CMGT/431: Information Systems Security Wk 4 – Testing and Assessment Strategies Paper
Assignment Content
Refer to NIST SP 800-53 (Rev. 4) for the 18 candidate security control families and associated security controls.
Security Assessment must be incorporated into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in order to be a secure, integrated process. Testing of selected security controls ensures that applications meet business requirements, function as planned, and protect associated data securely from attack. A security assessment of the targeted environment identifies vulnerabilities that may cause a security breach and specifies the security controls that mitigate the vulnerabilities.
For this assignment, use the organization you chose in Week 1.
Part I: Mapping Vulnerabilities to Security Controls
Choose 5 distinct security control families as specified in NIST SP 800-53 (Rev. 4) that are most applicable to your organization’s known vulnerabilities.
Create a 1-page spreadsheet in Microsoft® Excel® that identifies the following criteria for each family:
Control ID
Control Name
Vulnerability
Recommended mitigation (refer to your Week 3 assignment; refine them for this mitigation)
Part II: Security Controls Testing
Provide a 2- to 3-page table in Microsoft Word including each family, and describe the testing procedure that will mitigate the vulnerability. Annotate whether the testing procedure is an interview, observation, technical test, or a combination.
Example of Security Controls Testing Table:Example of Security Controls Testing Table
Part III: Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scanning
Provide a 1-page description of penetration testing and vulnerability scanning processes.
Describe how they are used as part of the organization’s testing and assessment strategy.
Format your citations according to APA guidelines.
Submit your assignment.
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Part II
| Control ID | Name | Vulnerability | Recommended Mitigation | Testing Procedure |
| AC-3 | Access Enforcement | Accessing the system Determining the devices that access the system | Restricting access to privileged functions | Technical Test The system will be tested through dummy tests that will involve scenarios used to determine the devices that will have the privilege of accessing the system.
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