Introduction

[Rolfe DH]

Hi Everyone. I just joined the team here at Fedora Magazine. I'm a
technical writer at Red Hat, presently writing for the Red Hat
Virtualization product.

I'm writing a pitch on using SCAP and OpenSCAP to secure a Fedora 30
Workstation.

"The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a method for using
specific standards to enable automated vulnerability management,
measurement, and policy compliance evaluation of systems deployed in an
organization, including e.g., FISMA compliance."

I look forward to meeting you all soon.

Rolfe

[Paul Frields]

Hi Rolfe, this sounds like an interesting idea. Is there a way to take
the idea down to a level that more of the public can understand? The
pitch you gave here is a mouthful :-) and we want to be able to
attract people to read it.

Paul

On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 3:43 PM Rolfe DH  wrote:
> Hi Everyone. I just joined the team here at Fedora Magazine. I'm a
> technical writer at Red Hat, presently writing for the Red Hat
> Virtualization product.
>
> I'm writing a pitch on using SCAP and OpenSCAP to secure a Fedora 30
> Workstation.
>
> "The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a method for using
> specific standards to enable automated vulnerability management,
> measurement, and policy compliance evaluation of systems deployed in an
> organization, including e.g., FISMA compliance."
>
> I look forward to meeting you all soon.
>
> Rolfe
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[Rolfe DH]

Absolutely, Paul. That heinous quote was a description of SCAP.
I've half-written the article already so I'll put pitch/draft article up on
the Fedora Magazine dashboard per the standard workflow in the next few
days.

Here's the teaser:

Title: Automate security hardening for your Fedora system

Are you concerned about security?
Do you want something better than an article called "10 Ways to Harden your
Linux Workstation"?
Are you looking for tools that automate security hardening?
Do you believe in open standards designed by the foremost experts?

If so, read on...

In this article, I'll show you how to use SCAP-based tools like OpenSCAP to
harden your system. It helps you find and choose the right SCAP security
profile for your environment....etc.

Thanks,

Rolfe

On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 10:38 AM Paul Frields  wrote:
> Hi Rolfe, this sounds like an interesting idea. Is there a way to take
> the idea down to a level that more of the public can understand? The
> pitch you gave here is a mouthful :-) and we want to be able to
> attract people to read it.
>
> Paul
>
> On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 3:43 PM Rolfe DH  wrote:
> > Hi Everyone. I just joined the team here at Fedora Magazine. I'm a
> > technical writer at Red Hat, presently writing for the Red Hat
> > Virtualization product.
> >
> > I'm writing a pitch on using SCAP and OpenSCAP to secure a Fedora 30
> > Workstation.
> >
> > "The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a method for using
> > specific standards to enable automated vulnerability management,
> > measurement, and policy compliance evaluation of systems deployed in an
> > organization, including e.g., FISMA compliance."
> >
> > I look forward to meeting you all soon.
> >
> > Rolfe
> > _______________________________________________
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> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> > Fedora Code of Conduct:
>
> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/
> > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
> > List Archives:
>
> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail].o...

[Paul Frields]

This is great, thank you for the abstract! We have an editors meeting
shortly and I'm sure we can approve a pitch like this.

Paul

On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 7:54 PM Rolfe DH  wrote:
> Absolutely, Paul. That heinous quote was a description of SCAP.
> I've half-written the article already so I'll put pitch/draft article up on the Fedora Magazine dashboard per the standard workflow in the next few days.
>
> Here's the teaser:
>
> Title: Automate security hardening for your Fedora system
>
> Are you concerned about security?
> Do you want something better than an article called "10 Ways to Harden your Linux Workstation"?
> Are you looking for tools that automate security hardening?
> Do you believe in open standards designed by the foremost experts?
>
> If so, read on...
>
> In this article, I'll show you how to use SCAP-based tools like OpenSCAP to harden your system. It helps you find and choose the right SCAP security profile for your environment....etc.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rolfe
>
> On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 10:38 AM Paul Frields  wrote:
> > Hi Rolfe, this sounds like an interesting idea. Is there a way to take
> > the idea down to a level that more of the public can understand? The
> > pitch you gave here is a mouthful :-) and we want to be able to
> > attract people to read it.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 3:43 PM Rolfe DH  wrote:
> > > Hi Everyone. I just joined the team here at Fedora Magazine. I'm a
> > > technical writer at Red Hat, presently writing for the Red Hat
> > > Virtualization product.
> > >
> > > I'm writing a pitch on using SCAP and OpenSCAP to secure a Fedora 30
> > > Workstation.
> > >
> > > "The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a method for using
> > > specific standards to enable automated vulnerability management,
> > > measurement, and policy compliance evaluation of systems deployed in an
> > > organization, including e.g., FISMA compliance."
> > >
> > > I look forward to meeting you all soon.
> > >
> > > Rolfe
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Fedora Magazine mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> > > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/
> > > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
> > > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail].o...

