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Donald Hester
Donald E. Hester CISSP, CISA, CAP, MCT, MCITP, MCTS, MCSE Security, Security+, CTT+ Director, Maze & Associates University of San Francisco / San Diego City College / Los Positas College
Organizations are becoming increasingly dependent on technology and the Internet The loss of technology or the Internet would bring operations to a halt The need for security increases as our dependence on technology increases Management wants to have assurance that technology has the attention it deserves 8
Does our current security posture address what we are trying to protect? Do we know what we need to protect? Where can we improve? Where do we start? Are we compliant with laws, rules, contracts and organizational policies? What are your risks? 9
Provide Assurance Demonstrate due diligence Make risk based decisions 10
Assessment Audit Review ST&E = Security Test & Evaluation Testing Evaluation 11
Planning Information Gathering Business Process Assessment Technology Assessment Risk Analysis & Reporting 12
Vulnerability Assessment Penetration Test Application Assessment Code Review Standard Audit/Review Compliance Assessment/Audit Configuration Audit Wireless Assessment Physical/Environmental Assessment Policy Assessment 13
What will be the scope of the assessment? Network (Pen Test, Vul Scan, wireless) Application (Code or Vul scan) Process (business or automated) How critical is the system you are assessing? High, medium – use independent assessor Low – self assessment 14
Computer Assisted Audit Techniques or Computer Aided Audit Tools (CAATS) Computer Assisted Audit Tools and Techniques (CAATTs) SQL queries Scanners Excel programs Live CDs Checklists 15
AuditNet ISACA & IIA Member Resources DoD Checklists iase.disa.mil/stigs/checklist/ NIST Special Publications csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsSPs.html 16
BackTrack Knoppix Security Tool Distribution F.I.R.E. Helix 17
Documentation Review Log Review Ruleset Review System Configuration Review Network Sniffing File Integrity Checking 18
Network Discovery Network Port and Service Identification OS fingerprinting Vulnerability Scanning Wireless Scanning Passive Wireless Scanning Active Wireless Scanning Wireless Device Location Tracking (Site Survey) Bluetooth Scanning Infrared Scanning 19
Password Cracking Transmission / Storage Penetration Testing Automated / Manual Social Engineering Phishing 20
Microsoft Security Assessment Tool (MSAT) 21
Governance RiskCompliance 22 Dashboards Metrics Checklists Reporting Trend Analysis Remediation Dashboards Metrics Checklists Reporting Trend Analysis Remediation
Black Box Testing Assessor starts with no knowledge White Box Testing Assessor starts with knowledge of the system, i.e. the code Grey Box Testing Assessor has some knowledge, not completely blind 23
Input Data Entry Data Collection Database Storage Output Reports 24 Verification Match Verification Match
Code Review Automated/Manual Vulnerability scanning Configuration review Verification testing Authentication Information leakage Input/output Manipulation 25
Native Audit (Provided by DB) SIEM & Log Management Database Activity Monitoring Database Audit Platforms Remote journaling & analytics Compliance testing Performance 26
Configuration Verification testing Log and Alert review 27
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Electromagnetic Radiation Emissions Security (EMSEC) Van Eck phreaking Tempest Tempest surveillance prevention Faraday Cage 29
Assessment on the use of resources Power Management Virtualization Assessment 30
Plan Testing, Training, and Exercises (TT&E) Tabletop Exercises Checklist Assessment Walk Through Functional Exercises Remote Recovery Full Interruption Test 31
Vulnerability: Weakness in an information system, or in system security procedures, internal controls, or implementation, that could be exploited or triggered by a threat source. Vulnerability Scanning: A technique used to identify hosts/host attributes and associated vulnerabilities. (Technical) 32
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
34 Sample from Qualys
35 Where is the best place to scan from? External scan found 2 critical vulnerabilities Internal scan found 15 critical vulnerabilities
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37 Penetration Testers Incident Responders Mimic real-world attacks Unannounced Mimic real-world attacks Unannounced Observers and Referees
38 Penetration Testers Incident Responders Mimic real-world attacks Announced Mimic real-world attacks Announced
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40 Sample from CoreImpact
Open Source Vulnerability DB National Vulnerability Database Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Exploit Database 41
Posture Review Access Control Testing Perimeter review Monitoring review Alarm Response review Location review (Business Continuity) Environmental review (AC / UPS) 42
Knowledge SkillAbility 43
Priority Certifications Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)* GIAC Systems and Network Auditor (GSNA) Secondary Certifications Vendor Neutral: CISSP, Security+, GIAC, CISM, etc… Vendor Specific: Microsoft, Cisco, etc… 44 *GAO 65% of audit staff to be CISA
At the discretion of the organization Legal Review Reviewing the assessment plan Providing indemnity or limitation of liability clauses (Insurance) Particularly for tests that are intrusive Nondisclosure agreements Privacy concerns 45
Mitigation Recommendations Technical, Managerial or Operational Reporting Draft and Final Reports Remediation / Mitigation Not enough to finds problems need to have a process to fix them 46
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) SANS National State Auditors Association (NSAA) U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) 47
Gartner Report on Vulnerability Assessment Tools Twenty Critical Controls for Effective Cyber Defense 48
Donald E. Hester CISSP, CISA, CAP, MCT, MCITP, MCTS, MCSE Security, Security+, CTT+ Director, Maze & Associates University of San Francisco / San Diego City College / Los Positas College
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