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links [18.8.2010]
(My 10+ years worth of
security bookmarks, actually. New links added frequently, hardly ever
cleaned. Lots of outdated and broken links).
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- Survey and Analysis of EU ICT Security Industry and Market for Products and Services
- VERIS Framework
- How to Analyze People on Sight
- Azure Security Notes
- Free "Security Strategy"
- The Leaking Vault - Five Years of Data Breaches
- Freedom From Fear Magazine
- Computer Criminals of the Future (1981)
- BITS at The Financial Services Roundtable
- How to choose the right PCI DSS QSA
- The Suricata Engine - an Open Source Next Generation Intrusion Detection and Prevention Engine
- OpenPGP Best Practices
- Payment Card Industry Compliance for Large Computing Systems
- Projection Point: Test your risk intelligence
- Cryptool Online
- Information Security Conferences Calendar
- VTT: Turvallisuusalan liiketoiminnan kasvualueet ja -mahdollisuudet Suomessa
- Secure POS Vendor Alliance
- Cloud Software Program
- PWC: Revolution or evolution. Information Security 2020
- PWC: Information Security Breaches Survey 2010
- DDoS Mitigation - Best Practices for a Rapidly Changing Threat Landscape Whitepaper
- Google Tutorial: Web Application Exploits and Defenses
- OpenDLP
- Generation Y Online Security Survey
- State of Web Application Security 2010
- Report: Web Exploits
- International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security
- Cartoon: Under Surveillance
- The Rational Rejection of Security Advice by Users
News &
Portals
Magazines &
Newsletters
Terms, FAQs
Papers,
presentations
- Trust
in Cyberspace
- Lance
Spitzner
papers
- Dan
Farmer papers
- Papers
from
UC Davis
- Fred Cohen papers
- Sys-security
Group
- The
Memorability and Security of Passwords -- Some Empirical Results
- Activism,
Hacktivism, and Cyberterrorism
- Cyber
Threats and Information Security Meeting the 21st Century Challenge
- White
Papers
and Analyst Reports
- Protecting
Network Infrastructure at the Protocol Level
- Guarding
the Crown Jewels: An Overview of Internet and Network Security
- 12
Keys for
Locking Up Tight
- EU
report about Echelon
- @Stake
Research Reports
- How
to Cheat at the Lottery
- The
Future of
Internet Worms
- Trends
in Denial
of Service Attack Technology
- Open
Source Security
- Network
Defense Columns by Rik Farrow
- The
Survivor's Guide to 2002
- CERT-toiminta
Suomessa (finnish)
- SANS Security
Reading Room
- The
Information Security Group Teaching Material
- Centralized
Management - SIM products
- Ken
Thompson:
Reflections on Trusting Trust
- Computer
World: Security Manager's Journal
- Gartner
- Security
- Online
Bank
Security
- DoD
Insider Threat Migitation (doc)
- Security
In the
Information Age (US Congress)
- Keeping
Secrets in Hardware: the Microsoft XBox Case Study
- Kansallinen
Tietoturvakatsaus (finnish, pdf)
- Coffee
vs. Security
- Risk
Exposure through Instant Messaging and P2P Networks
- Marcus
Ranum: 7 Things I've Learned
- Homeland
Insecurity (about Bruce Schneier)
- Shatter
Attacks - How to break Windows
- The
Ten Immutable Laws of Security
- Practical
Architectures for Survivable Systems and Networks
- The
National (US) Strategy to Secure Cyberspace
- PhD
Thesis: Four Views on security
- InfoSec
Writers
- New
Yorkin WTC-terrori-isku ja toiminnan jatkuvuus (finnish, pdf)
- Decimalisation
table attacks for PIN cracking
- Defending
Against an Internet-based Attack on the Physical World
- The
Myth of Security at Canada's Airports
- Failing
to Keep Up With the Information Revolution
- CISSP
certification experience
- Workshop
on Human-Computer Interaction and Security Systems
- Nanog
security
presentations
- Safe
and
Sound: A Treatise on Internet Security
- Lab for
Information Security
Technology (LIST)
- Securing
Storage Networks
- Cyberinsecurity:
The Cost of Monopoly
- EROS: The
Extremely Reliable
Operating System
- Semantic
hacking
- Cognitive
Hacking: A Battle for the Mind
- Simulating
and optimising worm propagation algorithms
- Attacking
the DNS Protocol Security
- Decades
after creation, viruses defy cure
- The
Future of Security
-
Scenario One
- Grand
Research Challenges in Computer Science and Engineering, 2002
- Grand
Research Challenges in Information Security & Assurance, 2003
- Timing
the Application of Security Patches for Optimal Uptime
- Survivability:
Protecting Your Critical Systems
- CERT
papers about Survivability
- Fact Squad
- FBI
Guide to Conceable Weapons
- Who
Wrote Sobig?
