Appendix_3_-_Information_Assurance.pdf

Appendix 3‐Information Assurance & Cyber Security

SOLICITATION: HTC711‐13‐R‐C001

30 April 2013

VENDOR ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES FOR TWENTY CRITICAL SECURITY CONTROLS FOR

EFFECTIVE CYBER DEFENSE: CONSENSUS AUDIT GUIDELINES (CAG)

General: Organizations should compare all 20 control areas against their current status.

The 20 Critical Controls are:

1. Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Devices

2. Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Software

3. Secure Configurations for Hardware and Software on Mobile Devices, Laptops, Workstations, and Servers

4. Continuous Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation

5. Malware Defenses

6. Application Software Security

7. Wireless Device Control

8. Data Recovery Capability

9. Security Skills Assessment and Appropriate Training to Fill Gaps

10. Secure Configurations for Network Devices such as Firewalls, Routers, and Switches

11. Limitation and Control of Network Ports, Protocols, and Services

12. Controlled Use of Administrative Privileges

13. Boundary Defense

14. Maintenance, Monitoring, and Analysis of Audit Logs

15. Controlled Access Based on the Need to Know

16. Account Monitoring and Control

17. Data Loss Prevention

18. Incident Response and Management

19. Secure Network Engineering

20. Penetration Tests and Red Team Exercises

The entire text of the 20 Critical Security Controls is available for reference at:

http://www.sans.org/critical‐security‐controls/

Procedures:

1. Review each control.

2. Determine what procedures and tools exist within your organization to meet this control.

3. Document the result of 1‐20 using the suggested template provided.

4. Provide any additional information about your company’s cyber security posture.

Company (Name): Information Assurance Report Executive Summary: (descriptive self‐assessment of the company’s overall information security posture) A. Assessment of Twenty Critical Security Controls for Effective Cyber Defense:

Consensus Audit Guidelines (CAG)

Appendix 3‐Information Assurance & Cyber Security

SOLICITATION: HTC711‐13‐R‐C001

30 April 2013

1. Control 1. Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Devices

a. Procedures and Tools supporting this control:

(List the procedures and tools used in your organization for this control)

b. Method to achieve control metric:

2. (Continue for remaining 19 controls).

If a particular control does not exist or is not used within your organization, please state this.

B. Assessment of Additional Security Measures for Effective Cyber Defense

1. Measure. (Title of additional measure/control)

a. Procedures and Tools supporting this measure/control:

(List the procedures and tools used in your organization)

b. Method to achieve measure/control metric:

2. (Continue for remaining measures/controls)