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Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 16:57:12 -0600

SecurityPortal now has a linux security mailing list in addition to the
LASG/LSKB, and weekly digests.

The growth in use of Linux has been phenomenal over the last few years. The
number of software companies producing Linux distributions and software has
also exploded, and with that has come the inevitable security concerns.
There sheer amount of Linux software available makes it certain that
security problems, ranging from trivial to extremely dangerous will be
found. Unfortunately keeping up with all of this is a full time job in
itself. SecurityPortal has led the way, with a weekly Linux digest
summarizing activity for major vendors and software packages, allowing
professionals to spend minutes instead of hours tracking Linux security.
This service however has one problem, because of the publishing schedule
(weekly) users are exposed unless they use another source of information
that is more prompt.
SecurityPortal has now solved this problem with the creation of the "Linux
Security List", a moderated list covering Linux security. Instead of signing
up to multiple vendor advisories in the hopes of catching problems as they
become public, you need only be on one single list. This list is moderated
by an expert team of Linux security professionals, including Kurt Seifried
(author of the Linux Security Knowledge Base) and Matt Gischer (long time
Linux security analyst). Because of the tight focus of the list security
professionals (and any Linux user) do not need to wade through piles of
unrelated security information, significantly reducing the amount of wasted
time spent trying to track these problems.
The list is offered free to the Linux community at large, and the charter is
online at http://www.securityportal.com/list/linux-security/. To subscribe
to the list simply send email to listserv@listserv.securityportal.com with
the body:
subscribe linux-security anonymous
Please note do not put anything in the subject. You will then be asked to
confirm the subscription (this way people cannot sign you up without your
permission). Once you have confirmed your subscription you are on the list.

Kurt Seifried
SecurityPortal, your focal point for security on the net
http://www.securityportal.com/