INFORMATION & SECURITY LINKS
Browser & OS Patches
Microsoft security info:
http://www.microsoft.com/security
Netscape security info:
http://home.netscape.com/security/
Security Info Centres & Portals
AntiOnline: Computer security search engine and info portal.
http://www.antionline.com/
CERT/CC (Computer Emergency Response Team): US federally
funded IT security research and development centre. Also provides
free email warning service for new incidents - mainly for system
administrators.
http://www.cert.org/
CERT/CC have a very useful explanation of security issues, threats
and counter-measures, written particularly for the small office
/ home user at:
http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/home_networks.html
Infossysec: Very comprehensive security and info portal.
http://www.infosyssec.com/infosyssec/index.html
Security Space: Security and info portal.
http://www.securityspace.com/
Security Search: Security search engine and portal.
http://www.securitysearch.net/
Interpol: IT Security and crime prevention methods, manual.
http://www.interpol.int/Public/TechnologyCrime/
CrimePrev/ITSecurity.asp
Viruses & Hoaxes
F-Secure: Virus and hoaxes info centre.
http://www.europe.f-secure.com/virus-info/
Symantec: Virus and hoaxes info centre. Also has information
on manually configuring IE browser and Outlook email client options
for maximum safety.
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/
Sophos: UK anti-virus firm, with useful info and white papers
on viruses and counter measures:
http://www.sophos.com/
Automatic notification service of serious virus threats:
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/notifications
McAfee: Virus and hoaxes info centre.
http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/default.asp?
Command AntiVirus: Virus and hoaxes info centre.
http://www.command.co.uk
Hoaxbusters: Hoax info service from the CIAC and US Dept
of Energy.
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/
Vmyths: Virus hoaxes info centre.
http://www.vmyths.com/
Personal Fire Walls
Most of these companies offer free for personal use (software)
firewalls, as well as more comprehensive commercial versions. NOTE:
firewalls are limited by how well they have been set up and configured.
Zonealarm (Zonelabs)
http://www.zonelabs.com
Sygate
http://soho.sygate.com/
Outpost (Agnitum)
http://www.agnitum.com/
McAffee
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/firewall/
BlackICE (Internet Security Systems)
http://www.iss.net/solutions/home_office/
Cracker Info
The Honeynet Project: About the tools, tactics, and motives
of the Blackhat community.
http://project.honeynet.org/
Astalavista: Crackers' info search and directory site -
what the darker side is up to.
http://www.astalavista.com
Privacy Issues, Spyware
EPIC: Electronic Privacy Info Center, a US info resource
about many aspects of online Privacy.
http://www.epic.org/
Report by Euro Parliament on the Echelon interception system.
http://fas.org/irp/program/process/europarl_draft.pdf
Info War: Cybercrime and privacy info portal.
http://www.infowar.com/
Guardian Unlimited: Privacy and security info section.
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/netprivacy/
OptOut: Steve Gibson's info site about Privacy and Spyware,
plus some useful tools. Excellent for trying his 'shields up' test
for firewall performance - free.
http://grc.com/optout.htm
Lavasoft: Spyware and ad parasite removal tools.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Legal
UK Data Protection Act 1998. Enforced by the Office of Information
Commissioner. Online survey to see if you need to register, easy
online application, plus lots of useful info:
http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk/
The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling Regulations) 2000:
Important changes - many e-commerce operations still do not comply
or are unaware!
http://www.dti.gov.uk/CACP/ca/policy/
distanceselling/newregs.htm
Foundation for Information Policy Research: UK Info centre
on Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIP).
http://www.fipr.org/rip/
Computer Misuse Act, 1990:
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/
Ukpga_19900018_en_1.htm
Spam, Email Abuse
SpamCop: Free spam reporting service, and you can set up
own filtered email account.
http://spamcop.net/
UXN Spam Combat: Various look up services to trace spam
origins and report it.
http://combat.uxn.com/ See
also Sam Spade in Miscellaneous.
Miscellaneous
Anonymizer: For anonymous surfing.
http://www.anonymizer.com/
HushMail: Excellent secure web based email service, with
own encryption system.
http://www.hushmail.com/
Sam Spade: Very nifty network detective tool with wealth
of features for finding out who's who online - free.
http://www.samspade.org/ssw/
If any links fail to work, please let
me know.
This list was last updated on 17 July 2002.
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