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Technical Associations
ASCLD Laboratory
Accreditation Board
The Crime Laboratory Accreditation Program, established by the American
Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD), is a voluntary program in
which any crime laboratory may participate to demonstrate that its
management, operations, personnel, procedures, equipment, physical plant,
security, and health and safety procedures meet established standards. The
program is managed by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors,
Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) which is responsible to the
Delegate Assembly composed of the directors of all accredited laboratories.
ASIS
The American Society for Industrial Security, with more than 32,000 members,
is the preeminent international organization for professionals responsible
for security, including managers and directors of security. In addition,
corporate executives and other management personnel, as well as consultants,
architects, attorneys, and federal, state, and local law enforcement, are
becoming involved with ASIS to better understand the constant changes in
security issues and solutions.
CDT
The Center for Democracy and Technology works to promote democratic values
and constitutional liberties in the digital age. With expertise in law,
technology, and policy, CDT seeks practical solutions to enhance free
expression and privacy in global communications technologies.
CISSP
CCCURE.org |
CISSPS.com |
(ISC)2.org
CIT
The Center for Information Technology objectives are to provide, coordinate,
and manage information technology, to advance computational science, and be
a vital partner in the discovery of biomedical knowledge.
Computer and Communications Standards
An extensive library and resource for Standards, Technical Knowledge Bases,
Training Certification Information, Support Centers, Business and
Information Centers.
Federation of
American Scientists
The Federation of American Scientists is a nonprofit organization founded in
1945 as the Federation of Atomic Scientists. Their founders were members of
the Manhattan Project, creators of the atom bomb and deeply concerned about
the implications of its use for the future of humankind.
GIP is accessible via the World Information Technology and Services Alliance
at: www.witsa.org/gip/
The Global Internet Project (GIP) is an international group of senior
executives committed to fostering continued growth of the Internet. Members
come from leading Internet-centric companies representing the
telecommunications, software, financial services, and content sectors.
IEC
The International Engineering Consortium is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to catalyzing positive change in the information industry and its
university communities offering free online Web based tutorials.
IEEE
The IEEE (Eye-triple-E) is a non-profit, technical professional association
of more than 375,000 individual members in 150 countries. The full name is
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., although the
organization is most popularly known and referred to by the letters I-E-E-E.
IEEE
802 Working Group and Executive Committee Study Group Home Pages.
IETF
The Internet Engineering Task Force is a large open international community
of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the
evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the
Internet.
IDWG is the IETF's working group to develop an Intrusion Detection
Exchange Format.
ILPF
The Internet Law and Policy Forum is an international non-profit
organization of major, Internet-oriented companies dedicated to promoting
the global growth of electronic commerce and communications by contributing
to solutions of the particular legal issues which arise from the cross
border nature of the Internet and electronic networks.
Infragard
InfraGard is an information sharing and analysis effort serving the
interests and combining the knowledge base of a wide range of members. At
its most basic level, InfraGard is a cooperative undertaking between the
U.S. Government (led by the FBI) and an association of
businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies,
and other participants dedicated to increasing the security of United States
critical infrastructures.
Infosec.Navy.mil
This is a Department of Defense computer system. This computer system,
including all related equipment, networks and network devices (specifically
including Internet access), are provided only for authorized U. S.
Government use.
IODEF WG
The purpose of the Incident Object Description and Exchange Format Working
Group (IODEF WG) is to define a common data format and common exchange
procedures for sharing information needed to handle an incident between
different CSIRTs and to exchange incident related data between CSIRTs that
allow both known and new types of incidents to be formatted and exchanged.
ISACA
With more than 23,000 members in over 100 countries, the Information Systems
Audit and Control Association® (ISACA™) is a recognized global leader in IT
governance, control and assurance. Founded in 1969, ISACA sponsors
international conferences, administers the globally respected CISA®
(Certified Information Systems Auditor™) designation earned by more than
26,000 professionals worldwide, and develops globally applicable information
systems (IS) auditing and control standards.
ISSA
The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) is a not-for-profit
international organization of information security professionals and
practitioners. It provides education forums, publications and peer
interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional
growth of its members.
ITAA
The ITAA website provides information about the IT industry, its issues,
association programs, publications, meetings, seminars and more...plus links
to other valuable websites.
OASIS
OASIS is a not-for-profit, global consortium that drives the development,
convergence and adoption of e-business standards. Members themselves set the
OASIS technical agenda, using a lightweight, open process expressly designed
to promote industry consensus and unite disparate efforts. OASIS produces
worldwide standards for security, Web services, XML conformance, business
transactions, electronic publishing, topic maps and interoperability within
and between marketplaces.
PCIS
The Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security (PCIS) grew out of
initiatives outlined in Presidential Decision Directive-63 published in 1998
to promote the protection and assurance of the nation’s critical
infrastructures. The Partnership is a collaborative effort of over 60 member
companies and association and 13 federal government agencies in the 8
critical infrastructure sectors. It focuses on interdependency
vulnerabilities, information sharing, awareness and outreach, legislative
and public policy issues, research and development, and strategic
coordination.
SWGDE
Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE). The Federal Crime
Laboratory Directors group formed SWGDE in 1998. It was noted that the
traditional audio and video examination and processing was becoming digital
and, along with digital still photography, was converging with computer
forensics. As a result, they formed a group to explore digital evidence as a
forensic discipline. The initial members were the forensic laboratories of
the ATF, DEA, FBI, IRS-CID, US Customs, US Postal Inspection Service, and
the US Secret Service. In addition, NASA and the Department of Defense
Computer Forensics Laboratory participated from the beginning. In an effort
to widen the participation, representatives from North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, and Illinois State Crime Laboratories were invited to
participate along with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Later on,
representatives of other state and local agencies (including Ocean City,
Maryland and Lakewood, Colorado) were accepted for membership.
WITSA
The World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) is a
consortium of 46 information technology (IT) industry associations from
economies around the world. WITSA members represent over 90 percent of the
world IT market.
WS-I
Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) is an open, industry
organization chartered to promote Web services interoperability across
platforms, operating systems, and programming languages. The organization
works across the industry and standards organizations to respond to customer
needs by providing guidance, best practices, and resources for developing
Web services solutions. WS-I was formed specifically for the creation,
promotion, or support of Generic Protocols for Interoperable exchange of
messages between services. Generic Protocols are protocols that are
independent of any specific action indicated by the message beyond actions
necessary for the secure, reliable, or efficient delivery of messages;
"Interoperable" means suitable for and capable of being implemented in a
neutral manner on multiple operating systems and in multiple programming
languages.
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