- Principles
of Survivability and Information Assurance
- An
analysis of Skype VoIP application for use in a corporate environment
- Trust
in the
New Economy - The Case of Finnish Banks
- Portable
Computing Device Security
- NIST:
Security Considerations for VoIP Systems
- Aspects
on Availability (
Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy)
- Blogs:
Another Tool
in the Security Pro's Toolkit
- Remote
Physical Device Fingerptinting
- Creating
a National Framework fo Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues and Options
- Thesis:
Plastic card fraud, a survey of current relevant card and system
properties
- Cyber
Security: A Crisis of Prioritization
- DDoS
extortion story
- An
Analysis of the Skype Peer-to-Peer Internet Telephony Protocol
- The
Economic Impact of Cyber-Attacks
- The
Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security
- Skype
Security Evaluation
- Thesis:
Strategic Security
- Security
considerations of Google Desktop
- Federal
Plan for Cyber Security and Information Assurance Research and
Development
- Security
Absurdity: The Complete, Unquestionable, And Total Failure of
Information Security
- Tietoturvallisuuden
tutkimus ja opetus Suomessa 2005 (finnish)
- CIIP Handbook Volume
I and Volume
II
- 17
Mistakes Microsoft Made in the Xbox Security System
- Migitating Denial of Service Attacks in Computer Networks
- Bypassing network access control (NAC) systems
- The life of the security professional...grand it ain't!
- the underground economy: priceless
- An Evaluation of Extended Validation and Picture-in-Picture Phishing Attacks
- Exploiting SAP Internals
- “OO-OO-OO!” The Sound of a Broken OODA Loop
- Security Architecture Blueprint
- Cost of Information Assurance
- The Evolution of Security
- The Ghost In The Browser - Analysis of Web-based Malware
- House of Lords Science and Technology Committee: Personal Internet Security
- 10 Claims That Scare Security Pros
- Security Usability Fundamentals
- Commercial Malware Industry
- Virtual Machine Security Guidelines
- Guide to Security Architecture in TOGAF ADM
- Russian Business Network study
- Security Economics And The Internal Market
- Point-of-Sales Vulnerabilities
- The New Politics of Personal Information
- Using Cartoons to Teach Internet Security
- Data Breaches: What The Underground World of "Carding" Reveals
- Large Scale Internet Attacks
- Information Security Economics – and Beyond
- SecMeter - tietoturvainformaatiota (finnish)
- Estonia Cyber Security Strategy
- Security Assessment of the Internet Protocol (IP)
- CSIS Commission: Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency
- Attacks on Banks
- Suomen turvallisuus- ja puolustuspolitiikkaa 2009 (finnish)
- Virtual Machine Security Guidelines
- An Empirical Study into the Security Exposure to Hosts of Hostile Virtualized Environments
- Virtualization and Risk
- Bank Trojans - details uncovered
- Security Assessment of The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
- Optimised to Fail: Card Readers for Online Banking
- Using Science to Battle Data Loss: Analyzing Breaches by Type and Industry
- Targeted attacks
- Introducing the IBM Security Framework and IBM Security Blueprint to Realize Business-Driven Security
- So Long, And No Thanks for the Externalities: The Rational Rejection of Security Advice by Users
- ATM Crime: Overview of the European situation and golden rules on how to avoid it
- Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode: or, How Not to Design Authentication
- The Irretrievable Losses of Malware-Enabled ACH and Wire Fraud
- Chip And Pin Is Broken
- Microsoft: The Effective Security Practices Whitepaper Series
- Report: Web Exploits
- DDoS Mitigation - Best Practices for a Rapidly Changing Threat Landscape Whitepaper
- VTT: Turvallisuusalan liiketoiminnan kasvualueet ja -mahdollisuudet Suomessa
Online books,
guides
Discussions,
Mailing-lists
Known Bugs,
Warnings
Advisories
Guidelines
- Valtionhallinnon
tietoturvallisuusohjeistus (finnish)
- RFC2504, Users'
Security Handbook
- RFC2196,
Site
Security Handbook
- PK-yritysten
tietoturvaopas (finnish)
- The
Field
Guide for Investigating Computer Crime, Part One, Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven
and Eight
- The
Open-Source Security Testing
Methodology Manual
- Simple
Security
Truths
- Contingency
Planning and
Disaster Recovery
- Commonly
Accepted Security
Practices & Recommendations
- Introduction
to Security Policies Part One, Two,
Three
and Four
- Tietoturvaa
peruskäyttäjille (finnish)
- BSI
IT Baseline Protection Manual
- Security
Auditing Guide
- Tietosuojan
ja Tietoturvan Tarkistuslista (rtf, finnish)
- NSA
Security
Recommendation Guides
- NIST
Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers
- NIST
Guideline on Network Security Testing
- OCTAVE:
Operationally
Critical Threat, Asset, and Vulnerability Evaluation
- OECD
Security
and Privacy Guidelines
- NIST
ASSET - Automated
Security Self Evaluation Tool
- NIST
Guide to Selecting Information Security Products
- NIST
Guide to Information Technology Security Services
- Tietoturvaopas (finnish)
- The
Antivirus Defense-in-Depth Guide
- Turvallisuussopimusten
laadintaohjeistoa (finnish)
- GAISP:
Generally Accepted Information Security Principles
- NIST
Guide to Computer Security Log Management
-
The IT Audit Checklist for Information Security
- Global Technology Audit Guide (GTAG)
- Guide to information security certifications
- NIST: Information Security
- SANS 20 Critical Security Controls
- Frequently Avoided Questions about IT auditing
- Information security awareness in financial organisations - Guidelines and case studies
- OSA - Open Security Architecture
- Jericho Forum Self-Assessment Scheme
- Shared (Vendor) Assessments
Standards and
"standards"
Common Criteria / ISO 15408
BS7799 / ISO17799 / ISO 27000
PCI
Laws,
directives, etc.
