Appendix_6.10_Vendor_Assessment_Guidelines_for_20_Critical_Security_Controls _Amend_0001 _15_Apr_14.pdf

Appendix 6.10

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 Access 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 Protection 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 1-2 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)