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Endpoint Security Compliance:
            Top 19 Questions Auditors Ask



 Made possible by:

                                    © 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
Brought to you by




               www.lumension.com



Speaker
    Minky Kernacs
    Sr. Business Intelligence Consultant
Preview of Key Points

 General questions
 4 areas in most endpoint security audits

                                 Configuration
                                                               Patch
                                 management

                                                Endpoint
                                              Security Audit


                                        AV             Vulnerability Scanning




© 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
General questions

 What are our endpoints?
 How many?
 How do you come up with that list?




© 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
Patch

 1. What is your process for being informed of
    and reviewing patches?
   How do you ensure all applications are covered?
 2. What patches have you approved?
   When were they deployed?
 3. What patches did you opt out of and why?
 4. What is the patch status of all your endpoints
    right now?
 5. What is your average time from availability to
    install of patches?


© 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
Configuration management

 1. What is your golden configuration
    standard?
 2. What is your process for keeping existing
    and new system in compliance?
 3. What is your process for exceptions?
 4. Provide documentation showing all
    endpoints are configured in compliance




© 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
Antivirus

 1. What AV engines are in place?
   Scanning options?
 2. How many systems have it?
 3. How many systems are up-to-date right now?
 4. What is your average time from availability to
    deployment of updates?
 5. How many actual infections in past year?
   Details?
 6. Can users disable?
 7. How are remote/mobile endpoints updated?

© 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
Vulnerability Scanning

 1. How many systems scanned, how often?
 2. How often vulnerability database
    updated?
 3. Status for vulnerabilities detected in past
    year
   What was the follow up?




© 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
Other possible areas

 Encryption
 Device control
 Application control




© 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
Bottom Line
  You may already be covering all 4 areas
  But you must be able to show
  How many systems you have
            • How do you know this list is complete
     What is their current status in all 4 areas
            • As well as history
  A good auditor will want process and
   documentation process is actually followed
  Added benefit:
  Being able to easily answer these questions
   means you have an efficient and well controlled
   endpoint environment


© 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
Brought to you by




               www.lumension.com



Speaker
    Minky Kernacs
    Sr. Business Intelligence Consultant

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Endpoint Security Compliance: Top 19 Questions Auditors Ask

  • 1. Endpoint Security Compliance: Top 19 Questions Auditors Ask  Made possible by: © 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
  • 2. Brought to you by www.lumension.com Speaker Minky Kernacs Sr. Business Intelligence Consultant
  • 3. Preview of Key Points General questions 4 areas in most endpoint security audits Configuration Patch management Endpoint Security Audit AV Vulnerability Scanning © 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
  • 4. General questions What are our endpoints? How many? How do you come up with that list? © 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
  • 5. Patch 1. What is your process for being informed of and reviewing patches? How do you ensure all applications are covered? 2. What patches have you approved? When were they deployed? 3. What patches did you opt out of and why? 4. What is the patch status of all your endpoints right now? 5. What is your average time from availability to install of patches? © 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
  • 6. Configuration management 1. What is your golden configuration standard? 2. What is your process for keeping existing and new system in compliance? 3. What is your process for exceptions? 4. Provide documentation showing all endpoints are configured in compliance © 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
  • 7. Antivirus 1. What AV engines are in place? Scanning options? 2. How many systems have it? 3. How many systems are up-to-date right now? 4. What is your average time from availability to deployment of updates? 5. How many actual infections in past year? Details? 6. Can users disable? 7. How are remote/mobile endpoints updated? © 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
  • 8. Vulnerability Scanning 1. How many systems scanned, how often? 2. How often vulnerability database updated? 3. Status for vulnerabilities detected in past year What was the follow up? © 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
  • 9. Other possible areas Encryption Device control Application control © 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
  • 10. Bottom Line  You may already be covering all 4 areas  But you must be able to show How many systems you have • How do you know this list is complete What is their current status in all 4 areas • As well as history A good auditor will want process and documentation process is actually followed  Added benefit: Being able to easily answer these questions means you have an efficient and well controlled endpoint environment © 2012 Monterey Technology Group Inc.
  • 11. Brought to you by www.lumension.com Speaker Minky Kernacs Sr. Business Intelligence Consultant