•Remote subscription-based,

nondestructive vulnerability scanning

Real-Time and Online Alerts

Following the daily audit, you will receive an immediate email alert directing you to login to your account if new vulnerabilities have been found.

Once logged into your account, vulnerability scan results can be viewed including detailed server fingerprints, open ports, and vulnerability data along with detailed patch recommendations applicable to your specific system configuration. Historical audit data is also available, along with printable audit reports. Should you have any questions or need assistance regarding patching your system, technical support is included in your subscription.

For websites on shared or fully managed servers, a separate account is provided for the web host. The website owner retains full administrative control, but for security reasons, cannot view vulnerability information pertaining to the web host’s infrastructure. In this case, only the web host can view vulnerability details and patch information.

Multiphase Vulnerability Audit Technology

Daily security audits are preformed in three phases: Port Scanning, Network Services Testing, and Web Applications Vulnerability Testing. This multi phase approach to vulnerability auditing allows us to perform more accurate audits with lower load on your servers. It also allows us to run any single test phase on a target to detect changes, test specific ports or vulnerabilities, as well as run web application only tests on multiple websites residing on a single server.

These scans are designed to minimize load on the device being tested. Scans are specifically designed to be non-disruptive/non-invasive and will not slow or lock-up the device or service being tested.

The Daily Audit Procedure

Phase 1—Port Discovery Scan

Phase one is a thorough port scan of the target. Accurately determining which ports on an IP address are open is the crucial first step to a comprehensive security audit. This is not a simple process, however our advanced dynamic port scanning can handle all targets from desktop PCs to the most aggressive firewalls, IDS and IPS systems.

Phase 2—Network Service Scan

After determining which ports are open we begin a network services test on each port. During this phase we thoroughly interrogate the service to determine exactly what software is running and how it is configured. This information is leveraged in order to launch additional service specific and generic tests. run web application only

Phase 3—Web Application Scan

Web application testing is the third phase of our daily security audit. According to industry sources, such as Gartner, an estimated 60-75% of all security breaches today are due to vulnerabilities within the web application layer. Traditional security mechanisms such as firewalls provide little or no protection against attacks on your web applications. All HTTP services and virtual domains are tested for the existence

of potentially dangerous modules, configurations settings, CGIs and other scripts. The website then is “crawled” and JavaScript is inspected to find forms that are exercised in specific ways to disclose all

application-level vulnerabilities such as, code revelation, cross-site scripting, insecure JavaScript, and SQL injection. Both generic and software specific tests are performed in order to uncover misconfigurations and coding error vulnerabilities. Mulitple authentication mechanisms are supported for profile based user authenticated scanning.

Ongoing Auditing

In addition to vulnerability scanning, the McAfee SECURE service includes technology that helps protect merchant websites and their consumers from “social engineering” tricks like spyware infections, identity theft scams, and sites which send excessive e-mail.

The McAfee SECURE Data Security Standard

In order for a merchant to display the McAfee SECURE trustmark, it is required to submit, at minimum, the target website for auditing and pass the required tests. Sites using Akamai for content distribution should also submit the origin server for audit and review. The website(s) must be audited by McAfee, Inc.’s Automated Vulnerability Assessment technology on a daily basis without interference by Intrusion Detection or Intrusion Prevention System.

McAfee SECURE data security standard is a vulnerability rating system based on Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) and Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) and apply specific rules to adjust severities of individual vulnerabilities based on data compromise potential.

The McAfee SECURE data security standard is separate from the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). McAfee SECURE requires daily auditing and certification, whereas PCI DSS requires quarterly scanning by an ASV and SSL doesn’t require auditing at all. The appearance of the McAfee SECURE trustmark on a website is not related to the retailer’s PCI compliance.

Vulnerability Management Portal

The portal provides a comprehensive and easy-to-use interface for vulnerability management. Our secure web-based vulnerability management system provides extensive vulnerability data along with complete patch information enabling rapid prioritization and remediation. Configuration of both device (port level) and domain (protocol level) scanning is available. On-demand security audits can be initiated at any time. Multiple user accounts can be created with appropriate roles and privilege levels providing information access and alert levels tailored to your organization. From protecting a single website to auditing a complex network, we provide the appropriate tools for each task.

Interactive Vulnerability Assessment and Management

McAfee doesn’t just provide you with a 100-page list of the vulnerabilities we find like some other scanning vendors. Instead, we give you an interactive vulnerability management tool to view

vulnerabilities by device or device group, sort and view detailed remediation steps, create custom alert levels for each user or role, compare recent audits with data going back up to three years, and configure and generate PDF security management and compliance reports.

Devices and Device Groups

The ability to effectively manage vulnerability data by assigning any network device, group of devices, or IP address to specific groups or individuals is essential to manage your organization’s security. Device classification capabilities, individual devices, or entire IP blocks, can be easily grouped by type, business function, geographic location, or other criteria and then assigned to a user or group of user accounts. This flexible, powerful system can then be used to drive audit schedules, alerting, remediation activities, and reporting throughout your organization.

Configurable and Manual Scans

Scanning time may be scheduled by individual device, device group. Manual scans can be run at any time, while special “denial of service” and “full exploit” scans can only be run in the manual mode. Manual scans of current vulnerabilities only are available to help speed remediation efforts.

Multiple User Roles

Hierarchical multi-user environment with role-based access, alerting and reporting distributed management capabilities enable delegation of vulnerability assessment as well as remediate tasks to multiple users with assigned privileges, while maintaining centralized control for the Security Manager. This functionality simplifies delegation of network security maintenance, facilitates compliance reporting, and provides management with up-to-date overview reports.