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>2.9. Other Sources of Security Information</H1
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>There are a vast number of web sites and mailing lists dedicated to
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security issues.
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Here are some other sources of security information:
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>Securityfocus.com</A
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has a wealth of general security-related news and information, and hosts
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a number of security-related mailing lists.
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See their website for information on how to subscribe and view their archives.
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A few of the most relevant mailing lists on SecurityFocus are:
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>The ``Bugtraq'' mailing list is, as noted above,
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a ``full disclosure moderated mailing list for the detailed discussion and
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announcement of computer security vulnerabilities:
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what they are, how to exploit them, and how to fix them.''</P
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>The ``secprog'' mailing list is
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a moderated mailing list for the discussion of secure software
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development methodologies and techniques.
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I specifically monitor this list, and I coordinate with its moderator
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to ensure that resolutions reached in SECPROG (if I agree with them)
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are incorporated into this document.</P
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>The ``vuln-dev'' mailing list discusses potential or undeveloped holes.</P
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>IBM's ``developerWorks: Security'' has a library of interesting articles.
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You can learn more from
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>For Linux-specific security information, a good source is
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>LinuxSecurity.com</A
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If you're interested in auditing Linux code, places to see include
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the <A
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are dedicated to auditing Linux code for security issues.</P
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Of course, if you're securing specific systems, you should sign up to
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their security mailing lists (e.g., Microsoft's, Red Hat's, etc.)
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