Computer security is a field
of computer science concerned with the control of risks related to
computer use. The term computer security may involve a wide range
of security-related topics such as:
The following tools may be useful in
conducting investigations into computer security or computer-related
investigations.
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CERT |
Established in 1988, the CERT®
Coordination Center (CERT/CC) is a center of Internet security
expertise, located at the Software Engineering Institute, a federally
funded research and development center operated by Carnegie Mellon
University.
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| Computer Monitoring
Software |
A collection of resources and
software used to monitor computer and network activity. |
| Computer Crime
Books |
A collection of computer crime
books and computer security books from Amazon.com |
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US-CERT |
US-CERT is a partnership
between the Department of Homeland Security and the public and private
sectors. Established to protect the nation's Internet infrastructure,
US-CERT coordinates defense against and responses to cyber attacks
across the nation. |
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FIRST |
FIRST brings together a
variety of computer security incident response teams from government,
commercial, and educational organizations. FIRST aims to foster
cooperation and coordination in incident prevention, to stimulate rapid
reaction to incidents, and to promote information sharing among members
and the community at large. |
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HTCIA |
The High Technology Crime
Investigation Association (HTCIA) is designed to encourage, promote, aid
and effect the voluntary interchange of data, information, experience,
ideas and knowledge about methods, processes, and techniques relating to
investigations and security in advanced technologies among its
membership. |
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IACIS |
IACIS® is an international
volunteer non-profit corporation composed of
law enforcement
professionals dedicated to education in the field of forensic computer
science. IACIS members represent Federal, State, Local and International
Law Enforcement professionals. Regular IACIS members have been trained
in the forensic science of seizing and processing computer systems. |
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IEEE Computer Society |
With nearly 100,000 members,
the IEEE Computer Society is the world's leading organization of
computer professionals. Founded in 1946, it is the largest of the 37
societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE). The Computer Society's vision is to be the leading
provider of technical information and services to the world's computing
professionals. The Society is dedicated to advancing the theory,
practice, and application of computer and information processing
technology. |
| Microsoft
Security Updates |
Get information on the latest
software / computer security updates. |
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Government
Resources |
| InfraGard |
InfraGard is a
Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) program that began in the Cleveland Field Office
in 1996. It was a local effort to gain support from the information
technology industry and academia for the FBI’s investigative efforts in
the cyber arena. The program expanded to other FBI Field Offices, and in
1998 the FBI assigned national program responsibility for InfraGard to
the former National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) and to the
Cyber Division in 2003. InfraGard and the FBI have developed a
relationship of trust and credibility in the exchange of information
concerning various terrorism, intelligence, criminal, and security
matters |
| National Computer Security
Clearinghouse |
National Computer Security
Clearinghouse |
| NIST Computer Forensics
Tool Testing |
Computer forensics tool
testing documents |
| FTC Identity Theft Resources |
A one-stop national resource
to learn about the crime of identity theft. It provides detailed
information to help you protect yourself from identity theft, and the
steps to take if it occurs. It is also a comprehensive reference center
– for consumers, businesses, law enforcement, and the media – with
access to specific laws, contact information, and resources from state
and federal government agencies. |
| Internet Fraud Complaint Center |
The Internet Crime Complaint
Center (IC3) is a partnership between the
Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) and the
National White Collar
Crime Center (NW3C).
IC3's mission is to serve as a
vehicle to receive, develop, and refer criminal complaints regarding the
rapidly expanding arena of cyber crime. The IC3 gives the victims of
cyber crime a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts
authorities of suspected criminal or civil violations. For
law
enforcement and regulatory agencies at the federal, state, local and
international level, IC3 provides a central referral mechanism for
complaints involving Internet related crimes |
| National White Collar Crime Center |
Mission is to provide a
nationwide support system for agencies involved in the prevention,
investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crimes and to
support and partner with other appropriate entities in addressing
homeland security initiatives, as they relate to economic and high-tech
crimes. |
