Cybersecurity Internet Resources

Throughout my journey towards earning a Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity I have used a number of websites to aid me in my studies.  The websites I am about to share are not just resources for educational purposes, but they are resources that can be used by security professionals to stay abreast on current vulnerabilities, scams, and other cybersecurity related news.

http://nvd.nist.gov/

The National Vulnerability Database is maintained by the U.S. government.  Users can search the database to obtain security checklists, security related software flaws, misconfiguration information, product names, and impact metrics.

http://cve.mitre.org/

The CVE website is a database containing Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE).  It is a tool security professionals can use to assist them with vulnerability management.

  

http://www.cvedetails.com/

CVE Details is another database that can be easily searched by users to locate security vulnerabilities and assist them with vulnerability management.

https://isc.sans.edu/

The ISC is a website maintained by an all-volunteer force of security professionals.  Their goal is to provide information on the latest Internet security threats.

http://www.honeynet.org/

The Honeynet Project is a non-profit security research organization that collects data about attackers and malicious software.  The data is then used to develop open source security tools and to educate the users on the latest attacks.

http://www.mcafee.com/us/threat-center.aspx

The McAfee Threat Center is a great security resource to obtain information on IT security threats.  The site provides information on the latest Internet threats, security updates, security awareness, threat trends, and threat predictions.

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/

The Symantec Security Response is website similar to the McAfee Threat Center.  It is another resource for security professionals to use obtain information on IT security threats.

http://www.darkreading.com/

InformationWeek’s Dark Reading Webpage contains various articles ranging from attacks/breaches to vulnerabilities and threats.  It is a valuable resource for security professionals to peruse through to stay current on the latest cybersecurity news.

https://www.schneier.com/

Bruce Schneier highly respected security technologist.  His website contains information that security professionals can use to assist them in their career field.

http://blogs.bellevue.edu/cybersecurity/index.php/2014/10/31/what-to-do-about-malware/#comments

Last but not least is Bellevue University’s Center for Cybersecurity Education Webpage.  It contains links to other resources including a link to a blog maintained by Bellevue University’s Cybersecurity Program Director, Professor Ron Woerner.  Professor Woerner writes about various cybersecurity topics that keep readers informed on current issues and trends.

There are many Internet resources available for security professionals to use.  With so many available to use the possibility of conflicting information on one or more of the sites could exist.  One way to address the situation is to contact the maintainers of the Website and ask them to verify and/or clarify the information that is in question.