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10.6: Review logs for all system components at least daily.

10.3: Record at least the following audit trail entries for all system components for each event - including user ID, type of event, data and time, success or failure indication, etc.

10.7: Retain audit trail history for at least one year, with a min. of three months immediately available for analysis (online, archived, or restorable from back-up).

Daily Log Review

Monitoring and analyzing user and system activity can help detect patterns of normal use and potentially malicious users. Daily log review is the process of regularly reviewing and reporting on log activity.

While some providers may offer logging (tracking user activity, transporting and storing log events), Online Tech provides the complete logging experience with daily log review, analysis, and monthly reporting.

10.5.5: Use file-integrity monitoring or change-detection software on logs to ensure that existing log data cannot be changed without generating alerts.

11: Deploy file integrity monitoring tools to alert personnel to unauthorized modification of critical system files, configuration files or content files. Configure the software to perform critical file comparisons at least weekly.

File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
Monitoring your files and systems provides valuable insight into your technical environment and provides an additional layer of data security. File integrity monitoring (FIM) is a service that can monitor any changes made to your files.

6.6: For public-facing web applications, ensure:

Verify that public-facing web applications are reviewed (using either manual or automated vulnerability security assessment tools or methods), as follows:

• At least annually and after any changes
• By an organization that specializes in application security
• That all vulnerabilities are corrected, and the application is re-evaluated after corrections

Verify that a web-application firewall is in front of public-facing web applications to detect and prevent web-based attacks.

Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Protect your web servers and databases from malicious online attacks by investing in a web application firewall (WAF). A network firewall’s open port allows Internet traffic to access your websites, but it can also open up servers to potential application attacks (database commands to delete or extract data are sent through a web application to the backend database) and other malicious attacks.

8.3: Incorporate two-factor authentication for remote access (network-level access originating from outside the network) to the network by employees, administrators, and third parties.

(For example, remote authentication and dial-in service (RADIUS) with tokens; or other technologies that facilitate two-factor authentication.

Two-Factor Authentication
Online Tech offers two-factor authentication for VPN (Virtual Private Network) access as an optimal security measure to protect against online fraud and unauthorized access for clients that connect to their networks from a remote location.

Vulnerability Scanning
Vulnerability scanning checks your firewalls, networks and ports. It is a web application that can detect outdated versions of software, web applications that aren’t securely coded, or misconfigured networks.

Patch Management
Why is patch management so important? If your servers aren’t updated and managed properly, your data and applications are left vulnerable to hackers, identity thieves and other malicious attacks against your systems.

5.1: Deploy anti-virus software on all
systems commonly affected by malicious
software (particularly personal computers
and servers). 

5.2: Ensure that all anti-virus mechanisms
are current, actively running, and
generating audit logs.

Antivirus
Antivirus software can detect and remove malware in order to protect your data from malicious attacks. Significantly reduce your risks of data theft or unauthorized access by investing in a simple and effective solution for optimal server protection.

4.1: Use strong cryptography and security
protocols (for example, SSL/TLS, IPSEC,
SSH, etc.) to safeguard sensitive
cardholder data during transmission over
open, public networks.

SSL Certificate
In order to safely transmit information online, a SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate provides the encryption of sensitive data, including financial and healthcare. A SSL certificate verifies the identity of a website, allowing web browsers to display a secure website.