IT Best Practices: IT Security Assessments

1. IT Best Practices: IT Security Assessments Donald Hester October 21, 2010 For audio call Toll Free 1-888-886-3951 and use PIN/code 158313

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6. Donald Hester IT Best Practices: IT Security Assessments

7. 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 www.LearnSecurity.org http://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldehester http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=245570977486 Email: DonaldH@MazeAssociates.com

8. Situation • 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

9. Questions • 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?

10. Reason • Provide Assurance • Demonstrate due diligence • Make risk based decisions

11. Terms • Assessment • Audit • Review • ST&E = Security Test & Evaluation • Testing • Evaluation

12. Assessment Lifecycle

13. Common Types of Assessments • Vulnerability Assessment • Penetration Test • Application Assessment • Code Review • Standard Audit/Review • Compliance Assessment/Audit • Configuration Audit • Wireless Assessment • Physical/Environmental Assessment • Policy Assessment

14. Determine your Scope • 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

15. Identify and Select Automated Tools • 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

16. Checklists • AuditNet • www.auditnet.org • ISACA & IIA • Member Resources • DoD Checklists • iase.disa.mil/stigs/checklist/ • NIST Special Publications • csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsSPs.html

17. Live CD Distributions for Security Testing • BackTrack • Knoppix Security Tool Distribution • F.I.R.E. • Helix

18. Review Techniques • Documentation Review • Log Review • RulesetReview • System Configuration Review • Network Sniffing • File Integrity Checking

19. Target Identification and Analysis Techniques • 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

20. Target Vulnerability Validation Techniques • Password Cracking • Transmission / Storage • Penetration Testing • Automated / Manual • Social Engineering • Phishing

21. Checklists / MSAT • Microsoft Security Assessment Tool (MSAT)

22. GRC Tools Dashboards Metrics Checklists Reporting Trend Analysis Remediation

23. Test Types • 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

24. Verification Testing Verification Match

25. Application testing • Code Review • Automated/Manual • Vulnerability scanning • Configuration review • Verification testing • Authentication • Information leakage • Input/output Manipulation

26. Database Auditing • Native Audit (Provided by DB) • SIEM & Log Management • Database Activity Monitoring • Database Audit Platforms • Remote journaling & analytics • Compliance testing • Performance

27. Intrusion Detection/Prevention • Configuration • Verification testing • Log and Alert review

29. EMR Testing • Electromagnetic Radiation • Emissions Security (EMSEC) • Van Eck phreaking • Tempest • Tempest surveillance prevention • Faraday Cage

30. Green Computing • Assessment on the use of resources • Power Management • Virtualization Assessment

31. Business Continuity • Plan Testing, Training, and Exercises (TT&E) • Tabletop Exercises • Checklist Assessment • Walk Through • Functional Exercises • Remote Recovery • Full Interruption Test

32. Vulnerability Scanning • 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)

33. MBSA • Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.2

34. Vulnerability Reports Sample from Qualys

35. External and Internal Where is the best place to scan from? Internal scan found 15 critical vulnerabilities External scan found 2 critical vulnerabilities

36. Vulnerability Scanners Source: http://www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/rapid7/173772.html

37. Red, White and Blue Teams Mimic real-world attacks Unannounced Penetration Testers Incident Responders Observers and Referees

38. Red and Blue Teams Mimic real-world attacks Announced Penetration Testers Incident Responders

39. Penetration Test Phases

40. Penetration Assessment Reports Sample from CoreImpact

41. Vulnerability Information • Open Source Vulnerability DB • http://osvdb.org/ • National Vulnerability Database • http://nvd.nist.gov/ • Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures • http://cve.mitre.org/ • Exploit Database • http://www.exploit-db.com/

42. Physical Assessments • Posture Review • Access Control Testing • Perimeter review • Monitoring review • Alarm Response review • Location review (Business Continuity) • Environmental review (AC / UPS)

43. KSAs

44. Assessor Competence • 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… *GAO 65% of audit staff to be CISA

45. Legal Considerations • 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

46. Post-Testing Activities • 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

47. Organizations that can help • 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)

48. Resources • Gartner Report on Vulnerability Assessment Tools • Twenty Critical Controls for Effective Cyber Defense

49. 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 www.LearnSecurity.org http://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldehester http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=245570977486 Email: DonaldH@MazeAssociates.com

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