I think what the content and subject matter should be is what people are attempting to best determine prior to writing. Also, security news groups already have existing FAQ's and have been modified and perfected (for the most part) over many years of what are popular, frequent questions and concerns by participants in that news group over the years. Contacting those such people initially asking to use them to modify for this mailing list, for example, wouldn't be a bad place to start. No use in reinventing that wheel. They can be built off and added to from there. That's my suggestion to get it off the ground. -- Regards, Tim Greer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Server administration, security, programming, consulting.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Sez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 5:14 PM Subject: Re: building an FAQ for Security-Basics > 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 > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
