Warning, Advice and Reporting Point (WARP) is a community or internal company-based service to share advice and information on computer-based
threats and
vulnerabilities
Vulnerability refers to "the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally." The understanding of social and environmental vulnerability, as a methodological approach, involves ...
.
WARPs typically provide:
* Warning – A filtered warning service, where subscribers receive
alerts
Alert messaging (or alert notification) is machine-to-person communication that is important or time-sensitive. An alert may be a calendar reminder or a notification of a new message.
Alert messaging emerged from the study of personal informatio ...
and advisory information on only the subjects relevant to them.
* Advice – An advice brokering service, where members can ask and respond to questions in a trusted
secure environment.
* Reporting – Central collection of information on incidents and problems in a trusted secure environment. The collected information may then be
anonymised and shared amongst the membership.
See also
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Information security management system
Information security management (ISM) defines and manages controls that an organization needs to implement to ensure that it is sensibly protecting the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of assets from threats and vulnerabilities. The co ...
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British cyber security community
The United Kingdom has a diverse cyber security community, interconnected in a complex network.
Public sector bodies
Legislative
According to a parliamentary committee the UK government is not doing enough to protect the nation against cyber ...
External links
UK WARP Official homepage with downloadable toolbox
Computer security organizations
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