Wikipedia:WikiProject Computer security

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WikiProject Computer security

WikiProject Computer Security is a collaborative effort to improve articles related to computer security, including information security, data security, network security, Internet security, application security, and mobile security. If you're here and interested in working on related articles, you're part of this WikiProject. Feel free to introduce yourself on the talk page.

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Of the 3619 articles in this project 1992 or 55% are marked for cleanup, with 4041 issues in total.

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Scope

Project scope is Category:Computer security, including:

Topics include:

Security engineering approaches, principles, and technologies (Category:Security engineering)
Threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits, including malware and social engineering
Hacking, cyberattacks, cybercrime, and cyberwarfare (Category:Cybercrime)
Information privacy and privacy-enhancing technologies
Information security management, including auditing, assessment, and risk management
Related laws, regulations, and standards

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13 Jul 2026 – Appin (company) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Brandon (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

16 Jul 2026 – Countermeasure (computer) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Joereddington (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)

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10 May 2026 – File:ShinyHunters Hacking Message.png (talk · edit · hist) (on 2026 Canvas data breach) was FfDed by Ixfd64 (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

19 Mar 2026 – Cyberwarfare and China (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion

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20 Jul 2026 – Draft:Trust Registry (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Felidae1975 (t · c)
08 Jul 2026 – Draft:BTCrack (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Zippybonzo (t · c)
07 Jul 2026 – Draft:Hack The Box (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Theroadislong (t · c)
06 Jul 2026 – Draft:Byron Labs (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Nathaniel.Lanc (t · c)
28 May 2026 – Draft:Emiliano De Cristofaro (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Milkyway98 (t · c)
27 Feb 2026 – Draft:L4Re Operating System Framework (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Paul-Franitza (t · c)
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Tagging and assessment

Summary of assessments

Computer security articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
GA		5	10	21			36
B	5	39	52	61		4	161
C	37	200	266	425		58	986
Start	5	135	316	920		243	1,619
Stub		9	46	437		182	674
List		9	10	23		1	43
Category					254		254
Disambig					7		7
File					10		10
Project					22		22
Redirect	1	9	19	59	228		316
Template					34		34
NA					1		1
Other	1			1	73		75
Assessed	49	406	719	1,947	629	488	4,238
Unassessed						1	1
Total	49	406	719	1,947	629	489	4,239
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 16,638			Ω = 4.79

Goals

Get all articles at least C class: 34.4% complete

Get all articles at least Start class: 80.6% complete

Tagging

Any articles that are within the scope of this project should be tagged with the project banner at {{WikiProject Computer security}}. To tag an article, insert the following to the top of the discussion page of the article: {{WikiProject Computer security|importance=|computing-importance=}}

Articles already in WikiProject Computing can be added to WikiProject Computer Security project by adding security=yes and security-importance= parameters to the Computing banner template. For example: {{WikiProject Computing|importance=|security=yes|security-importance=}}

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Assessment

Anyone can assess articles (regardless of membership to the WikiProject) by adding or editing the class and importance parameters to the {{WikiProject Computer security}} template on the talk page of a tagged article. Assessments can be specifically requested (or the process discussed) on the WikiProject talk page.

Quality scale

The B-Class criteria are: (1) referenced; (2) coverage; (3) structure; (4) grammar; (5) supporting materials; (6) accessible language.

Importance scale

Importance	Criteria	Examples
Top	Core articles which are a "must have" for Wikiproject Computer Security. High-traffic articles which many people outside of computer security will already have a good knowledge of.	Computer security, Computer insecurity, Firewall, Malware
High	Most people interested in computer security will be familiar with the topic, and the article gives context to a number of other information security articles. Is mentioned by many books and academic papers, and discussed in detail in more than one.	Port scanner, Bruce Schneier
Mid	Known to many people interested in computer security, even if not in detail.	Chaos Computer Club, Snort (software), Morris worm
Low	More specific and specialized content known only to some people interested in computer security. Most individuals, standards and software projects will be low importance unless they are well known or have high adoption.	Datenschleuder

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High-quality content

Featured Articles

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WP:CSEC/FAWP:CSEC/FA

Featured articles are what Wikipedia editors believe are the best articles in Wikipedia, and the status which all articles should eventually achieve. Before being listed here, articles are reviewed at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates for accuracy, neutrality, completeness, and style according to our featured article criteria.

Good Articles

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The following computer security related articles have been deemed Good Articles.

List of GA-quality computer security articles

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Project participants

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DanielPharos (talk) - 4 November 2008
Jclemens (talk) 04:00, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
DPdH (talk) 15:47, 2 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Deadrat 2 October 2012
The Grumpy Hacker (talk) 16:37, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Kvng 15:52, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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BoldLuis (talk) - 17 May 2020.
Tom (talk) 18:52, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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Bibamad (talk) - 17 July 2023
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CybersecChloe (talk) - 21:59, 30 December 2023 (UCT)
MrLavoie (talk) - 20:03, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
User:NoneTheFewer (talk) - 13:25, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Sephiroth storm (talk) - 25 January 2008
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TinuCherian ^{(Wanna Talk?)} - 04:26, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Icelilly - 9 November 2008
TechOutsider (talk) - 22 December 2008
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Equilibrioception (talk) 21:37, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Abs0lutz3ro (talk) 04:04, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Securityadvisor - Talk | Contribs 23:25, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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ITSecurityGuy (talk) 05:41, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Irvick (talk) 17:33, 30 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Imtew (talk) 15:35, 09 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Mattcarlsonnz (talk) 01:20, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Rainer Hörbe (talk) 13:00, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Jamesrules90 (talk) 15:32, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Tyw7 (Talk • Contributions) Changing the world one edit at a time! 07:15, 24 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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SecureDBA (talk) 22:55, 01 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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