Personal Computing and Acceptable Use

See Howard ETS Guidelines

Vendor/Product Security

• Apple Product Security Portal
  • OS X Security Configuration Guides
  • Security-Announce Mailing List (also available via RSS)
  • Apple’s Product Security PGP Key for the responsible disclosure of security bugs
• Microsoft Safety & Security Center
• SELinux Project – provides documentation, tutorials, and developer information.
  • Linux Kernel Archives
  • NSA’s SELinux project website
• NSA Configuration Guidance – provides guidance for system and network configuration, media handling, electronic emissions (TEMPEST), and trusted computing.
• Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams – provides a collection of best practices for incident response.
• National Institute of Standards and Technology

Secure Software Engineering

• MSDN Security Development Center
  • Security Development Lifecycle
  • Microsoft’s Patterns and Practices for Security
  • Security Engineering Guidelines

Safe Online Experience

• Department of Homeland Security
  • Stop. Think. Connect. Initiative for managing your identity online.
  • Stay Safe OnlineThe National Cyber Security Alliance website educating people, businesses, and children on safe online practices.
  • OnGuard OnlineThe Federal Trade Commission website for a safe online experience.

Security Certifications & Training

• DoD Directive 8570 – This directive places requirements of certification and training of IA professionals working for the Department of Defense.
• National Information Assurance Training and Education Center
• SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute
• CERT Coordination Center