Essentials

Content Leader: Jess Garcia - Last Updated: May 21, 2007

In our classes and conferences, people who are starting out usually ask us for help regarding which are the resources they should check, where they should start. We hope the following information proves useful to provide guidance and answer those questions.

Information Resources

• Books & Guides
• Mailing Lists, Newsletters, Blogs, RSS Feeds, Websites, Webcasts, Publications, etc.
• Security Links of Interest
• Security Tools
• Security Conferences & Events

Areas of Knowledge

General Topics

• Home User Security
  • Protecting Children on the Internet

Specific Topics

• Security Governance & Compliance
• Security Architecture

• AAA - Authentication, Authorization & Accounting

• Anti-Virus

• OS Security
  • Common References
    • NSA Security Configuration Guides
  • UNIX Security Essentials
  • Windows Security Essentials
  • Routers Security Essentials