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A federally funded organization, the CERT Division, within Carnegie Mellon's Software Engineering Institute, studies, monitors, and publishes security-related activity and research. They also provide an incident response service to those who have been hacked.
CERT Division
Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute
4500 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA, 15213-2612
Tel: (412) 268-5800
https://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/divisions/cert

Published by SearchSecurity, this trade magazine is for information security professionals.
Information Security
https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity

ISSA is the community of choice for international cybersecurity professionals dedicated to advancing individual growth, managing technology risk, and protecting critical information and infrastructure.
Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
5718 Westheimer Rd., Suite 1000
Houston, TX, 77057-9903
Tel: (866) 349-5818
http://www.issa.org

Visit the IWA's Web site for information on its voluntary certification program.
International Web Association (IWA)
556 South Fair Oaks Avenue, #101-200
Pasadena, CA, 91103-3306
Tel: (626) 449-3709
Fax: (866) 607-1773
http://www.iwanet.org

ISC2 provides education, training, certification, networking opportunities, and membership benefits.
ISC2
Tel: (866) 331-4722
Tel 2: (727) 785-0189
https://www.isc2.org

For information on education and careers in cybersecurity, visit the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies' Web site.
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS)
Tel: (844) 282-0870
Email: central@cisa.dhs.gov
http://niccs.cisa.gov

The Risk Management Association provides education and risk management tools, articles, whitepapers, and other resources.
Risk Management Association (RMA)
2005 Market Street, Suite 3600
Philadelphia, PA, 19103-7042
Tel: (800) 677-7621
Email: customers@rmahq.org
https://www.rmahq.org

For information on certification and continuing education, visit SANS' Web site.
SANS
11200 Rockville Pike, Suite 200
North Bethesda, MD, 20852-3103
Tel: (301) 654-7267
Email: support@sans.org
https://www.sans.org

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