Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to ensure all servers deployed at (^Company^) are configured according to the (^Company^) security policies. Servers deployed at (^Company^) shall be audited at least annually and as prescribed by applicable regulatory compliance.

Audits may be conducted to:

• Ensure integrity, confidentiality and availability of information and resources 
• Ensure conformance to (^Company^) security policies 

Scope

This policy covers all servers owned or operated by (^Company^). This policy also covers any server present on (^Company^) premises, but which may not be owned or operated by (^Company^).

Policy

(^Company^) hereby provides its consent to allow (^Auditor's Organization^) to access its servers to the extent necessary to allow (^Auditor's Organization^) to perform scheduled and ad hoc audits of all servers at (^Company^).

Specific Concerns

Servers in use for (^Company^) support critical business functions and store company sensitive information. Improper configuration of servers could lead to the loss of confidentiality, availability or integrity of these systems.

Guidelines

Approved and standard configuration templates shall be used when deploying server systems to include:

• All system logs shall be sent to a central log review system
• All Sudo / Administrator actions must be logged
• Use a central patch deployment system
• Host security agent such as antivirus shall be installed and updated
• Network scan to verify only required network ports and network shares are in use
• Verify administrative group membership
• Conduct baselines when systems are deployed and upon significant system changes
• Changes to configuration template shall be coordinated with approval of change control board

 
Responsibility

(^Auditor's Organization^) shall conduct audits of all servers owned or operated by (^Company^). Server and application owners are encouraged to also perform this work as needed.

Relevant Findings

All relevant findings discovered as a result of the audit shall be listed in the (^Company^) tracking system to ensure prompt resolution or appropriate mitigating controls.

Ownership of Audit Report

All results and findings generated by the (^Auditor's Organization^) Team must be provided to appropriate (^Company^) management within one week of project completion. This report will become the property of (^Company^) and be considered company confidential.

Policy Compliance

Compliance Measurement

(^Auditor's Organization^) shall never use access required to perform server audits for any other purpose. The Infosec Team will verify compliance to this policy through various methods, including but not limited to, business tool reports, internal and external audits, and feedback to the policy owner.

Exceptions

Any exception to the policy must be approved by the Infosec Team in advance.

Non-Compliance

An employee found to have violated this policy may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.