[SECURITY-L] Announcing 2 NEW Computer Security Special Publications -- NIST

[Daniela Regina Barbetti Silva]

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Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 14:18:47 -0600

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Subject: Announcing 2 NEW Computer Security Special Publications -- NIST
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2002 13:46:45 -0400 (EDT)
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   The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is releasing
   new guidelines for dealing with two of the most common sources of
   security: poorly configured Web servers and email systems.  Special
   Publication 800-44, Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers, and
   Special Publication 800-45, Guidelines on Electronic Mail Security,
   are part of a series of guidance developed by the NIST Computer
   Security Division and available through the Computer Security Resource
   Center Web site ([1]http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/).
   NIST serves as the primary technical security resource for civilian
   agencies under the Computer Security Act of 1987.
   The two guides are intended primarily for a technical audience, such
   as systems administrators who are responsible for installing,
   configuring, and maintaining e-mail systems and public Web servers.
   The guides provide not only generic guidance on how to secure such
   systems, but also specific examples of applying the guidance to secure
   some of the most popular email and Web products, for both Microsoft
   Windows and Unix operating systems.  To assist the reader, the guides
   also contain numerous pointers and references to related material.
   Any questions or comments can be sent to Wayne Jansen
   (jansen em nist.gov).

References

   1. http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/

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