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RFC 1244 Site Security Handbook July 1991
government authorities as appropriate.
The CERT/CC serves as a clearing house for the
identification and repair of security vulnerabilities,
informal assessments of existing systems, improvement of
emergency response capability, and both vendor and user
security awareness. In addition, the team works with
vendors of various systems in order to coordinate the fixes
for security problems.
The CERT/CC sends out security advisories to the CERT-
ADVISORY mailing list whenever appropriate. They also
operate a 24-hour hotline that can be called to report
security problems (e.g., someone breaking into your system),
as well as to obtain current (and accurate) information
about rumored security problems.
To join the CERT-ADVISORY mailing list, send a message to
CERT@CERT.SEI.CMU.EDU and ask to be added to the mailing
list. The material sent to this list also appears in the
USENET newsgroup "comp.security.announce". Past advisories
are available for anonymous FTP from the host
CERT.SEI.CMU.EDU. The 24-hour hotline number is (412) 268-
7090.
The CERT/CC also maintains a CERT-TOOLS list to encourage
the exchange of information on tools and techniques that
increase the secure operation of Internet systems. The
CERT/CC does not review or endorse the tools described on
the list. To subscribe, send a message to CERT-TOOLS-
REQUEST@CERT.SEI.CMU.EDU and ask to be added to the mailing
list.
The CERT/CC maintains other generally useful security
information for anonymous FTP from CERT.SEI.CMU.EDU. Get
the README file for a list of what is available.
For more information, contact:
CERT
Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
(412) 268-7090
cert@cert.sei.cmu.edu.
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