General
Finnish Laws
EC
Awareness
Risk Management
Methods &
tools
Security
Management
Metrics
Psychology
Identity,
Authentication and Access Management
Disaster Recovery,
Business
Continuity
Organizations
CERT
Conferences,
seminars
Surveys,
stats
- Security
Survey of Key Internet Hosts (Dan
Farmer, 1996)
- SSL
Server Security Survey
- The
2000 Information Security Industry Survey
- The
2001 Information Security Industry Survey
- Attrition
Defacement Statistics
- Computerworld
Security
Statistics
- Salary
- CERT/CC
Statistics
- Security
Statistics
- SecuritySpace
Internet Research Reports
- Honeynet
project: statistics
- Riptech
Internet Security Threat Report - Attack
Trends Q3
and Q4 2001
- e-Security
- 2002 and
beyond
- The
Security of Applications: Not All Are Created Equal
- Informationweek
- Management Takes Notice
- ISS:
Internet Security Risk Summary for December 22, 2001 through March 21,
2002
- Network
World Top
Concerns Survey 2002
- Riptech
Internet Security Threat Report - Attack Trends Q1 and Q2 2002
- The
2002 Information Security Industry Survey
- ICAT
Vulnerability Statistics
- ISS
Internet Risk Impact Summary 1.1.-31.3.2003
- IFCC
Internet Fraud Reports
- Top
100 Security Tools
- Information
Security magazine 2003 product survey
- Fast
and Present Danger: In-Home Study on Broadband Security
- INFOSEC
year in Review
- Understanding
Computer Crime Studies and Statistics
- CIO
Security Study - Determine the importance of IT Security
- Blaster
worm took heavy toll: survey
- Victims
of cyberstalking: An exploratory study of harassment perpetrated via
the Internet
- ZDNet
2003 Security Survey: steady progress,
wireless worries
- The
State
of IT Security 2003 Survey
- INFOSEC
Zeitgeist
- What
keeps information security professionals up at night?
- F-Secure
Corporation's
Data Security Summary for 2003
- Imperva:
Only
10% of Web Applications are Secured Against Common Hacking Techniques
- SecurityTracker
vulnerability statistics 2002
- Symantec
Internet Security Threat Reports
- Information
Security
Breaches Survey 2004
- A
CompTIA Analysis of IT Security and the Workforce - Summary
- Kauppakamarien
yritysturvallisuustutkimus (finnish)
- Insider
Threat Study: Illicit Cyber Activity in the Banking and Finance
Sector
- PWC
7th Annual Global CEO Survey - Managing Risk
- CIO
- The State of Information Security 2004
- Hi-Tech
Crime:
The Impact on UK Business
- Authentication
Statistics Index
- F-Secure
Corporation's
Data Security Summary for 2004
- Coverity:
Linux bugs
- ISSA/BSA
Survey result 2004 (ppt)
- Identity
Theft - Summary
- Hi-Tech
Crime - The Impact on UK Business 2005
- Browser
Vulnerability Statistics 2004
- Insider
Threat Study
- Identity
and Access Management Trends Survey
- 2005
Australian Computer Crime and Security Survey
- Banks
to spend more on IT security
- Nationmaster
-
crime statistics
- Study:
Flaw disclosure hurts software maker's stock
- The
Prolexis Zombie Report
- TrustedSource
email & spam stats
- CIO
- The State of Information Security 2005 Part I and Part
II
- How
safe is it out there? - Study of web app security
- Opinion:
Investigating the FBI's 'invalid' security survey
- Top
Security Trends for 2006
- FTC
Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data 2005
- Swiss
Re Corporate Risk Survey: A Global Perspective
- Statistics
on web servers attacks for year 2005
- It's
raining security surveys
- F-Secure
Corporation's
Data Security Summary for 2005
- DTI
Information Security Breaches Survey 2006
- CSI/FBI
Computer Crime and Security Survey 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005,
2004,
2003
and 2002
- Survey on the Detection and Prevention of Data Breaches
- Yrityksiin kohdistuvan ja niitä hyödyntävän rikollisuuden tilannekuva 2006
- Critical look at statistics
- Web Application Security Professionals Survey
- A Chronology of Data Breaches
- 4th Annual Consumer Online Fraud Survey
- Profile of a Fraudster Survey 2007
