EIT Documents and Links
- Information Security, Computer Use, and Software Installation/Use - AgriLife Extension - Terms of use
- Information Security, Computer Use, and Software Installation/Use - AgriLife Research - Terms of use
- Security Incident Reporting page
- Disaster Recovery data entry application (send email to securityhelp @ ag.tamu.edu for access)
Security Practices for Confidential Information on University Computers
Tools to find personally identifiable information (such as Credit Card or Social Security numbers)
- Senf (Sensitive Number Finder) TAMU version that can identify UINs - requires java 1.5 or later - (available at java.com)
- Senf (standard version that just searches for SSNs and Credit card numbers)
- Cornell Spyder
Securing Windows XP (and other Operating Systems)
Securing Web Browsers
Securing Web servers
Commerical products for Securing Removable drives
Anti-spyware software
Security Practices
- Centra Security Practices powerpoint presentation - December 21, 2007
- Software Patch Web resource
- Ten things you should do to secure every general purpose operating system
- Ten BAD Computer Practices
- Disable wireless when you dont need it - link to vulnerability announcement
- Hoaxes and Urban Legends - provided by Texas Department of Information Resources
Laptop Security PDFs from DIR
- Ten things you should already be doing to secure your laptop (added on Sept 18)
- NIST Laptop Security Checklist
- Wireless Laptop security
- Laptop Security Onguard online (link fixed - Jan 30)
Setting up a Secure Wireless
Security Help
Encryption Software
- TrueCrypt A free windows file encryption utility (whole disk encryption now available in version 5.0)
- Documentation for the use of TrueCrypt
Vulnerability Assessment
- cisecurity.org - Open Source vulnerability assessment tools for Windows and other products
- Windows Defender
- Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
- Retina from Eeye.com- Commercial product
Penetration Testing
- Metasploit.org - Open source penetration testing product for Windows and other products/OSs
- Core Impact from Core Security - Commercial product
Intrusion Detection Tools
Intrusion Discovery Commands
Disaster Recovery/Business Continunity links
Data Recovery Software
- Data recovery products (Commercial and free products links from anandtech.com)
Important Security Events - updated daily
Listserv links and e-mail lists
Security Metrics
- SecurityStats.com Security Statistics
Security Webcasts from SANS
Network Security tools
Latest Virus Alerts
- Virus Total Uploader - Scans single files with 32+ different products
- Sophos.com
- McAfee.com
- Symantec.com
Secure Web Application Development
Other Security Links
Free software links