WSM Reference Guide - WatchGuard Technologies

General IT and Security Web Siteswww.gocsi.comThe Computer Security Institute (CSI) is the world's leading membership organizationspecifically dedicated to serving and training the information, computer and network securityprofessional. Since 1974, CSI has been providing education and aggressively advocating thecritical importance of protecting information assets.www.cerias.purdue.edu/homes/spaf/Dr. Eugene Spafford is a professor of computer sciences and electrical and computerengineering at Purdue University, where he has served on the faculty since 1987. He serves on anumber 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 primarilyin 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 PurdueCERIAS (Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security), and was thefounder and director of the (superseded) COAST Laboratory. This is his homepage.project.honeynet.orgThe Honeynet Project is a non-profit research organization of security professionals dedicatedto information security. They have no products, services or employees, and all research is doneon a volunteer basis. Their goal is to learn the tools, tactics, and motives of the blackhatcommunity and share these lessons learned. Founded in October, 1999, all work is OpenSourceand shared with the security community.www.infosecuritymag.comInformation Security is the enterprise security and risk managers' leading source of critical,objective information on strategic and practical security issues. Information Security's team ofveteran security journalists and experts break down the security problems challengingenterprises and provide practical resolutions.www.interhack.net/pubs/fwfaqThis collection of Frequently Asked Questions and answers about Internet firewalls has beencompiled over the years from fora such as Usenet, mailing lists, and Web sites. If you have aquestion, looking here to see whether it has been answered before posting your question isgood form. Don’t send your questions to the FAQ maintainers.www.cerias.purdue.edu/coast/firewallsThis site provides the comprehensive list of resources associated with Internet firewalls. The listis divided into sections to make finding information easier.www.microsoft.com/securityMicrosoft’s homepage for computer security resources.csrc.nist.govNational Institute of Standards and Technology, Computer Security Division.www.networkcomputing.comNetwork Computing magazine, part of the tech web business technology network, featurescontent covering general networking topics as well as specific security topics.www.securityfocus.comFormerly THE clearing house for security vulnerability announcements, Security Focus lostprestige after Symantec bought them (many readers assumed Symantec would bias thereporting). 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 thefirst place security researchers post their advisories. Has a great "Basics" reading room for IT78 WatchGuard System Manager