From: Blake Wiedman (bwiedman@iconsinc.com)
Date: Thu Apr 22 2004 - 16:02:26 EDT
Won't argue you with you that they leave something to be desired. But,
they will give a security tech who is knew to banking an idea of what
banks consider important to their security. I Usually start off with
the guidelines then move on to the NSA guidelines for the nitty gritty
tech work.
Also if you're new to the bank world, do some research on the different
core processors currently utilized.
Blake
-----Original Message-----
From: c0d3r@cotse.net [mailto:c0d3r@cotse.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9:23 PM
To: Blake Wiedman
Cc: 'Joe Smith'; pen-test@securityfocus.com
Subject: RE: Bank Assessment
Hi all;
Not to cast any dispersions on anything, but IMHO, the FFIEC guidelines
are pretty
lame. They're OK for "management and operational" type reviews, but
they just don't
cut it for technical work. I'd look to a more solid technical standard,
like
nsa.gov, nist.gov, or OSSTMM Ver. 2. Those are the things that I use
for (almost
exclusively) banks. We've developed custom testing programs using these
as
standards.
c0d3r
> You can find the answers to most of your questions including
guidelines
> here http://www.ffiec.gov/
>
> My employer uses the guidelines as the basis for all of our banking
> clients.
>
>
> Blake Wiedman
> Security Technician
> Icons Inc.
> www.iconsinc.com
> 732.309.6038
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Smith [mailto:joey@r00t66.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 2:40 PM
> To: pen-test@securityfocus.com
> Subject: Bank Assessment
>
>
> I'm looking for any good links with regard to Banking Institutions..
> Security assessments, pen-testing, special needs etc. I know they
are
> big on policies and procedures.
>
>
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