We have taken some of our favorite links and included them here for savvy IT security professionals. These are links we regularly use and we think you will find them useful as well.

US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)
Great site to get up-to-date security information aggregated from various sources and basic information on securing computers.
https://www.us-cert.gov/

Symantec Security Center
Real-time information about current virus trends, as well as how to remove them.
https://www.symantec.com/security-center

Trend Micro House Call
One of the all-time best sites on the Internet. Trend Micro provides a free tool to scan your computer for viruses.
https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/forHome/products/housecall.html

AdAware
Excellent tool for scanning and removing spyware, trojans, and other malicious software.
https://www.adaware.com/

Microsoft’s Security Center
A must-have site for Windows users to get up-to-date information about security threats.
https://www.microsoft.com/security/default.aspx

SANS DShield
Excellent resource for real-time information about attacks being found in the wild.
https://dshield.org/

SANS Security Resources
A great source of tactical information about IT security and how to secure your enviroment.
https://www.sans.org/security-resources/

Dark Reading
Bored? Want access to more security information than you can read in a lifetime?
https://www.darkreading.com/

Security Focus
Excellent resource for detailed information about vulnerabilities.
https://www.securityfocus.com/

InstantSecurityPolicy.com
Revolutionary way to create custom IT Security Policies in minutes.
https://www.instantsecuritypolicy.com/