Cryptographic and Security Links

www.sans.org - SANS organization, specialising in system security. Offers an alert newsletter service. Use the Reading Room for good backgrounders.

www.cert.org - US Federally funded organisation and center for security expertise.

www.cryptostuff.com - some useful backgrounders.

www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs - the research arm of RSA Security, Inc. - excellent overviews and articles.

www.securitydocs.com - general security site coverring a lot of topics incling crytography. Some useful articles and whitepapers many written from a non-mathematicians viewpoint.

csrc.nist.gov - US National Institute of Standard and Technology - Computer security division.

www.secwiz.com - lots of security information and articles.

www.gocsi.com - The Computer Security Institute - dedicated to training computer and network security professionals.

www.securityfocus.com - security organisation provides BugTrac mailing list for security announcements.

www.infosyssec.com - Data collection site. Headlines and up-to-the-minute status information. Excellent link site to various international security centers.