Security resources and organizations

CERT Coordination Center: http://www.cert.org/
The CERT Coordination Center is a federally funded research and development center operated by Carnegie Mellon University.

Cisco: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisories_listing.html
Cisco's Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of business, education, government, and home networks around the world. Their Web site includes: (1) security advisories that directly impact Cisco products and the action necessary for their repair, (2) security notices that require a response to information posted to a public forum or recommendations to mitigate general problems affecting network stability, and (3) links to other security information related to Cisco products.

EDUCAUSE: http://www.educause.edu/security
The higher education sector plays an important role in the cybersecurity of America. These EDUCAUSE Web pages provide information related to all aspects of cybersecurity for higher education, with an emphasis on strategies, policies, and other tools that will assist institutions of higher education to prevent, detect, and respond to vulnerabilities that threaten college and university computers and networks. EDUCAUSE's Computer and Network Security Web site is intended to be a focal point of information and resources on computer and network security for the higher education community.

Internet Storm Center: http://isc.sans.org/
This site is operated by SANS (the SysAdmin, Audit, Network Security Institute), a trusted source for information security training and certification. SANS develops, maintains, and makes available at no cost a large collection of research documents about various aspects of information security. It also operates the Internet Storm Center, which is Internet's early warning system for cyber security threats.

SANS: http://www.sans.org and http://www.sans.org/resources/popular.php
The SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. Its programs now reach more than 165,000 security professionals, auditors, system administrators, network administrators, chief information security officers, and CIOs who share the lessons they are learning and jointly find solutions to the challenges they face. At the heart of SANS are many security practitioners in government agencies, corporations, and universities around the world who invest hundreds of hours each year in research and teaching to help the entire information security community.

SCO Group: http://www.caldera.com/support/security/
The SCO Group is a provider of software solutions (including UNIX platforms, messaging, authentication, and e-business tools as well as services that include technical support, educaiton, and consulting) for small- to medium-sized businesses and replicated branch offices. This site offers the latest security advisories and updates about SCO products.

Slackware: http://www.slackware.com/security/
This site offers an archive of all the security annoucements that have been posted to the Slackware Linux slackware-security mailing list.

Sun: http://developers.sun.com/
This site offers a variety of resources for Sun system administrators (security alerts/bugs require a login) as well as software developers, including the latest information on Sun products and technologies and discussion on technical topics.

U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT): http://www.us-cert.gov/ and http://www.us-cert.gov/current/services_ports.html
CERT is a federal agency whose goal is protecting the nation's Internet infrastructure. This site maintains security alerts and useful information to help protect and respond to various security problems. They also maintain a list of vulnerable ports.

W3C: http://www.w3.org/Security/
The W3C is involved in the development of several protocols that relate to Web security, including signed-XML proposed activity. Other work includes the HTTP/1.1 protocol and e-commerce. The W3C also produces software reference implementations that demonstrate the use of security measures. This site contains valuable information on a variety of Web and Internet security issues.