Accreditation for IA-related Web sites

How to tell the good information-assurance sites from the bad? Security Strategies Alert NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by IBM Sponsored by IBM(R) Rational(R) AppScan Failure to properly secure Web applications significantly impacts your ability to protect sensitive client and corporate data. IBM Rational AppScan is an automated scanner that monitors, identifies and helps remediate vulnerabilities. Download a free trial of AppScan and see how it can help prevent against the threat of attack. Spotlight Story Accreditation for IA-related Web sites By M. E. Kabay Is there any way that a newcomer to information assurance (IA) can receive guidance on the trustworthiness of information about IA posted on the Web? How is a beginner to know whether the site is well researched or whether it should be used primarily as a source of garden fertilizer? Read full story M. E. 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