Resources
Security Resources
Here is a list of useful security sites:
Here is a list of links to some foundational papers that are referenced in UIUC security classes. Some older papers are mirrored here. Other papers are linked to the copyrighted repository.
- Secure Computer Systems: Mathematical Foundations Volume 1, D. Elliott Bell and Leonard J. LaPadula, MITRE Technical Report 2547, dated 1 March 1973.
- Secure Computer Systems: Mathematical Foundations Volume II, Leonard J. LaPadula and D. Elliott Bell, MITRE Technical Report 2547, dated 31 May 1973.
- Secure Computer System: Unified Exposition and Multics Interpretation, D. Elliot Bell and Leonard J. LaPadula, MITRE Technical Report 2997, March 1976.
- Setuid Demystified, Hao Chen, David Wagnre, and Drew Dean
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- The Chinese Wall Security Policy, D. Brewer and M. Nash, Proc. IEEE Security and Privacy Symposium, 1989.
- A Comparison of Commercial and Military Computer Security Policies , D. Clark and D. Wilson, 1987.
- A Comment on the "Basic Security Theorem" of Bell and LaPadula, J. McLean, Information Processing Letters 20 (1985), pp. 67-70.
UIUC Information Assurance Policies, Plans, and Procedures
Other UIUC Resources
- Illinois summit on Cybersecurity video clips are available here.
Other Resources Outside UIUC
- National Science and Technology Council's Federal Plan for Cyber Security and Information Assurance Research and Development (April 2006)
- "Secure Software Assurance: A Guide to the Common Body of Knowledge to Produce, Acquire, and Sustain Secure Software (Draft, v0.9)," from the Department of Homeland Security (Jan. 9, 2006)
- The newly released (Nov. 2005) CNSS Instruction No. 4016, "National Information Assurance Training Standard for Risk Analysts."
- Applications are being accepted for the Federal Cyber Corps Scholarship for Service program at the Naval Postgraduate School. The awards are for Fall 2006 admissions into their 2-year Masters program in computer science. Deadline is March 1, 2006.
- National Security Agency, Central Security Service's web site of information assurance events.
- National Information Assurance Training and Education Center (NIATEC)
- (ISC)2® Seeks Candidates for annual $50,000 Information Security Scholarship Program. Full-Time Post-Graduate Information Security Students Can Receive Up to $12,500 Apiece in Individual Awards. [ Flyer | More Details (PDF) ]
- Information Assurance Technology Analysis Center (IATAC)
- Illustrative Risks to the Public in the Use of Computer Systems and Related Technology maintained at SRI International
- Other University Sites and Course Materials , maintained by Professor Ronald L. Rivest at MIT
- IEEE Cipher Calendar of Security and Privacy Related Events
- CFPs from Security and Privacy Related Conferences maintained by IEEE
- InfoSec News (ISN) security mailing list provided by C4I.org
- The Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities provided by SANS/FBI
- NSTISSC National Education and Training Standard for System Certifiers