What’s most worrisome about today’s cyber attacks is that they are persistent in nature and remain hidden on compromised networks for months or even years. The March 2012 discovery of Flame alone was yet another reminder of how sophisticated today’s advanced attacks are.
In this FireEye-sponsored white paper, “Streamline Risk Management by Automating the SANS 20 Critical Security Controls,” SANS discusses a framework of controls for combating today’s advanced cyber attacks.
In this white paper, you will find:
- Why the core philosophy that “any defenses that can be automated should be automated” is one of the most important guiding principles of the 20 Critical Security Controls framework
- Why organizations should enable the right infrastructure sensors to monitor for signs for breaches
- How organizations can immediately begin implementing security controls
SANS Streamline Risk Management
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The 20 Critical Security Controls, a consensus project involving numerous U.S. government, private-sector and international groups, has received a great deal of attention recently as a framework of controls for defending organizations against cyber attacks. Today’s cyber attacks are increasingly complex, advanced, and able to remain hidden on the network for long periods of time.
As organizations begin to take the time to investigate and implement the 20 Critical Security Controls, they realize the document is more than simply a new list of things to do—it is a coordinated framework of controls that espouses a philosophy for combating the most common cyber attacks being observed today, namely those that blend malware, multiple attack vectors, and manipulative social engineering tactics....
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