[Paul Frields]

Rolfe, did you still intend to write this article? We noticed in today's
meeting it hasn't been touched for about 6 weeks or so. We'd love to have
you write it if you're still interested.

Paul

On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 7:54 AM Paul Frields  wrote:
> This is great, thank you for the abstract! We have an editors meeting
> shortly and I'm sure we can approve a pitch like this.
>
> Paul
>
> On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 7:54 PM Rolfe DH  wrote:
> > Absolutely, Paul. That heinous quote was a description of SCAP.
> > I've half-written the article already so I'll put pitch/draft article up
>
> on the Fedora Magazine dashboard per the standard workflow in the next few
> days.
> > Here's the teaser:
> >
> > Title: Automate security hardening for your Fedora system
> >
> > Are you concerned about security?
> > Do you want something better than an article called "10 Ways to Harden
>
> your Linux Workstation"?
> > Are you looking for tools that automate security hardening?
> > Do you believe in open standards designed by the foremost experts?
> >
> > If so, read on...
> >
> > In this article, I'll show you how to use SCAP-based tools like OpenSCAP
>
> to harden your system. It helps you find and choose the right SCAP security
> profile for your environment....etc.
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rolfe
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 10:38 AM Paul Frields
>
> wrote:
> > > Hi Rolfe, this sounds like an interesting idea. Is there a way to take
> > > the idea down to a level that more of the public can understand? The
> > > pitch you gave here is a mouthful :-) and we want to be able to
> > > attract people to read it.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 3:43 PM Rolfe DH  wrote:
> > > > Hi Everyone. I just joined the team here at Fedora Magazine. I'm a
> > > > technical writer at Red Hat, presently writing for the Red Hat
> > > > Virtualization product.
> > > >
> > > > I'm writing a pitch on using SCAP and OpenSCAP to secure a Fedora 30
> > > > Workstation.
> > > >
> > > > "The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a method for using
> > > > specific standards to enable automated vulnerability management,
> > > > measurement, and policy compliance evaluation of systems deployed in
>
> an
> > > > organization, including e.g., FISMA compliance."
> > > >
> > > > I look forward to meeting you all soon.
> > > >
> > > > Rolfe
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > Fedora Magazine mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > > To unsubscribe send an email to
>
> [e-mail]
> > > > Fedora Code of Conduct:
>
> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/
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>
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[Rolfe DH]

Yes, I'm still interested. I'm having some uncertainty about the topic and
don't want to embarrass myself. It would help to bring in an SME to
review/discuss the information. I have someone in mind, and would also
welcome any suggestions.

