Computer Fraud & Crime Reference Materials

| Staying Current & Aware | Guidance |  Special Interest for Accountants |
|  Legal Developments | Vendors |

Also see the Computer Crime and Forensics Reference Materials page.

Staying Current & Aware

• Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)- at Carnegie Mellon

• CSI- the Computer Security Institute web site

• The Internet Storm Center- by the SANS Institute

• Computer Security Resource Center- the National Institute of Standards & Technology

• Anti-Phising Working Group- a global pan-industrial law enforcement association

• AntiVirus and Security Response- Symantec's virus/worm/Trojan Horse encyclopedia

• The Virus Bulletin

• WAVIC- Willem's Free Anti-Virus Consultancy, Int.

• TechRepublic- online source of information for IT/IS professionals

• TechTV- "24/7" television about digital technologies, including CyberCrime

• Security Resource List for Administrators- excellent information and resources from TechRepublic

• SecurITy Writers Guild- Articles by Techies for Techies

• Unlimited Resources for Computer Security, by TeCrime International, Inc.

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Guidance

• Five Ways to Secure Your Organization's IS, Mike Walton, TechRepublic

• Risks and Rewards of Information Security Planning- AICPA Top Technologies Web Site

• The First Rule of Network Security: Create a Policy, R. Stiennon, TechRepublic

• Criteria for Trustworthy Information Systems, Shawn Rounds, TechRepublic

• The Complete Social Engineering FAQ, read about how they get the passwords

• Information Protection Fundamentals, T. R. Peltier, Computer Security Institute
   

• Tools & Resources for Managing Customer Privacy- an excellent resource from TechRepublic

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Legal Developments & Issues

• Internet Fraud Complaint Center- to file a complaint

• The President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board-

• Privacy Audit Checklist- do you and your clients comply?

• See You in Court- The Risks of Bad Information Security, by CIO Magazine

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Special Interest for Accountants

• XBRL- eXtensible Business Reporting Language, a foundation for the New Business Reporting Model

• Privacy Audit Check List- by K. P. Enright, Lucira Technologies, Inc.

• AuditNet, resources for internal auditors

• Certified Fraud Examiners

• Trust Services Principles and Criteria- exposure draft for emerging WebTrust & SysTrust services

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Vendors

• F-Secure- antivirus and encryption

• Thawte- a variety of digital certificates

• VeriSign- encryption and digital signatures

• Personal Firewall Shop- primarily for software firewalls and protection
   

• Cisco Systems- for industrial strength security

• Linksys Group, Inc.- hardware firewalls for wired and wireless computing

• NetGear- more hardware protection

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