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| | Computer Associates Internet Security Task Force |
 | | The Internet Security Task Force (ISTF), an independent consortium of security vendors, eBusinesses and Internet infrastructure providers, was created to provide specific technical, organizational and operational guidelines on Internet security aimed at preventing large-scale cyber terrorist attacks. |
 | | As a community of Internet technology and service providers, ISTF recognizes that steps must be taken immediately to assure investors, consumers, partners and government entities that the Internet can be safe and secure. |
 | | Security Event Detection refers to the use of logs and other audit mechanisms to capture information about system and application access, types of access (update vs. read-only), network events, intrusion attempts, viruses, etc. |
| www.ca.com /ISTF/recommendations.htm (2632 words) |
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