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- Security Guides/Handbooks/Tutorials	- Firewalls
- General Security Tips and Advice	- Wireless Security
- Best Security Software	- Website/Application Security
- Identity Theft/Fraud	- Network Security
- Anti-phishing	- Data Backup
- Anti-spam	- Publications
- Malicious Software Information	- Miscellaneous
- Latest Security News	- Friends of Select Real Security
- Social Networking Security	- Revision History
- Password Security

Security Guides/Handbooks/Tutorials

Malicious Software Prevention:

Gizmo’s Guide to Securing Your PC by Gizmo Richards
How to Stay Safe While Online
How-to Security Booklet by Security In a Box
Malware Prevention – Preventing Re-infection by Russ Stamm
How Malware Spreads – How Did I Get Infected by Russ Stamm
Hardening Windows Security
How (and why) to secure your Windows PC
Malware Incident Prevention and Handling [PDF]
CKnow Computer Virus Tutorial
Securing Windows XP by Eric Vaughan and Allen Weil
Securing Your Home Computer
Protect Your Computer by Oregon State University
The 20 Minute Guide to PC Security
Computer Virus Primer for Network Administrators by Bernie Klinder
Keeping Your Kids Internet Safe and Smart [PDF]
Browser Security Handbook by Michal Zalewski
IT Security Cookbook by Sean Boran
Cyber-Safety for Everyone: from Kids to Elders by M. E. Kabay [PDF]
Keep Yourself and Your Stuff Safe Online by Linda McCarthy
How to Secure Windows and Your Privacy by Howard Fosdick [PDF]
Silver Surfers’ Online Safety Guide [PDF]
HackerProof: Your Guide To PC Security by Matt Smith
Microsoft Security Update Guide
Best Practices for Keeping Your Home Network Secure by NSA [PDF]
Security Concepts: an online book about computer, hardware, and cryptographic security.
The Rough Guide to Online Safety by GetSafeOnline.org
Computer and Data Security Guide for Windows

Malicious Software Removal:

General Security Tips and Advice

Cyber Security Tips: tips and advice on common security issues for non-technical computer users.
Security Awareness Tip of The Day: has a huge collection of simple and useful tips and provides a new tip every day.
Home Computer Security Checklist: a list of computer security tips with comprehensive details about each tip.
Security 101: a large collection of tips, how-to’s and other advice on computer and network security.
CyberCoyote: has excellent information and advice that covers a variety of security topics.
The Top Ten Most Dangerous Things You Can Do Online
Stopping Malware on its Tracks: lists ways you can prevent and detect infections (by Lenny Zeltser).
Securing Microsoft Windows by David A. Wheeler
How to Stay Secure Online by Adam Dachis
How to protect yourself from malware
32 Ways to Secure Your Digital Life
Safe Internet Surfing by Robert P. Lipschutz and John Clyman
Malware Prevention and Avoidance
9 Easy Ways To Never Get A Virus by James Bruce
Ten Immutable Laws Of Security: Microsoft’s ten facts of life regarding computer security.
6 Rules of Thumb to Help Protect Your Information and Privacy Online by Tracy Hulver
Protecting a Laptop from Simple and Sophisticated Attacks by Mike Cardwell

Best Security Software

Best Free Security Software for Windows: tells you the latest and best free security software that you could be using.
Best Antivirus Comparison: compare antivirus reviews and ratings.

Identity Theft/Fraud

About Identity Theft – Deter. Detect. Defend
Identity Theft: What to Do if It Happens to You: provides instructions how to reclaim your financial health and who to contact for more help.
Identity Theft FAQ: answers to frequently asked questions about identity theft.
Reducing the Risk of Fraud: lists steps you can take to reduce your risk of fraud.
Limiting Identity Theft Damage
Identity Theft Prevention Handbook by Todd M Feinman
Email and web scams: How to help protect yourself: learn how to avoid online scams that may come your way.
How To Prevent Identity Theft – 11 Easy Ways
9 Ways to Prevent Identity Theft From Your Online Activities
Preventing and Responding to Identity Theft
25 Ways to Avoid Auction Fraud From a Seller’s Perspective
How to Protect Yourself from Online Fraud and Identity Theft by Alan Henry

Anti Phishing

PhishTank: submit, verify, track, and share phishing data.
Google Safe Browsing: report phishing pages.
How to Avoid Phishing Scams: lists helpful advice you can use to avoid becoming a victim of phishing scams.
The Phishing Guide: covers the technologies and security flaws Phishers exploit to conduct their attacks, and provides detailed advice on what organizations can do to prevent future attacks (by Gunter Ollmann).
How to recognize phishing e-mails or links

Anti Spam

How to reduce the quantity of spam
How to Avoid Getting Spammed
How to Report Spam
Twitter Account Validator: quickly check if a twitter username is a spammer or a bot.
Free Anti-Spam Tools and Services
Email Harvesting Techniques FAQ: lists and describes the many ways spammers get email addresses.

Malicious Software Information

The Evolution of Malicious Agents by Lenny Zeltser
Strategies of Computer Worms: describes the nature and evolution of the computer worm (by Peter Szor).
Most Damaging Malware: provides an overview of the most damaging types of malware (by Mary Landesman).
Rootkit Analysis: What is a Rootkit by Matthew Vea
A quick and dirty guide to malware: a three-part series covering viruses, trojans, and worms.
Malware Characteristics
How to Identify Malware Behavior by Mark Morgan
The Truth about Trojan Horses on the Internet by Sarah Gordon and David M. Chess
Inside the Business of Malware (Infographic): shows the way that attackers compromise their victims’ computers, sell malware and then launder the proceeds.
Malware Infection Vectors: Past, Present, and Future by Paul Schmehl
Who creates malware and why?

