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Computer Internet Security
The SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. Its programs now reach more than 165,000 security professionals. As part of an ongoing effort to keep you informed on the latest security risks online, SANS has many resources, such as the weekly vulnerability digest (@RISK), the weekly news digest (NewsBites), the Internet's early warning system (Internet Storm Center), flash security alerts and more than 1,200 original research papers, free to all who ask. If you just need basic information on the available techniques to improve your online computer security, see the SANS resources section. It contains a document titled "Guide To Popular Resources On Computer and Information Security". This document contains answers to such questions as "What is the best firewall?", "What is a security policy?", and "Explain hacking". Computer Internet Security - Top 20 Threats The SANS top 20 most critical Internet security vulnerabilities list is actually two Top Ten lists: the ten most commonly exploited vulnerable services in Windows and the ten most commonly exploited elements in UNIX and Linux environments. The SANS Top-20 is a consensus list of vulnerabilities that require immediate attention from IT professionals. The 2004 list for top threats contains threats for the following categories: Top Vulnerabilities to Windows Systems The list and the vulnerabilities are explained at sans.org/top20/. |