By visiting the World Wide Web, surfers can find out how disparate groups such as companies, universities and government institutions are teaming to both meet the information security challenge and make cyberspace a safer place to visit. The group works closely with engineers in major companies and government agencies on projects and then reports its findings at the site. Browsers can click on the papers and reports they want to read or check out the institute's newsletter. Although technology is advancing at a faster rate than it can be regulated, industry and law enforcement professionals have united to accelerate the fight against high-technology crime. The High-Tech Crime Network home page features a crime search toolbox for uncovering a wealth of information on almost any security issue.
Guests can read discussion transcripts or chat online about a range of security issues.
Their web site provides a forum for these experts to share their lessons learned and offer solutions. The institute also posts a list of the technical conferences it sponsors as well as publishes cooperative research reports, electronic digests. The site can be translated into more than four languages, and an information protection toolbox offers help for debugging a system. The center also teaches the difference between a virus and a worm and offers guidance for dealing with both. That's where visitors can find a who's who in security report, an electronic commerce trust study, the five questions every chief executive officer should be able to answer, and a security link page.