The Internet Access Network (IAN) provides agencies within the Department the capability of utilizing a common, shared backbone network to access the Internet;

delivers network resources for network and user requirements to Departmental agencies utilizing the USDA Internet Network;

provides information on the topics of internet, policy, network security and computer security on a network.

Information
Detailed Information about the USDA Internet Network and further generalized reading on the Internet.

IP Tunnel Lab
Guide to the USDA Internet
Roadmap Tutorial
Zen and the Art of the Internet
Learning More...
Policies
Policies describing the guidelines for utilizing the resources of the USDA Internet Network and the security of the network. These policies originated from USDA's policy division.

USDA Departmental Regulation (DR) 3140-2, USDA Internet Security

USDA Departmental Regulation (DR) 3430-1 Home Page Development and Maintenance
Security
Web sites providing information on the topic of network security and computer security on a network.

CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team)
Coordination Center http://www.cert.org
CIAC (Computer Incident Advisory Capability) http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/index.html
FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams ) http://www.first.org
Other Security Resources

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/tso/ian_index.html