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SF new mailing list announcement: BS 7799 Security
From: Kelly Martin <kel () securityfocus com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 13:18:53 -0400
The following mailing list was just added to the SecurityFocus collection of moderated mailing lists: BS 7799 Security. To see the complete list of all 31 moderated SecurityFocus mailing lists and their charters, visit http://www.securityfocus.com/archive. What is the BS 7799 Security Mailing List? The BS 7799 Mailing List is an open information forum for discussing topics relevant to this security standard. Topics include discussion around the roadmap for certification, controls related by the standard, interpretation of controls, compliance requirements and maintenance of certification. Latest enhancement in the standard, tools and templates used by implementers, links and downloads related to BS 7799 literature will also feature here. BS 7799 Mailing list will act as a facilitator in enabling active exchange of ideas between customers seeking certifications, security consultants implementing the standard and auditors and accredited agencies charged with responsibility of certifying the implementation. What is appropriate content? As a general rule, ask your questions concisely and politely. Post should be respectful, contain no foul language or personal derogatory remarks. When voicing disagreement or dislike for something, again be polite and respectful. Substantiate posting of links/references with a meaningful explanation. Post Guidelines: - The mailing list discussion is meant to be informative and collaborative. - All postings must be in English. - Post should be text based (no html) - Questions and conversation surrounding relevant to the above topics. - Posts announcing "new" and/or updated commercial products may be approved provided they are relevant to the list, restricted to one paragraph in length, contain factual information, and free of marketing hype. The following are examples of general questions that could be posted to the mailing list: - Does BS 7799 guarantee security? - What level of BCP readiness should the organization have to achieve BS 7799 certification? - How long is the certification valid? - What is the difference between ISO 17799 and BS 7799? - Are there automated tools for implementing BS 7799? What is inappropriate content? - Rants, flames, ethics or morality discussion, and general inflammatory conduct. - Non security standards related posts - Questions related to general security standards (other than BS 7799) - Topics of an illegal or disreputable nature - HTML posts - Product advertisements Is the list moderated? Yes. Who is the moderator? Jose Varghese of Paladion is the moderator (jose.varghese_at_paladion.net). The list moderator is responsible for applying the charter fairly and equally to all received posts. As such the moderator maintains full discretion over deciding what appropriate content for the list is. Please communicate with moderator regarding any complains or disputes for resolution. Does the moderator verify the information on list? No, information within list posts are not verified. The moderation process is used to apply the charter and keep the list discussion on topic. The moderators do not verify, endorse, validate, or recommend any solutions, opinions, products posted by members of the list. While the moderator makes every effort to remove malware from list traffic, moderator cannot be held responsible or liable for any damage caused by a post. How do I subscribe to the list ? Send an e-mail message to bs7799-subscribe () securityfocus com. The contents of the subject or message body do not matter. You will receive a confirmation request message to which you will have to answer. How do I unsubscribe from the list ? Send an e-mail message to bs7799-unsubscribe () securityfocus com. The contents of the subject or message body do not matter. You will receive a confirmation request message to which you will have to answer.
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