PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SOURCES AND PUBLICATIONS TO READ AND LEARN FROM:
• The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publications— 800 Series: Guidance for Computer Security risk Assessment and related material. (
www.nist. gov/itl/csd/
risk-091812.cfm)
• The Federal Information Security Management Act and related material. (
csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/fisma/index.html)
• Dark Reading (
www.darkreading.com) for timely Web security news.
• Security News Portal (
www.securitynewsportal.com) • Network World (
www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html)
• CSO: Security and risk magazine and CSO online (www.
csoonline.com)
• Disaster recovery Journal is what it sounds like. (www.drj. com)
paste “endpoint Security apps” in your search box and click. Security Information and Event Management apps that are used to store historical data for comparison and maintain it for compliance requirements can be found at AlienVault (www.
alienvault.com) and many other sites. Vulnerability Management Software apps automatically
identify, classifies, remediates and lessens cyber security vulner- abilities.
Google 2-Step Verification protects Google email or Google Docs users by adding a verification app. It requires the user to show something, a password and a unique identifier such as a pin number, making it difficult to guess a password or for a virus to steal it. The Linux distribution guide provides “80 of the Best
Linux Security Applications.” (
Linuxlinks.com) BackTrack contains tools for people interested in penetra- tion testing and forensics. (
www.backtrack-linux.org) Samurai Web Testing Framework is pre-configured Web penetration testing environment. (
www.samurai.ingaurdians. com)
Zenmap is the official multi-platform Nmap Security Scan- ner graphical user interface. The app is found on Nmap, a free security scanner for networks. (
www.nmap.org/zenmap/) Nessus is a vulnerability and configuration assessment tool.
(
www.nessus.org) Metasploit is a penetration testing tool that provides in- struction to enlighten newbies and security professionals. (www.
metasploit.com) AppDetect is designed to spotlight the location of applica- tion problems in production. (
www.rttsweb.com) Encase Forensics is a suite of applications from Guidance Software, which specializes in digital forensics, cyber security and e-discovery. (
www.guidancesoftware.com) Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention software
apps that sniff out and prevent cyber intruders. Paste the app’s term above in your search box and click.
www.blackengineer.com
• On Twitter, follow security experts like Bruce Schneier (@ schneierblog), richard Bejtlich (@taosecurity), Jeremiah Grossman (@jeremiahg) and Brian Krebs (@briankrebs), who reports on cybercrime and security topics.
• Subscribe to cyber security websites using Google reader.
LEARN AND NETWORK AT CONFERENCES AND WITH GROUPS • LinkedIn has more than 300 cyber security groups.
• GovSec—The Government Security Conference and expo (
govsecinfo.com/Home.aspx)
• Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) • Information Systems Audit Control Association (ISACA)
• Security B-Sides is a community-driven organization of IT specialists. (
www.securitybsides.com)
• Shmoocon is an east Coast hacker conference. (www.
shmoocon.org)
• Black Hat conferences bring the white and black hats together. (
www.blackhat.com)
• eC-Council is an information security education and training organization, and it confers legitimacy on certified ethical hackers. The eC-Council motto is “hackers are here. Where are you?” (
www.eccouncil.org)
• hacker halted is a well-regarded information security conference.
• DeFCON is the biggest underground hacker conference, and held in Las Vegas. (
www.defcon.org)
• Consumer Electronics Association showcases what will be hacked next. (
www.ce.org)
• GrrCon, the Midwest Information Security & hacker conference (
grrcon.org)
SITES TO VISIT AND BOOKMARK:
• Ponemon Institute is a research center dedicated to privacy, data protection and information security policy. (www.
ponemon.org/index.php)
• Privacy rights Clearinghouse is a nonprofit consumer education and advocacy project. (
www.privacyrights.org)
• International Association of Privacy Professionals (www.
privacyassociation.org)
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