Actively manage (inventory, track, and correct) all hardware devices on the network so that only authorized devices are given access, and unauthorized and unmanaged devices are found and prevented from gaining access.

Actively manage (inventory, track, and correct) all hardware devices on the network so that only authorized devices are given access, and unauthorized and unmanaged devices are found and prevented from gaining access.

Actively manage (inventory, track, and correct) all software on the network so that only authorized software is installed and can execute, and unauthorized and unmanaged software is found and prevented from installation or execution

Establish, implement, and actively manage (track, report on, and correct) the security configuration of laptops, servers, and workstations using a rigorous configuration management and change control process in order to prevent attackers from exploiting vulnerable services and settings.

Continuously acquire, assess, and take action on new information in order to identify vulnerabilities, and to remediate and minimize the window of opportunity for attackers.attackers from exploiting vulnerable services and settings.

Track, control, prevent, and correct the use, assignment, and configuration of administrative privileges on computers, networks, and applications.

Collect, manage, and analyze audit logs of events that could help detect, understand, or recover from an attack.

Minimize the attack surface and the opportunities for attackers to manipulate human behavior through their interaction with web browsers and e-mail systems.

Control the installation, spread, and execution of malicious code at multiple points in the enterprise, while optimizing the use of automation to enable rapid updating of defense, data gathering, and corrective action.

Manage (track, control, and correct) the ongoing operational use of ports, protocols, and services on networked devices in order to minimize windows of vulnerability available to attackers.

Properly back up critical information with a proven methodology for timely recovery.

Establish, implement, and actively manage (track, report on, and correct) the security configuration of network infrastructure devices using a rigorous configuration management and change control process in order to prevent attackers from exploiting vulnerable services and settings.

Detect, prevent, and correct the flow of information transferring networks of different trust levels with a focus on security-damaging data.

Prevent data exfiltration, mitigate the effects of exfiltrated data, and ensure the privacy and integrity of sensitive information.

Track, control, prevent, correct, and secure access to critical assets (e.g.,
information, resources, systems) according to the formal determination of which persons, computers, and applications have a need and right to access these critical assets based on an approved classification.

Track, control, prevent, and correct the security use of wireless local area
networks (LANS), access points, and wireless client systems.

Actively manage the life-cycle of system and application accounts – their creation, use, dormancy, deletion – in order to minimize opportunities for attackers to leverage them.

Identify the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to support defense of the enterprise; develop and execute an integrated plan to assess, identify and remediate gaps, through policy, organizational planning, training, and awareness programs for all functional roles in the organization.

Manage the security life-cycle of all in-house developed and acquired software in order to prevent, detect, and correct security weaknesses.

Protect the organization’s information, as well as its reputation, by developing and implementing an incident response infrastructure (e.g., plans, defined roles, training, communications, management oversight).

Test the overall strength of an organization’s defenses (technology, processes, and people) by simulating the objectives and actions of an attacker.