Independent Organizational Sites

Organizational SiteSummary
American Society for Industrial Security ASIS sponsors professional workshops, seminars, and the Certified Protection Professional (CPP) program.
CERT Coordination Center Established in 1988, the CERT® Coordination Center (CERT/CC) is a center of Internet security expertise, located at the Software Engineering Institute, a federally funded research and development center operated by Carnegie Mellon University.
Communications Security Establishment CSE collects foreign intelligence that can be used by the government for strategic warning, policy formulation, decision-making and day-to-day assessment of foreign capabilities and intentions.
Computer Security Institute Computer Security Institute (CSI) is the world's leading membership organization specifically dedicated to serving and training the information, computer and network security professional.
Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF is a donor-supported membership organization working to protect our fundamental rights regardless of technology; to educate the press, policymakers and the general public about civil liberties issues related to technology; and to act as a defender of those liberties.
Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), brings together a variety of computer security incident response teams from government, commercial, and academic organizations.
High-Tech Crime Network The High-Tech Crime Network is a computerized network of law enforcement agencies and information security professionals from 15 (fifteen) countries.
ICSA Labs TruSecure-including ICSA Labs, is the leading provider of intelligent risk management products and services.
Information Security Forum The Information Security Forum (ISF) is an international association of over 250 leading organisations which fund and co-operate in the development of practical research about information security.
International Association for Crypto logic Research The International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) is a non-profit scientific organization whose purpose is to further research in cryptology and related fields.
National Security Institute The National Security Institute's website is the premier Internet resource for the security professional. The site features industry and product news, computer alerts, travel advisories, a calendar of events, a directory of products and services, and access to an extensive virtual security library.
SANS Institute SANS is the trusted leader in information security research, certification and education. The SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization.
The European Forum for Electronic Business (EEMA) EEMA is the premier European forum for electronic business. Formed in March 1987, it is an international, non-profit making organisation which provides an independent forum for all participants in electronic business.