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technologies change by the seconds and there are literally millions of documents on information security.  this is not a search engine, so instead of keeping an exhaustive list, we have selected the most relevant and up-to-date documents that are of practical value to professionals in the fields. if you have suggestions for documents that we should include, please contact us.

General Internet Security

• 2003 Predictions for Security and Privacy [Aberdeen Group] January, 2003
• The Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities [SANS Institute] October, 2002
• The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace - Draft [CIPB] September 2002
• Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers [NIST] March 2002
• Network Vulnerability Testing Guide (Draft) [NIST] February 2002
• Risk Management Guide for Information Technology Systems [NIST] 961KB January 2002
• Guidelines on Firewalls and Firewall Policy [NIST] 1,208KB January 2002
• Intrusion Detection Systems [NIST] 871KB August 2001
• Introduction to Public Key Technology and the Federal PKI Infrastructure [NIST] 261KB February 2001

Windows 2000

• Security Operations Guide for Windows 2000 Server [Microsoft] 1.3MB March 14, 2002
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Architecture [NSA] 227KB
• Guide to Using DoD PKI Certificates in Outlook 2000 [NSA] 255KB
• Guide to Windows 2000 Kerberos Settings [NSA] 369KB
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Router Configuration Guide [NSA] 688KB
• Group Policy Reference [NSA] 769KB
• Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 Group Policy [NSA] 238KB
• Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 Group Policy: Security Configuration Tool Set [NSA] 936KB
• Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory [NSA] 428KB
• Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 DNS [NSA] 372KB
• Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 Encrypting File System [NSA] 199KB
• Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 File and Disk Resources [NSA] 234KB
• Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 Schema [NSA] 94KB
• Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 DHCP [NSA] 259KB
• Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services [NSA] 386KB
• Guide to Secure Configuration and Administration of Microsoft ISA Server 2000 [NSA] 999KB
• Guide to the Secure Configuration and Administration of Microsoft Windows 2000 Certificate Services [NSA] 1,432KB
• Guide to the Secure Configuration and Administration of Microsoft Windows 2000 Certificate Services (Checklist Format) [NSA] 1,167KB
• Guide to the Secure Configuration and Administration of Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0 [NSA] 970KB

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