{"id":2310,"date":"2015-07-01T15:29:26","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T15:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/?p=2310"},"modified":"2015-07-10T15:38:51","modified_gmt":"2015-07-10T15:38:51","slug":"critical-security-controls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/critical-security-controls\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Security Controls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am not a security expert, and by this reason to read about security aspects is something complex, specially when you want to gain perspective of the area of security it&#8217;s being talked.<\/p>\n<p>The SANS Institute is a cooperative research and education organization which contains programs for security professionals around the world. They have the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\">Critical Security Controls<\/a> which focuses on prioritizing security functions that are effective against the latest Advanced Targeted Threats: security controls, processes, architectures and services.<\/p>\n<p>Each item of the list below (version 5) contains a detailed checklist of activities to be covered:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/1\">1: Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Devices <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/2\">2: Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Software <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/3\">3: Secure Configurations for Hardware and Software on Mobile Devices, Laptops, Workstations, and Servers <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/4\">4: Continuous Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/5\">5: Malware Defenses <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/6\">6: Application Software Security <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/7\">7: Wireless Access Control <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/8\">8: Data Recovery Capability <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/9\">9: Security Skills Assessment and Appropriate Training to Fill Gaps <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/10\">10: Secure Configurations for Network Devices such as Firewalls, Routers, and Switches <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/11\">11: Limitation and Control of Network Ports, Protocols, and Services <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/12\">12: Controlled Use of Administrative Privileges <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/13\">13: Boundary Defense <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/14\">14: Maintenance, Monitoring, and Analysis of Audit Logs <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/15\">15: Controlled Access Based on the Need to Know <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/16\">16: Account Monitoring and Control <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/17\">17: Data Protection <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/18\">18: Incident Response and Management <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/19\">19: Secure Network Engineering <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sans.org\/critical-security-controls\/control\/20\">20: Penetration Tests and Red Team Exercises <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am not a security expert, and by this reason to read about security aspects is something complex, specially when you want to gain perspective of the area of security it&#8217;s being talked. 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