Government and industry regulations do not specify what actions to take to ensure system security and they certainly do not recommend use of particular technologies or products. However, they do require that a quality security system and process be implemented for regulatory compliance.

Pedestal Software has researched all of the leading governmental regulations and has created a Five Step Procedure based on industry best practices that is designed to meet all regulatory requirements.

The steps cover the following:

Best practice policies such as SANS, CIS, NSA, NIST, Microsoft, IBM and others
Agentless or Agent-based auditing of desktops and servers
Flexible and customizable system security settings
End-to-end system security including: system settings, patch management, identification of rogue software and communications hardware
Full reporting and assessment templates
Automated compliance to security and regulatory standards