c'mon guys. It's all very well and good to have suggestions but how about some of you hot-shots actually *writing* some of these FAQs? It's good that someone is willing to take over the maintenance and updating of a FAQ but it is my experience that the best FAQs are not the work of a single person but rather the collaborative efforts of many different members of the group.
Even if you can't write the whole thing, just putting together a good outline and a rough draft can go a long way towards getting the project underway. I am a total newbie in security and half the time I just barely sorta understand what you guys are talking about but I am learning. I may take some small part and try my hand at it. The effort of researching and writing would probably help me understand the issues a lot better! Just my .02. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:08 AM Subject: Re: building an FAQ for Security-Basics > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > A FAQ is a great idea I would suggest some things im sure have already > been mentioned. > > 1. Introduction to IDS (snort, log viewing etc..) > 2. How-To for Windows services, what you DO and DO NOT need. With > explinations on how to configure these services. > 3. Apache/IIS configurations, or atleast a link to where you can read > about secure webserver configurations. > 4. Setting up basic firewall ACL's. How to block/open ports. > > Ok thats all :) > > -- Chris > > http://elusive.filetap.com > > > >Received: (qmail 23684 invoked from network); 18 Jul 2003 17:24:16 -0000 > >Received: from outgoing2.securityfocus.com (205.206.231.26) > > by mail.securityfocus.com with SMTP; 18 Jul 2003 17:24:16 -0000 > >Received: from lists.securityfocus.com (lists.securityfocus.com > [205.206.231.19]) > > by outgoing2.securityfocus.com (Postfix) with QMQP > > id 1446B8F850; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 11:25:12 -0600 (MDT) > >Mailing-List: contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]; run by ezmlm > >Precedence: bulk > >List-Id: <security-basics.list-id.securityfocus.com> > >List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >List-Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Delivered-To: moderator for [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Received: (qmail 3791 invoked from network); 18 Jul 2003 17:14:30 -0000 > >Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 11:09:09 -0600 (MDT) > >From: Kelly Martin - MODERATOR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: building an FAQ for Security-Basics > >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > > >I will be building an FAQ for the Security-Basics mailing list over the > >coming month or so. I would appreciate comments and opinions on what you > >think should be included in the first version of the FAQ. > > > >For now I will pull some messages that have been posted here in the past > >two months, giving credit where it's due to the original poster. Possible > >topics that have been recently discussed and could be included: > > > >- wireless security concerns & tools > >- how to securely dispose of old media > >- problems with biometrics > >- securing Windows shares (samba/cifs) > >- Firewall/DMZ design alternatives > >- common scanning tools > >- file level encryption tools > >- deploying Microsoft patches to desktops > > > >This is far from an exhaustive list. Your collective input would help > >shape the FAQ. I also have the ability to tag the bottom of each post to > >the list with a one-line pointer to the Web-based FAQ once it's created. > >I'm hoping the FAQ will become a good resource for new subscribers to > >Security-Basics as well as all visitors to the SecurityFocus website. > > > > > >Kelly Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Moderator Security-Basics > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > >Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! > >The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, > >while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. > > > >Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in > >about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. > > > >Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
