Once again, you should consider these links mere starting points. There are lots of different elements that make up Internet security. Check these out, then look for your own.

• The FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center
• The Electronic Privacy Information Center A clearinghouse of articles pertaining to security issues.
• Computer Security Information, courtesy of the U.S. Government. This site is a directory of resources, arranged very well.
• Becky Allen sends this site from Sans.org: "SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS) and the FBI want to educate the public about protecting computer operating systems. The SANS/FBI Top 20 List of Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities is a helpful guide for guarding information. It has separate lists for Windows and Unix systems and provides information for the identification and repair of any vulnerabilities."
• Marshall Annis suggests this article from TechTV: "The article 'No Longer Anonymous' by Erica Hill tells of the hardships faced by 'Jonathan' when his identity was stolen. Because your identity is not tangible it is hard to discover it has been stolen until it is too late and the internet is making this even harder. The site also lists several steps to take to protect your identity both on- and off-line."
• Deepak Arora suggests this article from ACP-Inc.com: "Jeff Cross calls attention to the monetary losses resulting from computer security issues, and then follows the trend to predict future losses. He then steers into the question of what can be done to protect technology and decrease profit loss. Finally, Cross describes five elementary steps, which can be implemented immediately to decrease security issues."
• John Fleming sends this article from Scambusters.org: "An article on Scambusters.org gives eight strategies that business owners should use to stop credit card fraud. It is not about what consumers should do, it is what business owners need to do to make sure they are not accepting fraudulent credit cards because they do not have the same protection consumers have."
• Chris Gilmore suggests this site from The Lansing State Journal: "Katherine Hutt Scott, a correspondent for the Lansing State Journal, describes the fascinating story of Judith Collins, a Michigan State criminal justice professor who has devised a method of uncovering indentity fraud on the Internet. After discovering that someone had stolen her social security number and was using it to apply for credit cards online, Judith, using the MSU computer labs, began creating a method to catch internet crooks by "footprinting" their trails left behind on the Web. Her techniques are so effective that she has even begun working for the F.B.I. to pursue Al Qaida members hiding out in the U.S.
• Stefanie Kealey sends this site from PBS.org: "Frontline investigates the threat of cyber war and the vulnerability of the Internet to virtual and physical attack. Cyber security experts describe past worms and viruses as wake-up calls that show American citizens just how susceptible the Internet is to attacks. Learn why a cyber attack is an increasingly attractive and effective weapon for terrorists to use against the United States."
• Kristy Klein suggests this site from DefenseLink.mil: "Paul Stone from The American Forces Information Service discusses how easy it is to find any type of personal information on the web. To demonstrate this point, members of the Pentagon presented leaders with personal information about them that they had easily found on the web. This includes, for example, unlisted phone numbers, and social security numbers. "Data mining," as the article mentions, is gathering specific information on the Net, and then piecing it together to get a bigger picture. An important issue that is discussed is the need to know vs. want to know information."
• Julie Lauenger provides this site from SafeKids.com: "This site is created for parents to inform them how to protect thier family's privacy by make the internet safe for their children. It explains that a child should not give out personal information to anyone on-line. Studies were performed by the Federal Trade Commission, which gives suggestions for how to be safe on the internet because they found that most sites do not provide a sufficient privacy policy."
• Paul Lavoie suggests this site from Consumer.gov: "IDtheft, a website by the United States government, is a valuable resource for consumers seeking information on IDtheft in the U.S. The site contains information about what to do if one's ID is stolen. It also contains statistics, news articles, and surveys relating to IDtheft."
• Blake Loscalzo sends this site from Purdue called Coast: "COAST the Computer Operations, Audit, and Security Technology is an organization that is focused on the research of computer safety. This program was founded by Gene Spafford and other faculty involved in the Computer Sciences Department of Purdue University. These people devote their time studying and finding information on the most secure ways to surf the net and relaying it to the common users."
• Jeffrey Lees sends this article from FirstMonday.dk (Denmark): "A tangled world wide web of security issues, an article by Joris Claessens, Bart Preneel, and Joos Vandewalle.  The site gives a thorough overview of the different security issues regarding the WWW, as well as giving an insight to some possible soloutions.  Although the site may be lengthy, the reader will have more knowledge of research being done to advance the internet security."
• April Mahoney provides this site from Cato.org: "Provided by Cato.Org, this article provides a critical standpoint concerning the use of federal systems to gain information. Solveig Singleton, director of the Cato Institute's Informational studies, argues that federal systems can hinder personal privacy and that identity theft is on the increase. Singleton also warns against federal regulations of digital signatures."

• Sophie Moravej provides this link from UConn: "UCONN provides a free computer security service for its students. They have created a website with information on general activity security and current issues, and free software for students. The purpose of this service is primarily to protect the vulnerability of the UCONN network that connects thousands of computers."
• Taki Naito sends this site from Netscape: "The Security Center of Netscape's Webpage offers the eleven easiest ways of protecting ourselves when we online shop. It gives pointers of shopping safely on the Internet and the benefits of e-commerce.  The list includes tips such as in ways of choosing good passwords, making sure that unauthorized people do not use information about myself, and simple terms such as shopping with familiar companies since they have proper secured sites for online shoppers."
• Katie O'Keeffe sends this site from StaySafeOnline.info: "StaySafeOnline sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance is devoted to instructing people of all ages and technical literacies on how to protect themselves from the hazards of the internet. This site posts special events such as Cyber Security Day (October 26th) and self-tests such as "Are you being safe online?" There are areas for children to use as well as instructional guides for parents and children."
• Michelle Spangle suggests this article from Australia's Alphalink.com: "he article "WHAT MANAGERS NEED TO KNOW IF THEY WANT TO USE THE WEB AND CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN BUSINESS SECURITY" suggests that crackers, not hackers, provide the greatest threat to on-line businesses. The author provides managers with insight into identification of technological threats, network defense mechanisms to prevent them, policies which can prevent susceptibility, and the cost of such security. He concludes that the web has many business benefits but managers must be aware of their dangers in order to find success."
• Jan Voolstra provides this site from the ISOC.org: "Fighting the Wily Hacker: Modeling Information Security Issues for Online Financial Institutions Using the SEAS Environment" introduces an ongoing study concerning possible offensive and defensive strategies to counter the multiple risks facing online financial institutions. SEAS stands for Synthetic Environments for Analysis and Simulation environment. SEAS uses the same type of protocol that the Dept. of Defense uses, only that SEAS looks at financial institutions. This essay goes along with the readings for class, so for further info. on security risks check it out."