Miscellaneous Documents

This page contains collections of articles or stand alone documents about various computer security issues. The documents are loosely organized by subject area. 

General Topics

Single Documents

• Security Glossary of Terms
• NSA Glossary of Terms Used in Security and Intrusion Detection
• Security in Wireless Local Area Networks
• Wireless Security Recommendations for Rutgers
• Wireless Security Auditor (WSA)
• IT Baseline Protection Manual from BSI
• Selecting Good Password
• How To Eliminate The Ten Most Critical Internet Security Threats - SANS

Collections of Documents

• Articles by NIH Authors
• CERT Tech Tips on Improving Security
• CIAC Documents
• The Cryptography Project
• FIRST Security Papers
• Hideaway.Net - Security Texts
• Model Security Policies (SANS Institute Resources)
• Rainbow Series Books
• Raptor Systems Security Library

Specialized Topics

• Java Security
• Java Security: From HotJava to Netscape and Beyond
• Low Level Security in Java
• Security in Java

• Network

• Home PC Firewall Guide for Internet Security
• Securing NIS
• Things that Go Bump in the Net

• Unix

• An Architectural Overview of Unix Network Security
• How to improve Security on SunOS 4.1.3
• Improving the Security of Your Site by Breaking Into it
• Securing X Windows
• CIAC 2316 Securiing X Windows

• Windows NT

• Windows NT Security Information
• Understanding Virus Behavior in the Windows NT Environment
• Windows NT Security
• Windows NT Security Issues

• Windows XP

• WPA Wireless Security Update in Windows XP
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