Attachment_4_-_Security_Controls_and_Template.docx

Attachment 4

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. Critical Control 1: Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Devices

2. Critical Control 2: Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Software

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

4. Critical Control 4: Continuous Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation

5. Critical Control 5: Malware Defenses

6. Critical Control 6: Application Software Security

7. Critical Control 7: Wireless Device Control

8. Critical Control 8: Data Recovery Capability

9. Critical Control 9: Security Skills Assessment and Appropriate Training to Fill Gaps

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

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

12. Critical Control 12: Controlled Use of Administrative Privileges

13. Critical Control 13: Boundary Defense

14. Critical Control 14: Maintenance, Monitoring, and Analysis of Audit Logs

15. Critical Control 15: Controlled Access Based on the Need to Know

16. Critical Control 16: Account Monitoring and Control

17. Critical Control 17: Data Loss Prevention

18. Critical Control 18: Incident Response and Management

19. Critical Control 19: Secure Network Engineering

20. Critical Control 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 1-2 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)

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)