Rolfe

On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 8:29 AM Paul Frields  wrote:
> Rolfe, did you still intend to write this article? We noticed in today's
> meeting it hasn't been touched for about 6 weeks or so. We'd love to have
> you write it if you're still interested.
>
> Paul
>
> On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 7:54 AM Paul Frields  wrote:
> > This is great, thank you for the abstract! We have an editors meeting
> > shortly and I'm sure we can approve a pitch like this.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 7:54 PM Rolfe DH  wrote:
> > > Absolutely, Paul. That heinous quote was a description of SCAP.
> > > I've half-written the article already so I'll put pitch/draft article
> >
> > up on the Fedora Magazine dashboard per the standard workflow in the next
> > few days.
> > > Here's the teaser:
> > >
> > > Title: Automate security hardening for your Fedora system
> > >
> > > Are you concerned about security?
> > > Do you want something better than an article called "10 Ways to Harden
> >
> > your Linux Workstation"?
> > > Are you looking for tools that automate security hardening?
> > > Do you believe in open standards designed by the foremost experts?
> > >
> > > If so, read on...
> > >
> > > In this article, I'll show you how to use SCAP-based tools like
> >
> > OpenSCAP to harden your system. It helps you find and choose the right SCAP
> > security profile for your environment....etc.
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Rolfe
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 10:38 AM Paul Frields
> >
> > wrote:
> > > > Hi Rolfe, this sounds like an interesting idea. Is there a way to take
> > > > the idea down to a level that more of the public can understand? The
> > > > pitch you gave here is a mouthful :-) and we want to be able to
> > > > attract people to read it.
> > > >
> > > > Paul
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 3:43 PM Rolfe DH  wrote:
> > > > > Hi Everyone. I just joined the team here at Fedora Magazine. I'm a
> > > > > technical writer at Red Hat, presently writing for the Red Hat
> > > > > Virtualization product.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm writing a pitch on using SCAP and OpenSCAP to secure a Fedora 30
> > > > > Workstation.
> > > > >
> > > > > "The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a method for
> >
> > using
> > > > > specific standards to enable automated vulnerability management,
> > > > > measurement, and policy compliance evaluation of systems deployed in
> >
> > an
> > > > > organization, including e.g., FISMA compliance."
> > > > >
> > > > > I look forward to meeting you all soon.
> > > > >
> > > > > Rolfe
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > Fedora Magazine mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to
> >
> > [e-mail]
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> >
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> >
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[Paul Frields]

Hi Rolfe,

If you have someone in mind, go for it! Understand completely the desire to
have the article be as accurate as possible.

Paul

On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 9:17 AM Rolfe DH  wrote:
> Yes, I'm still interested. I'm having some uncertainty about the topic and
> don't want to embarrass myself. It would help to bring in an SME to
> review/discuss the information. I have someone in mind, and would also
> welcome any suggestions.
>
> Rolfe
>
> On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 8:29 AM Paul Frields  wrote:
> > Rolfe, did you still intend to write this article? We noticed in today's
> > meeting it hasn't been touched for about 6 weeks or so. We'd love to have
> > you write it if you're still interested.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 7:54 AM Paul Frields  wrote:
> > > This is great, thank you for the abstract! We have an editors meeting
> > > shortly and I'm sure we can approve a pitch like this.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 7:54 PM Rolfe DH  wrote:
> > > > Absolutely, Paul. That heinous quote was a description of SCAP.
> > > > I've half-written the article already so I'll put pitch/draft article
> > >
> > > up on the Fedora Magazine dashboard per the standard workflow in the next
> > > few days.
> > > > Here's the teaser:
> > > >
> > > > Title: Automate security hardening for your Fedora system
> > > >
> > > > Are you concerned about security?
> > > > Do you want something better than an article called "10 Ways to Harden
> > >
> > > your Linux Workstation"?
> > > > Are you looking for tools that automate security hardening?
> > > > Do you believe in open standards designed by the foremost experts?
> > > >
> > > > If so, read on...
> > > >
> > > > In this article, I'll show you how to use SCAP-based tools like
> > >
> > > OpenSCAP to harden your system. It helps you find and choose the right SCAP
> > > security profile for your environment....etc.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Rolfe
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 10:38 AM Paul Frields
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > > Hi Rolfe, this sounds like an interesting idea. Is there a way to take
> > > > > the idea down to a level that more of the public can understand? The
> > > > > pitch you gave here is a mouthful :-) and we want to be able to
> > > > > attract people to read it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Paul
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 3:43 PM Rolfe DH  wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Everyone. I just joined the team here at Fedora Magazine. I'm a
> > > > > > technical writer at Red Hat, presently writing for the Red Hat
> > > > > > Virtualization product.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm writing a pitch on using SCAP and OpenSCAP to secure a Fedora 30
> > > > > > Workstation.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a method for
> > >
> > > using
> > > > > > specific standards to enable automated vulnerability management,
> > > > > > measurement, and policy compliance evaluation of systems deployed
> > >
> > > in an
> > > > > > organization, including e.g., FISMA compliance."
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I look forward to meeting you all soon.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Rolfe
> > > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > > Fedora Magazine mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to
> > >
> > > [e-mail]
> > > > > > Fedora Code of Conduct:
> > >
> > > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/
> > > > > > List Guidelines:
> > >
> > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
> > > > > > List Archives:
> > >
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