HP UX Internet Express Software manual Other Useful Web Sites, Applications, InterNIC, Microsoft

The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a clearinghouse for security-related events that occur in the Internet community. If you are an administrator, subscribe to the CERT mailing list and frequently check the CERT advisories.

CERT works with the Internet community to facilitate the community's response to security events involving hosts, takes proactive steps to improve the community's awareness of security issues, and conducts research aimed at improving the security of existing systems. CERT services include a

24-hour hotline for responding to security incidents, product vulnerability assistance, and technical documentation and tutorials.

CIAC

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/

The Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC) site is maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Web site offers computer security information, as well as workshops, consulting, and security incident-handling information.

CSRC

http://csrc.ncsl.nist.gov/

The Computer Security Resource Clearinghouse (CSRC) is a U.S. Government archive containing security information and contacts maintained by the National Institute on Standards and Technology (NIST).

Other Useful Web Sites

The following sites contain information that might be of interest:

Applications

http://cws.internet.com/

The Consummate WinSock Applications Web site contains access to numerous Internet applications for personal computer users. The site is owned by Forrest H. Stroud, whose purpose is to “help net users stay current on the latest, greatest WinSock applications.?

InterNIC

www.internic.net/

The Internet Network Information Center (InterNIC) is a collection of Network Information Service managers, selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF), who provide and coordinate services for the NSF network community.

Microsoft

http://www.microsoft.com/

The Microsoft homepage contains information on Internet-based products and lets you download software.

World Wide Web Consortium

http://www.w3.org/

The World Wide Web Consortium homepage is funded by the Internet industry and managed by MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science, INRIA (the European Laboratory for Particle Physics), and CERN (Institut Nationale de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique). The Consortium produces specifications and software (available at no cost) that help realize the full potential of the Web.

This site is an excellent source of information on Web authoring and Web site administration.

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