Re: Security Standards

[John Morrison <john.morrison101 () googlemail com>]

sOhO,

It is quite difficult to be precise about what to do as every business
is different. Other reasons for this might be a) there is a lot of
money to be made, so why give it away and b) anyone who gives bad
advice may be sued for large sums - PCI non-compliance can be costly.

However, the major card issuers and the PCI Standards Organisation do
provide some information. One useful document to help prioritise
resources is "The Prioritized Approach to Pursue PCI DSS Compliance"
(https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/education/docs/Prioritized_Approach_PCI_DSS_1_2.pdf)

The other places to look are the web sites of the suppliers for the
hardware and software you use. They will have more specific
information. For example, Cisco have built in templates for some
devices (for example,
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/app_ntwk_services/data_center_app_services/ace_waf/v61/user/guide/waf_ug_profiles.html#wp1076183).
They also do a guide called "PCI Solution for Retail 2.0 Design and
Implementation Guide"
(http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf/en/us/guest/netsol/ns171/c649/ccmigration_09186a00809464ec.pdf).
Similarly, if you use Microsoft products a good starting point is
their IT Governance and Compliance site
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/regulatorycompliance/default.aspx),
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Compliance
Planning Guide 
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/confirmation.aspx?familyId=d8320df1-d0d0-469f-a6fc-b53987bd74c2&displayLang=en&pf=true)
and IT Compliance Management Guide
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=BD930882-0D39-4900-9A79-B91F213ED15D&displaylang=en).




2010/1/6  <s0h0us () yahoo com>:
> Hi,
> As part of a PCI-DSS risk assessment I need to come up with security standards for all of our critical network 
> devices, including windows servers. I've been directed to NIST publications and others but I'm finding that they are 
> general documents rather than specific ones regarding what settings need to be configured, i guess like a checklist. 
> can you recommend a site that might have them? i continue to search as i submit this posting...thanks! any 
> information is appreciated. happy new year!!!
>
>
> sOhO
>
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