/)

Contains information abut a variety of computer security issues, products, and research of concern to Federal agencies, industry, and users. This site is operated and maintained by NIST’s Computer Security Division as a service to the computer security and IT community.

Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security — Purdue University (http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/)

The world’s foremost university center for multidisciplinary research and education in areas of information security (computer security, network security, and communications security), and information assurance.

CERT Coordination Center (http://www.cert.org/)

A major reporting center for Internet security problems. Staff members provide technical assistance and coordinate responses to security compromises, identify trends in intruder activity, work with other experts to identify solutions to security problems, and disseminate information to the broad community.

Internet security vulnerabilities, handle computer security incidents, publish a variety of security alerts, do research for long-term changes in networked systems, and develop information and training to help you improve security at your site.

Cryptography FAQ (http://www.faqs.org/faqs/cryptography-faq/)

A huge FAQ that covers many aspects of cryptography to help you sort cut through all of the hype.

Dutch Security Information Network (http://www.dsinet.org/)

Security News, Vulnerabilities, and Bulletins

ecomSecurity.com (http://www.ecomsecurity.com/)

ecomSecurity.com is a source of information on e-security targeted at IT managers whose goal is to educate readers about the technologies, issues and products surrounding E-security, in order to help them build a truly secure E-business infrastructure.

The Encyclopedia of Computer Security (TECS) (http://www.itsecurity.com/)

A free security resource for anybody interested in IT security. It is all things security to all security people.

Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (http://first.org/)

Organization that aims to foster cooperation and coordination in incident prevention, to prompt rapid reaction to incidents, and to promote information sharing among members and the community at large.

Guardcentral.com (www.guardcentral.com)

An on-line content and business-to-business service provider to educate and inform people of the ways computer users can protect themselves using various computer security software or hardware products.

Help Net Security (http://www.net-security.org/)

Provides various inside information about computer security happenings, news from the InfoSec community and a lot of fother additions like press releases, discovered vulnerabilities and patches, large security software archives, categorized articles, virus information database and stock quotes.

Information Security Glossary and Reference (http://www.riskserver.co.uk/information-security-glossary/)

This resource will hopefully prove to be useful in helping you to understand the jargon and terminology used within the information security industry.

Infosyssec.com (http://www.infosyssec.com/)

Security portal for information systems security professionals.

The Information Warfare Site (IWS) (http://www.iwar.org.uk/)

The Information Warfare Site is an online resource that aims to stimulate debate about a range of subjects from information security to information operations and e-commerce. It is the aim of the site to develop a special emphasis on offensive and defensive information operations.

ITtoolbox Security (http://security.ittoolbox.com)

ITtoolbox Security offers forums for technical discussion, an integrated directory, white papers and daily news geared towards Security professionals and users of Security products. The portal also provides content, community, job postings and much more.

National Security Institute’s Security Resource Net (http://www.nsi.org/)

Website is the premier resource for the security professional. Site features industry and product news, computer alerts, travel advisories, a calendar of events, a directory of products and services, and access to an extensive virtual security library.

Network Security Buyer's Guide (http://www.netsecurityguide.com/)

Provides information about network security, utilities and virus protection. Offers a searchable database of products, links to vendor sites, and a library of white papers, press releases, and product presentations.

New Order (http://neworder.box.sk/)

The resource for people to help avoid being hacked, security and exploiting related files and links.

Pathogen Security (http://www.pathogen.org.uk/)

Leading Security Advice

Privacy.org (http://www.privacy.org/)

Site for daily news, information, and initiative on privacy. Joint Project of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and Privacy International

Brings you the latest news related to security and hacking on the web. Their mission is to walk the fine line of the grey hat hackers - watching both black hat and white hat news stories that our visitors will find interesting.

Securitywatch.com (www.securitywatch.com)

Reports daily on the security industry to all interested parties, be it individual or enterprise. Provides you with the latest information on business, technology issues, bugs & fixes and product updates.

SecuriTeam.com (www.securiteam.com)

A group within Beyond Security dedicated to brining you the latest news and utilities in computer security.

SecuritySearch.Net (www.securitysearch.net)

Features searchable security, industry and product news, an extensive and up-to-date directory and search engine of IT security web sites, downloadable tools, white papers, weekly e-mail newsletters, and online message boards.

SecurityFocus.com (www.securityfocus.com)

One of the backbones of SecurityFocus.com is the Bugtraq vulnerability database — the most widely-read security e-mail list on the Internet. In addition to this resource, it hosts content areas — called Focus Areas — on relevant security topics including Microsoft and Sun. It also provides leading news stories, articles and editorials from their own journalists and writers.

SecurityTracker.com (http://www.securitytracker.com)

SecurityTracker is a new website dedicated solely to security vulnerabilities - nothing else. They aim to be the best source on the Internet for vulnerability information.

Talisker's Network Security Tools (http://www.networkintrusion.co.uk/)