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Nagios: Providing Value Throughout the Organization

Nagios: Providing Value Throughout the Organization. Jared Bird jaredbird@gmail.com Twitter: @ jaredbird. Introduction. Who is Jared Bird?. Nagios. Providing Value. Provide knowledge Assist other departments Strengthen inter-department relationships Achieve company wide goals

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Nagios: Providing Value Throughout the Organization

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  1. Nagios:Providing Value Throughout the Organization Jared Bird jaredbird@gmail.com Twitter: @jaredbird

  2. Introduction • Who is Jared Bird?

  3. Nagios

  4. Providing Value • Provide knowledge • Assist other departments • Strengthen inter-department relationships • Achieve company wide goals • Reduce costs

  5. Understanding • What are the goals of the other departments?

  6. Infrastructure • Network, Server, and Desktop Teams • Concerns include: • Availability • Capacity • Utilization • Functioning Properly

  7. Security • Prevent data theft • Deter identity theft • Avoid legal issues • Protect brand • “CIA Triad” • Confidentiality • Integrity • Availability

  8. Threats • Default configurations • Website defacement • Missing patches • DNS redirection • Unauthorized use • Many, many more

  9. Default Configurations • Default passwords • blank sa account • Once password is set, monitor with new credentials • XI Auto-discovery check for insecure protocols • Scheduled scans and output to Nagios

  10. Website • Monitor for defacement • check_http –H www.yoursite.com –s “sekret” • Checks for “sekret” string • Check certificate • check_http –H www.mysite.com –C 21 • Checks certificate for 21 days of validity

  11. Software Installed • Check url for content (version) • Ex: http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ • Check for string “11.4.102.265”

  12. DNS • Have DNS entries changed? • DNS hijacked • High Impact

  13. Unauthorized Use • LDAP check for account creation • Syslog output from infrastructure • SNMP Alerts

  14. Audit & Compliance • PCI • SOX • HIPPA • Almost every regulation* * Note: Speaker will not be held responsible if Nagios does not help achieve compliance with a specific regulation

  15. PCI • PCI DSS • Any organization that processes, stores, or transmits credit card data • Requirements • 12 overall requirements • 287 individual requirements

  16. PCI • Reqs 1&2: Build and Maintain a Secure Network • Auto-discovery to look for services • Checks to verify that vendor defaults have been changed • Reqs 3&4: Protect Cardholder Data • Scan for insecure protocols • Check for expiration of SSL certificates • Reqs 5&6: Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program • Check the anti-virus process to ensure it is running

  17. PCI • Reqs 7,8,& 9: Implement Strong Access Control Measures • LDAP checks to ensure LDAP server is functioning • Web Transaction Monitoring can be used to check two factor • Reqs 10&11: Regularly Monitor and Test Networks • Check NTP • Event logs from servers • Req 12: Maintain an Information Security Program • Use device listings as well as contact info (incident response plan)

  18. SOX • Sarbanes-Oxley or Public Company Accounting Reform and Investors Protection Act • Section 404: Assessment of internal control • Nagios can help management show that controls for assuring the integrity of the financial reports are effective.

  19. HIPAA Headlines

  20. HIPAA • Technical Safeguards: • Access Control • Audit Control • Integrity Controls • Transmission Security

  21. Questions? Jared Bird jaredbird@gmail.com Twitter: @jaredbird Thank You

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