Links
     
All Organizations
 

- Infosec Writers
This site is full of papers and eBooks written by experts from every corner of the Information Security world.

- SecurityFocus
This is another general security resource site. It also is host to an online database of vulnerabilities found in IT products.

- SANS Institute
SANS is one of the best resources for information security knowledge on the internet. There, you will find a large number of documents ranging from whitepapers to sample policies. They also provide training for IT and security professionals.

- National Institute of Standards and Technology
This is the Federal Government "Guideline on Network Security" Testing guidelines - check out pages 3-19 / 3-21 for frequency guidelines for each test. Please note before printing: this is a 91 page pdf.

 

All Financial Institutions

 

- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) of 1999 Wikipedia entry

- Sarbanes-Oxley Act Wikipedia entry

 
Credit Unions
  - NCUA’s Credit Union Resources Page
This is the NCUA’s page listing its own online resources for credit unions. A featured part of this page is a set of links to all of the IST resources. A good starting place is the NCUA’s letter 06-CU-10, which contains a worksheet to be used for preparing for an IT security examination. It also happens to be a great tool for determining what areas you may need help in.
 

Banks

 

- American Bankers Association’s statement on data security

- FDIC list of resources, featuring IT/Security section


 

 

 
 
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