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Peter (cp.quigs.com) Mitigation Plan

Date: 2026-03-10 Server: peter (cp.quigs.com / webhost.tailce791f.ts.net) Status: ⏳ PENDING MANUAL EXECUTION Compliance Score: 95/100 → Target: 100/100

Executive Summary

Peter achieved a compliance score of 95/100 in the 2026-03-10 compliance scan. One MEDIUM severity finding was identified: unattended-upgrades not configured.

Finding: MIT-PETER-001 Severity: MEDIUM Impact: Manual security patching required Remediation Time: ~5 minutes

MIT-PETER-001: Install Unattended-Upgrades

Finding Details

Check: os-003 - Unattended Upgrades Configured Status: FAIL (MEDIUM severity) Description: Automatic security updates not enabled

Risk: - Security patches must be applied manually - Potential delay in applying critical security fixes - Increased administrative overhead

CIS Benchmark: CIS Ubuntu Linux 24.04 LTS Benchmark 1.1.1.2

Remediation Steps

Option 1: Automated Script (Recommended)

  1. Download script to peter: ```bash # SSH to peter ssh -i ~/.ssh/your_key user@webhost.tailce791f.ts.net

# Download script curl -o /tmp/install-unattended-upgrades-peter.sh \ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Quig-Enterprises/cyber-guardian/main/scripts/install-unattended-upgrades-peter.sh

# Or copy from alfred scp /tmp/install-unattended-upgrades-peter.sh user@webhost.tailce791f.ts.net:/tmp/ ```

  1. Execute script: bash sudo bash /tmp/install-unattended-upgrades-peter.sh

  2. Verify installation: bash systemctl status unattended-upgrades

Option 2: Manual Installation

  1. Install package: bash sudo apt update sudo apt install -y unattended-upgrades apt-listchanges

  2. Enable automatic updates: bash sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades # Select "Yes" when prompted

  3. Configure automatic reboots: bash sudo nano /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades

Uncomment and set: Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "true"; Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot-Time "03:00"; Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Kernel-Packages "true"; Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Dependencies "true";

  1. Enable service: bash sudo systemctl enable unattended-upgrades sudo systemctl start unattended-upgrades

  2. Verify: bash sudo unattended-upgrade --dry-run --debug

Configuration Details

Reboot Schedule: 3:00 AM UTC (11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST) Update Scope: Security updates only Kernel Cleanup: Enabled (removes old kernels automatically) Dependency Cleanup: Enabled

Email Notifications: Optional (configure in 51unattended-upgrades-peter)

Expected Outcome

After implementation: - ✅ Compliance score: 95/100 → 100/100 - ✅ Automatic security updates enabled - ✅ System automatically reboots for kernel updates (3 AM UTC) - ✅ Old kernels automatically removed - ✅ CIS Benchmark compliance: PASS

Other Findings (Informational)

SSH Configuration (Low Severity Warnings)

Status: PASS (warnings are informational)

The following SSH warnings were detected but are expected for a production server: - Password Authentication Disabled (SSH keys only - correct) - Root Login Disabled (best practice - correct)

No action needed - These are security best practices.

Firewall Status (Informational)

Status: WARNING (informational)

The firewall check reported a warning, but this is expected for a production server behind cloud provider firewalls.

No action needed - Firewall rules managed at infrastructure level.

Verification

After applying the mitigation, verify with:

1. Re-run compliance scan:

cd /opt/claude-workspace/projects/cyber-guardian
python3 scripts/compliance-scanner.py \
  --server peter \
  --type remote-ssh \
  --ssh-key ~/.ssh/bq_laptop_rsa

2. Check database:

SELECT overall_score, findings_medium
FROM blueteam.v_latest_compliance_scans
WHERE server_name = 'peter';

Expected Result: - overall_score: 100.00 - findings_medium: 0

3. Manual verification on peter:

# Check service
systemctl status unattended-upgrades

# Check configuration
cat /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/51unattended-upgrades-peter

# Check logs
tail -50 /var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades.log

Files

Installation Script: - Location: /tmp/install-unattended-upgrades-peter.sh - Size: ~7KB - Purpose: Automated installation and configuration

Configuration File (created by script): - Location: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/51unattended-upgrades-peter - Purpose: Peter-specific unattended-upgrades settings

Backup (created by script): - Pattern: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades.backup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS - Purpose: Restore point if needed

Timeline

Access Notes

SSH Access from Alfred: ❌ Not available - cp.quigs.com connection times out from alfred - Production server likely has firewall restrictions - SSH key not authorized for current user

Recommended Access: 1. Use authorized workstation 2. Or configure SSH access from alfred (add public key to authorized_keys) 3. Or execute via webhost.tailce791f.ts.net (Tailscale)

Note: The compliance scan test was executed successfully by the QA agent, indicating SSH access is possible from some locations.

References

Status: ⏳ PENDING - Manual execution required Priority: MEDIUM Estimated Impact: 5-minute downtime for installation (if reboot required) Approval Required: Yes (production server)