WSM Reference Guide - WatchGuard Technologies

General IT and Security Web Sites
www.gocsi.com
The Computer Security Institute (CSI) is the world's leading membership organization
specifically dedicated to serving and training the information, computer and network security
professional. Since 1974, CSI has been providing education and aggressively advocating the
critical importance of protecting information assets.
www.cerias.purdue.edu/homes/spaf/
Dr. Eugene Spafford is a professor of computer sciences and electrical and computer
engineering at Purdue University, where he has served on the faculty since 1987. He serves on a
number of advisory and editorial boards, and is internationally-known for his writing, research,
and speaking on issues of security and ethics. Spafford's current research interests are primarily
in the areas of information security, computer crime investigation and information ethics.
Spaf (as he is known to his friends, colleagues, and students) is Executive Director of the Purdue
CERIAS (Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security), and was the
founder and director of the (superseded) COAST Laboratory. This is his homepage.
project.honeynet.org
The Honeynet Project is a non-profit research organization of security professionals dedicated
to information security. They have no products, services or employees, and all research is done
on a volunteer basis. Their goal is to learn the tools, tactics, and motives of the blackhat
community and share these lessons learned. Founded in October, 1999, all work is OpenSource
and shared with the security community.
www.infosecuritymag.com
Information Security is the enterprise security and risk managers' leading source of critical,
objective information on strategic and practical security issues. Information Security's team of
veteran security journalists and experts break down the security problems challenging
enterprises and provide practical resolutions.
www.interhack.net/pubs/fwfaq
This collection of Frequently Asked Questions and answers about Internet firewalls has been
compiled over the years from fora such as Usenet, mailing lists, and Web sites. If you have a
question, looking here to see whether it has been answered before posting your question is
good form. Don’t send your questions to the FAQ maintainers.
www.cerias.purdue.edu/coast/firewalls
This site provides the comprehensive list of resources associated with Internet firewalls. The list
is divided into sections to make finding information easier.
www.microsoft.com/security
Microsoft’s homepage for computer security resources.
csrc.nist.gov
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Computer Security Division.
www.networkcomputing.com
Network Computing magazine, part of the tech web business technology network, features
content covering general networking topics as well as specific security topics.
www.securityfocus.com
Formerly THE clearing house for security vulnerability announcements, Security Focus lost
prestige after Symantec bought them (many readers assumed Symantec would bias the
reporting). We haven't noticed any dramatic decline in quality, and we routinely use the site --
especially its acclaimed Bugtraq list -- for information about new vulnerabilities. Pro: Often the
first place security researchers post their advisories. Has a great "Basics" reading room for IT
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