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Standards for Securing Voice and Data Networks

Tufts' network infrastruture consists of TCP/IP running over high-speed switched ethernet backbones on each campus interconnected by high-speed wide-area circuits. Below are some of the resources used to secure the infrastructure.

Risk Analysis
SANS Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities
EDUCAUSE Network and Host Vulnerability Assessment
Controls and standards for securing assets
Cisco Improving Security on Cisco Routers
EFF Legal and Technical Suggestions for OSP Data Logging
Microsoft How to Prevent DNS Cache Pollution
NSA Switch Security Configuration Guide also contains principles and guidance for secure configuration of IP switches
NSA Cisco Router Guides
NIST 800-58 Voice Over Internet Protocol(VOIP) Security
NIST 800-48 Wireless Network Security: 802.11, Bluetooth and Handheld Devices
NSA Security Recommendat ion Guide for Cisco Routers
SANS Sample Router Security Policy
SANS Prevent Denial of Service Attacks
Network Naming and Numbering Standards
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
RFC 1178: Choosing a name for your computer
Security Best Practice: Host Naming and URL Conventions for web-based applications by Gunter Ollmann of NGS.
Tufts Computer Network Policies & Guidelines
Microsoft LAN Storage Policies
Network Use Policy: Connecting Devices to the Tu fts Network
Network Use Policy: Wireless Policy
Tufts Web Name Requests