USEFUL WEBSITES TO LEARN SECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY

Computer security is achieved through cryptography. In order to protect your data, you must ensure that proper security protocols and encryption rules have been followed. But how would you know what's right and what's not. This is where these below mentioned websites will be so useful to you.

1. Crypto-Gram

This is a very good source on cryptography maintained by Bruce Schneir, the author of the book Applied Cryptography and the inventor of Blowfish and Twofish.

2. Apache Web Server Security Tips

Here you will find tips and tricks relating to security issues while setting up a web server.

3. CERT

This is a well known computer security organisation, which helps companies in setting up security systems against attacks.

4. CIAC Security

CIAC stands for Computer Incident Advisory Capability. This body works to provide security assisstance to the Department of Energy in the US.

5. CIPE

It stands for Crypto IP Encapsulation and is an easy but useful method for computer security.

6. COAST Hotlist: Computer Security, Law & Privacy

The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) is currently viewed as one of the world’s leading centers for research and education in areas of information security that are crucial to the protection of critical computing and communication infrastructure.

7. COAST Hotlist: Internet Firewalls

This is another security feature from the same organisation as mentioned above.

8. COAST Security Archive

This is a huge repository on computer security and information related to it.

9. ScienceDaily

Here you will find a number of tips and tricks and resources on cryptography.