Related Websites

• State and Consumer Services Agency
• State Chief Information Officer
• CA Highway Patrol
• CA Office of Health Information Integrity
• CA Office of Homeland Security
• CA Office of Emergency Services

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Federal Government Resources

• Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
  FISMA is a control framework which requires US Government organizations to put in place a mandatory set of processes that protect the organization's information systems and data. FISMA incorporates several standards as the basis for these processes, including the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) "Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems" (Special Publication 800-53), and other regulatory guidelines specific to particular agencies.
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  National cyber security leader.
• United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)
  US-CERT studies Internet vulnerabilities, researches long-term changes in networked systems, and develops information and training to help improve security.
  • Build Security In
    Collection of software assurance and security information to help software developers, architects, and security practitioners create secure systems.
  • Cyber Security Tips
    Describes and offers advice about common security issues for non-technical computer users.
• National Security Agency (NSA)
  Coordinates, directs, and performs highly specialized activities to protect U.S. government information systems, including products, services, and programs to secure critical information systems.
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  A non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Commerce Department's Technology Administration. It promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.
  • Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC)
    Provides centralized location for information security standards and guidelines, and identifies and links key security web resources to support the industry.
  • National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
    A comprehensive cyber security vulnerability database that integrates all publicly available U.S. Government vulnerability resources and provides references to industry resources.
• Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC)
  Provides incident response, reporting, and tracking, along with other computer security support for the U.S. Department of Energy.
• Federal Trade Commission
  Information on how to report scams and email fraud. 

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