Computer Science : Information Assurance and Information Security

This guide provides a general overview of research resources in Computer Science, Gaming, Information Security; which includes online databases, journals, books, websites & other resources, finding tools and news.

Key Resources

Recommended resources in the area of information assurance and information security methods and issues, including forensics, crytography, identity theft, computer viruses, electronic fraud and more.

ACM Digital Library (Association for Computing Machinery) This link opens in a new window

Full-text access to most periodicals and conference proceedings from a leading computer engineering society. Covers 1985 to the present, including proceedings and publications of affiliated societies.

IEEEXplore (IEEE/IET Electronic Library) This link opens in a new window

IEEE Xplore comprises 151 journals, over 900 conference proceedings, more than 3,400 technical standards. Approximately 25,000 new documents are added to IEEE Xplore each month. Much research in the areas of network security, privacy, cyberattacks.

Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) This link opens in a new window

The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation's premier collection of homeland security policy and strategy related documents.

U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources such as theses and research reports from various universities, organizations, local agencies and state agencies.

SPIE Digital Library This link opens in a new window

The SPIE Digital Library is an extensive resource available on optics. Look here for information on defense and security, many aspects of forensics, biometrics and much more, providing access to many technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings from 1990 to the present. More than 17,000 new technical papers are added annually.