- WASC Web Security Threat Report 1-4/2007
- Tunnisteilla turvallisuutta - tutkimus sähköisten tunnisteiden käytöstä (finnish)
- Study: Professional Security Certifications Boost Salary
- Information Security Year in Review 2007
- Ernst
& Young’s Global Information Security Survey 2007
- Independent comparatives of Anti-Virus software
- Cisco 2007 Annual Security Report
- The Web Hacking Incidents Database Annual Report 2007
- Banks: Losses from computer intrusions up in 2007
- Tietoturvallisuuden hallinta suomalaisissa organisaatioissa 2007 (finnish)
- IC3 Internet Crime Report 2007
- The (ISC)2 Global Information Security Workforce Studies
- Kauppakamarin
tutkimus yritysten rikosturvallisuudesta 2005 ja 2008 (finnish)
- Understanding the Web browser threat
- Airport Insecurity: The Case of Missing & Lost Laptops
- Information Week 2008 Security Survey: We're Spending More, But Data's No Safer Than Last Year
- Web Application Security professional Survey 2008
- Software Security Demand Rising 2007
- Compuware 2008 Study on the Uncertainty of Data Breach Detection
- Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2009
- NRI Secure Technologies Web Application Security Assessment Trend analysis report 2008
- Europol European Organised Crime Threat Assessment (OCTA) reports
- European ATM Security Team (EAST) Crime Reports
- Microsoft Security Intelligence Report
- Dataloss DB
- Arbor Networks Infrastructure Security Report
- Adventurers and Risk-Takers: Finnish professional criminals and their organisations in the 1990s cross-border criminality
- Symantec Report on the Underground Economy
- Verizon Business Data Breach Investigations Report 2010, 2009, Supplemental Report 2009, 2008and Supplemental Report 2008
- IDC: Innovation and Security: Collaborative or Combative
- WhiteHat Website Security Statistics Report 12/2008
- Learning More About the Underground Economy: A Case-Study of Keyloggers and Dropzones
- Top 10 Financial Security Breaches 2008
- The Cisco Annual Security Report 2008 and 2009
- PWC Global State of Information Security Surveys
- IBM X-Force Trend Reports
- Security certifications (excel)
- Deloitte Annual Global Security Survey 2008, 2006, 2004, 2003
- Outpost24: Cyber Criminality
- KPMG 's 2009 IT Internal Audit Survey
- State of the CSO 2009
- Finjan Cybercrime Intelligence Report
- Yrityksiin kohdistuvan rikollisuuden tilannekuva (finnish)
- Web Application Security Statistics
- Deloitte: Cyber Crime: a clear and present danger
- Ponemon 2009 Annual Study: Cost of a Data Breach
- Survey: Integrating Security Into the Software Development Lifecycle
- State of Web Application Security 2010
- Generation Y Online Security Survey
- PWC: Revolution or evolution. Information Security 2020
- PWC: Information Security Breaches Survey 2010
- The Leaking Vault - Five Years of Data Breaches
- Survey and Analysis of EU ICT Security Industry and Market for Products and Services
Software security
Databases
Design
Programming
Examples, known problems
Testing
Tools -free
Tool - commercial
Web Services, XML security
Intrusion
Detection Systems
General
Articles, papers,
presentations
Commercial tools
Free tools
Trojans, vulnerabilities, port
numbers
Analysis
Snort
Snort-based commercial products
Incident handling
& forensics
Penetration
testing
General
Commercial tools
Free tools
Public Key
Infrastructure
General
Articles, papers,
presentations
Finnish Electronic Identity
(fineid)
Tools
LDAP,
Directories
General
Articles
& presentations
Free tools
Virtual Private
Networks
Firewalls
Crypto
General
IPSEC
SSL/TLS
Email
Cryptanalysis
Biometrics
Unix
Windows
Mobile &
Wireless
Ethics
Privacy
Spam
Phishing
Are you being monitored?
Social media
Cloud Computing
Incidents,
exploits, hacks,
vulnerabilities
Hackers,
crackers, script-kiddies,...
Infowar,
Hactivism, Network Centric Warfare
Traditional
Security
People
Fun
Videos, hack-tv, clips
Blogs & Podcasts
Podcasts