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Links listed below represent just a sampling of the available references.  They are presented for your information and convenience as a service by the Illinois Department of Central Management Services Bureau of Communication and Computer Services (CMS/BCCS).

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GENERAL/GENERIC

Description
Web Site
CERT Coordination Center http://www.cert.org/
CERT:  Creating a Computer Security Incident Response Team http://www.cert.org/csirts/
Creating-A-CSIRT.html
Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC) http://www.doecirc.energy.gov/
Computer Operations Audit and Security Technology (COAST) http://www.cs.purdue.edu/coast/
Computer Security Institute http://www.gocsi.com
Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams http://first.org/
GIAC http://www.giac.org/
Interactive Online Education http://www.ioeducation.com/
Internet Security Systems security research http://xforce.iss.net/
Internet Storm Center (SANS) http://isc.incidents.org/
SANS http://www.sans.org
TechRepublic http://www.techrepublic.com
World Wide Web Consortium http://www.w3.org/

GOVERNMENTAL

Description
Web Site
E-Gov http://www.e-gov.com/
Federal Computer Incident Response Center (US Dept. of Homeland Security) http://www.us-cert.gov/federal/
Government Computer News State & Local Government computer news http://www.gcn.com (search on security, confidentiality, integrity, authentication, etc.)
http://www.gcnstateandlocal.com
Government Technology magazine http://www.govtech.net
InfraGard (FBI partnership with private industry) http://www.infragard.net/
National Computer Security Association  (NCSA) http://www.icsa.net/
National Information Assurance Partnership http://www.niap.nist.gov/
National Institute of Standards and Technology  (NIST) http://csrc.nist.gov/
United States General Accounting Office (GAO) http://www.gao.gov/ (search on security, confidentiality, integrity, authentication, etc.)
US General Services Administration (GSA) http://www.gsa.gov/ (search on security, confidentiality, integrity, authentication, etc.)

VENDOR / PLATFORM SPECIFIC

Description
Web Site
HP http://www.hp.com/security/
IBM http://www-03.ibm.com/security/
Microsoft Security Advisor http://www.microsoft.com/security
NT http://www.ntsecurity.net/

GLOSSARIES

Description
Web Site
Encyclopedia of Computer Security http://www.itsecurity.com/
Information Security Glossary http://www.yourwindow.to/information-security/
Microsoft Security & Privacy Glossary http://www.microsoft.com/security/glossary/
SANS Glossary of Terms http://www.sans.org/resources/glossary.php
 
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