Latest Security News

Social Networking Security

Password Security

Password Strength Checker: online tool that tests the strength of your passwords as you type them.
How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords: John Pozadzides provides an excellent read about password security.
A Guide To Better Password Practices by Sarah Granger
Creating Secure Passwords: tips for creating strong passwords you can remember (by Tony Bradley).
Passwords: Make them Effective
The Usability of Passwords: an excellent article on “how to make usable and secure passwords” (by Thomas Baekdal).

Secure Web Browsing

Best Free Browser Protection Utility
Securing Your Web Browser: provides instructions on how to configure your web browser for safer internet surfing.
URLVoid: quickly check if a website is safe to browse.
vURL Online: quickly and safely analyze malicious or suspected websites.

Firewalls

Firewalls by Tony Northrup: covers the design, deployment, and use of both network and host-based firewalls.
How to Select a Network Firewall by Brian Monkman
Interhack’s Internet Firewall FAQ: answers to frequently asked questions about Internet firewalls.
Firewall FAQ by Microsoft

Email Security

Mail Security – Keep Your Inbox Safe: comprehensive tutorial with tips and tricks for email security.
The 25 Most Common Mistakes in Email Security
Best Free Email Client
Five Free Temporary Email Services To Avoid Spam

Wireless Security (Wi-Fi)

How to Secure Your Wireless Network by Becky Waring
10 Tips for Wireless Home Network Security
Keep Your Windows Computer Secure on Public Wireless Hotspots
8 tips for working securely from wireless hot spots
5 ways to protect your Wi-Fi network from hackers by Phil Hornshaw
How to Lock Down Your Wireless Network by Alex Wawro

Website and Application Security

SQL Injection Attack and Defense by Sagar Joshi
SQL Injection Attacks and Some Tips on How to Prevent Them by Colin Mackay
How to prevent your site from getting hacked / How to repair a damaged site by Steven Whitney.
Web Application Penetration Testing: information for penetration testers.
10 Ways To Beef Up Your Website’s Security
Basic Website Security Checklist by Chad Perrin
Common Security Mistakes in Web Applications by Philip Tellis
Unmask Parasites: free online tool that scans your website for malware.
CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors: a list of the most widespread and critical programming errors.
WordPress Security 101: Securing Your Site by Willie Jackson
Securing Your WordPress Website by Daniel Pataki
SQL Injection Prevention Cheat Sheet

Network Security

Introduction to Network Security by Matt Curtin
Home Network Security: an overview of the security risks and countermeasures associated with Internet connectivity.
Top 125 Network Security Tools: listing of the top 125 network security tools.
Network Security in the Age of *Any* Computing by Mike Rothman

Data Backup

How to back up files and recover data
Best Free Backup Program
Best Free Online Backup Sites
The Backup and Restore Guide by Tina Sieber
How To Backup Operating Systems: a step-by-step guide for backing up and restoring the operating system installed on your PC.

Security Publications

SANS Information Security Reading Room: has over 1,900 original computer security white papers in 77 different categories.
Network Security Library: site with hundreds of network security related articles, books, FAQs, and white papers.
Security Papers and Articles: vulnerability analysis papers, tutorials and articles from the Exploit Database.
The Infosec Writers Text Library
White Papers and Articles – Trend Micro
Honeynet Project – Know Your Enemy Papers
Information Security Research Library: white papers, case studies and product information on the latest security solutions and technologies.
Technical Info – Gunter Ollmann: has some excellent white papers and articles on various security topics.
PacketSource: directory of information security articles, white papers, and documents.
US-CERT – Security Publications
RootSecure – PDF Documents: notable papers and articles from the past few years on security and other related topics.
Symantec Security Response: offers white papers on a range of issues relating to Internet security.
Entrust White Papers on Internet Security and Encryption
SecDocs: provides papers, slides, and videos on IT security and hacking.
ICSA Labs White Papers
ESET White Papers
Infosec White Papers

Miscellaneous

Modern Computer Attack and Defense Techniques by Lenny Zeltser
Web Security: Are You Part Of The Problem? by Christian Heilmann
Security Risks of Near Field Communication: looks at the risks associated with NFC and tells you how to avoid them.
Firewall Guide: information and reviews on security, personal firewall software and hardware, and more.
Firewall.com: a directory of security resources.
Complete Computer Security Information – David Woodsmall: a multitude of links to articles and websites about protecting your computer and data (frequently updated).
GCK’s Information Security URLs: provides links to security related sites.
IT Security Overview and Web Resources
The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security: a very interesting read (by Marcus J. Ranum).
Plug and Prey: Malicious USB Devices: an overview of malicious USB devices (by Adrian Crenshaw).
How To Completely and Securely Erase Your Hard Drive
SANS Intrusion Detection FAQ
Antiviral Software Evaluation FAQ: how to review, evaluate, and decide which antivirus packages to buy (by Robert Slade).
The WWW Security FAQ by Lincoln D. Stein & John N. Stewart

Friends of Select

Bill Mullins Weblog
Protect your Profile and Internet Status: a blog that shows you simple ways to protect your online and offline identity.
Bookmarks4Techs: features over 500 links to useful tech sites (frequently updated).
What’s On My PC: a blog about computers, software, gadgets, and information technology.
Experts Galaxy: all about computer and digital security.
Security [CENTRAL] Forum
Raj Chandel’s Blog