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7 Keys To Meeting Cyber-security Reliability Standards And Cip Reliability Standards
1.) Clearly Define the Control Environment Identify the systems, services, devices, data, and personnel associated with the day-to-day use and protection of critical information and systems. When selecting controls, it is important to ensure that they support the business processes of the organization and its affiliated organizations, such as contractors and industry partners. 2.) Strictly Control Access Not only protect the data, but the systems, services, and devices within the organization. The entity must be able to demonstrate that it knows which employees, contractors, and partners have physical and logical access to the network, devices, applications, and data for specific and authorized business purposes, and that unauthorized access attempts – both physical and logical – can be identified and addressed. 3) Validate Security controls Regularly monitor the environment for performance and effectiveness of the controls n place. Establish baseline activity, study trend line analysis, and ensure that unusual activity can be quickly identified and corrected, as necessary. 4) Document All Corrective Actions Demonstrate that the proper steps were taken to correct systems and adjust policy if a non-compliant situation is identified. 5) Study the Results of Testing and Reporting Continuously manage and oversee the environment through reporting and testing, while providing documented evidence of due diligence to auditors. 6) Collect and Retain Data Each organization should take reasonable steps to ensure that sufficient data is collected to identify and respond to security incidents and to monitor and enforce policies and service level agreements. Automated data collection and retention allows many indicators of security and performance across the network and critical applications to be tracked on a continuous basis – as apposed to a periodic review – helping to create a proactive risk management process. 7) Preserve Data in Its Purest Form Preserve near-term and long-term data in its purest form for audit, forensics, and evidentiary presentation. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Katherine Janiszewski plays a crucial role as Marketing Manager of netForensics. Founded in 1999, netForensics is based on a culture of excellence and innovation. Their team of leading experts understands the ever-evolving security threat and compliance needs of today's organizations, including NERC requirements. For more information, visit netForensics.com. |
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