Re: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency(CISA) Cyber Hygiene scan services

[Ken Connelly <ken.connelly () UNI EDU>]

THIS!!

Plus my general paranoia about giving the feds permission to do this.
Not that they can't/couldn't/wouldn't do it anyway, but if I say "ok",
then I said "ok" and they have permission.

-ken

On 9/3/21 9:03 AM, Koppel, Lorna wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
>  
>
> I too am interested in trying their services.  I ran into concerns
> from legal and others about the perception of having a government
> agency looking at our network especially with people being nervous
> about immigration.  Anyone else dealt with that?
>
>  
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lorna
>
>  
>
> /Lorna L. Koppel/
>
> Director of Information Security
>
> Office of Information Security (OIS)
> Tufts University
> 169 Holland Street
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> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Security Community Group Listserv
> <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> *On Behalf Of *Valerie Smith
> *Sent:* Friday, September 3, 2021 10:02 AM
> *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [SECURITY] Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
> Agency(CISA) Cyber Hygiene scan services
>
>  
>
> Hi Vince,
>
>  
>
> We've used it for almost a year now and we really like it. It's
> essentially just Nessus but they send a weekly pdf report with good
> info, charts, and graphs (the original Nessus data is embedded as an
> attachment in the appendix too). I've used their graphs in reports to
> management. And being able to say "DHS says this is a critical
> vulnerability" has helped get people to act a little quicker with
> remediations than they may have otherwise. ;) 
>
>  
>
> Also they send an annual report of aggregated, anonymized vuln data
> from across higher ed so that you can see how your institution
> compares against the average.
>
>  
>
> Let me know if you have other questions or there's anything else I can
> help with regarding this topic.
>
>  
>
> Thanks,
>
> Val  
>
>
> Valerie Smith, CISSP (she/her)
>
> Sr. Information Security Analyst
>
> SUNY Geneseo
>
> vsmith () geneseo edu <mailto:vsmith () geneseo edu> 
>
>  
>
>  
>
> On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 9:43 AM Vince Bonura <vbonura () fordham edu
> <mailto:vbonura () fordham edu>> wrote:
>
>     Good morning, All!
>
>      
>
>     I am writing to inquire whether anyone is taking advantage of the
>     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency(CISA) Cyber
>     Hygiene scan services?
>
>      
>
>     We became aware of it recently and are considering signing up.
>     Since it’s a free service, and another way to test the
>     vulnerabilities of your publicly accessible networks, it seems
>     like a no-brainer.
>
>      
>
>     But we are curious who is/has used it and what you thought of
>     their findings.
>
>      
>
>     Thanks in advance!
>
>      
>
>     Vince Bonura
>
>     IT Risk Analyst
>
>      
>
>     Fordham University
>
>     (718) 817-1875
>
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- Ken
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