Further Security Advice

If you need network or system security advice, you should hire a competent accredited security consultant. Consumers may find useful advice on the webpages of their ISP, or through a number of respected security websites.

• End User Security Advice
• Family and Children Security Advice
• Small Business and Non-profit Security Advice
• Further Security Advice
• Security Intelligence

End User Security Advice

Protect Your Windows PC - www.microsoft.com/protect/default.mspx
Safe Hex - www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
Consumer Information Security (FTC) - www.ftc.gov/infosecurity/
OnGuard Online (FTC) - onguardonline.gov/
Stay Safe Online (NSCA) - www.staysafeonline.org/
Get Safe Online (UK) - www.getsafeonline.org/
Protect your computer - banksafeonline.org.uk/protecting_yourself.html
Ouch! Security Digest - www.sans.org/newsletters/ouch/index.php
NetAlert - www.netalert.gov.au/
Resources for a compromised PC - www.spamtrackers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Resources_for_a_compromised_PC
Scanning your machine for exploits - cbl.abuseat.org/checkploit.html
Secunia Software Inspector - secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/
Home Network Security - www.cert.org/tech_tips/home_networks.html

Family and Children Security Advice

Stay Safe Online — Family & Children - www.staysafeonline.org/content/home-users
GetNetWise for Kids - kids.getnetwise.org/
CyberSmart! - www.cybersmart.org/

Small Business and Non-profit Security Advice

Small Business Computer Security Workshops - csrc.nist.gov/securebiz/
Healthy & Secure Computing (for non-profits) - www.techsoup.org/hsc/
Computer and Network Security - www.managementhelp.org/infomgnt/security/security.htm
Stay Safe Online — Small Businesses - www.staysafeonline.org/content/home-users
Protecting Personal Information (FTC) - www.ftc.gov/infosecurity/

Further Security Advice

CERT - www.cert.org/
US-CERT - www.us-cert.gov/
SANS - www.sans.org/
Internet/Network Security - netsecurity.about.com/
SecurityFocus - www.securityfocus.com/
InfoSysSec - www.infosyssec.net/
InfoSec News (ISN) - www.infosecnews.org/
Center for Internet Security - www.cisecurity.org/
Internet Security Alliance - www.isalliance.org/

Security Intelligence

Microsoft Security and Intelligence Report - www.microsoft.com/security/portal/sir.aspx
MessageLabs Resources - www.messagelabs.com/resources/
Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence - secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/
X-Force Research - www-935.ibm.com/services/us/iss/xforce/
McAfee Threat Center - www.mcafee.com/us/threat_center/default.asp
TrendWatch - itw.trendmicro.com/trend_iq.php