...IT [pic] Australian Government Department of Defence Information System Audit Guide VERSION 11.1 January 2012 Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Accreditation 4 2. The Information System Audit – Checklist 7 2.1. What is an Information System Audit? 7 2.2. Why is an Information System Certification needed? 7 2.3. Assessing an Information System’s Security Risks 7 2.4. Selecting an Information System’s Security Controls 7 3. Purpose of the Checklist 8 4. How to Use the Checklist 8 4.1. The Checklist Structure 8 4.2. Security Objectives 9 4.3. Guidance for IRAP Assessors 9 4.4. Information System Compliance 10 5. Guidance for IRAP Assessors 10 6. The Checklist 11 6.1. The Information Security Policy & Risk Management 11 6.2. Information Security Organisation 14 6.3. Information Security Documentation 17 6.4. Information Security Monitoring 20 6.5. Cyber Security Incidents 22 6.6. Physical & Environmental Security 24 6.7. Personnel Security for Information Systems 26 6.8. Product & Media Security 27 6.9. Software, Network & Cryptographic Security 30 6.10. Access Control & Working Off-site Security 33 Appendix A – Accreditation Governance 36 The ISM & Certification 36 Compliance Levels 37 Compliance Report 37 Compliance Comments 37 Audit Documentation Submissions 38 Appendix B – Standards 39 ...
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...1583-0233 Issue 13, July-December 2008 p. 7-21 Network Security: Policies and Guidelines for Effective Network Management Jonathan Gana KOLO, Umar Suleiman DAUDA Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria. jgkolo@gmail.com, usdauda@gmail.com Abstract Network security and management in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the ability to maintain the integrity of a system or network, its data and its immediate environment. The various innovations and uses to which networks are being put are growing by the day and hence are becoming complex and invariably more difficult to manage by the day. Computers are found in every business such as banking, insurance, hospital, education, manufacturing, etc. The widespread use of these systems implies crime and insecurity on a global scale. In addition, the tremendous benefits brought about by Internet have also widened the scope of crime and insecurity at an alarming rate. Also, ICT has fast become a primary differentiator for institution/organization leaders as it offers effective and convenient means of interaction with each other across the globe. This upsurge in the population of organizations depending on ICT for business transaction has brought with it a growing number of security threats and attacks on poorly managed and secured networks primarily to steal personal data, particularly financial information and password. This paper therefore proposes some policies...
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... 2) 3) How do the employees of your organization understand the importance of information security policy? h) i) Screen saver j) By email k) By digital banner at work place l) By floor briefing m) By notice board n) Through learning and development o) By employees portal p) Any Other Process ____________ 4) 5) Which of the following are the types of cyber risk exposures faced by your organization? q) Business partners and contractors that use customer data r) Use of social media for marketing and communications s) Credit card data collection, online payment processing t) Provide online content or media u) E-commerce business websites v) Outsourced computing services w) Medical and patient record keeping x) Cloud computing for storage of data y) Housing private customer data on laptop z) Cloud computing for delivery of services 6) 7) Is the Cyber Security Policy in your organization frequently updated? {) |) Yes }) ...
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...Effective Information Security Requires a Balance of Social and Technology Factors EffEctivE information SEcurity rEquirES MIS Uarterly a BalancE of Social and tEchnology xecutive factorS1,2 Q E Tim Kayworth Baylor University (U.S.) Dwayne Whitten Texas A&M University (U.S.) Executive Summary 2 Industry experts have called for organizations to be more strategic in their approach to information security, yet it has not been clear what such an approach looks like in practice or how firms actually achieve this. To address this issue, we interviewed 21 information security executives from 11 organizations. Our results suggest that a strategically focused information security strategy encompasses not only IT products and solutions but also organizational integration and social alignment mechanisms. Together, these form a framework for a socio-technical approach to information security that achieves three objectives: balancing the need to secure information assets against the need to enable the business, maintaining compliance, and ensuring cultural fit. The article describes these objectives and the security alignment mechanisms needed to achieve them and concludes with guidelines that can be applied to ensure effective information security management in different organizational settings. INFORMATION SECURITY HAS BECOME A STRATEGIC ISSUE Information security continues to be a major concern among corporate executives. The threat of terrorism,...
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...Information Security - Security Awareness Abstract: 3 Security Awareness 4 Regulatory Requirements for Awareness and Training 7 References 13 Abstract: Information security means protecting information and information systems (IS) from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, perusal, inspection, recording or destruction. A policy can be described as a set of principles intended to manage actions. An Information Security Policy (ISP) is a defined set of principles intended to protect information and information systems by controlling the actions allowed within an organization. There is not a single off the shelf approach to implement an ISP. The ISP is tailored to the specific organization and defined by the environment of the IS, the classification of the information, governance and compliance laws, and the levels of acceptable risk to the organization. An IPS has many areas to cover but the most prominent subject matter is risk management. Risk management addresses an organization's assets exposure to environmental risks. Since risk management is continuous and must be reevaluated whenever changes are introduced into the environment or when a breach of the policy has occurred so should the ISP. Policies must be useable, workable and realistic. In order to truly measure the effectiveness of an ISP measurements or metrics must be defined in order to grade or rate the effectives. ISPs that are not applicable, reviewed...
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...Layered Security in Plant Control Environments Ken Miller Senior Consultant Ensuren Corporation KEYWORDS Plant Controls, Layered Security, Access Control, Computing Environment, Examination, Detection, Prevention, Encryption, Compartmentalization ABSTRACT Process control vendors are migrating their plant control technologies to more open network and operating environments such as Unix, Linux, Windows, Ethernet, and the Internet Protocol. Migrating plant controls to open network and operating environments exposes all layers of the computing environment to unauthorized access. Layered security can be used to enhance the level of security for any computing environment. Layered security incorporates multiple security technologies in each computing layer to provide resistance to unauthorized intrusion, while reducing the risk of failure from a single technology. Layered security requires acceptance of a model, development of an access control plan, compartmentalization of the network, and implementation of core security products that address examination, detection, prevention, and encryption. Layered security is considered a “best practice” in any computing environment, and should be widely used in critical control environments. INTRODUCTION Plant control environments have traditionally been built on proprietary technology. This proprietary technology provided a reasonable level of security from unauthorized access due to its “closed” nature, and lack of connection...
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...Running Head: SECURITY BREACH Security Breach faced by Sony Corporation Introduction In the global marketplace, to attract the customers and provide relevant information to the customers, internet is used by most of firms as a promotional tool. In this, web-sites, social networking sites, etc. are used by the firms to communicate with the customers. Although, many security tools and techniques are used by the firms to secure the data of firm and customers, yet, some security breaches are also faced by the firms due to technical advancement. For this paper, Sony Corp. is selected that has faced security breach. Sony Corporation is a multinational firm that operates its business in global market and belongs to Japan and produces electronic products for the customers (Sony Corp. Info, 2011). There will be discussion about products information, contact information, internet marketing strategies, privacy policy of the firm, etc. Evaluation of Website Sony Corporation provides whole relevant information on the website of the firm about its products, services, etc (Sony Corp. Info, 2011). Areas that are evaluated for the firm are as follow: Product information: Sony Corporation has developed its website effectively that attracts the customers to purchase products. The firm provides all relevant information about the products on its website. Additionally, the firm also has made a list of its products that includes various categories of products...
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...Disaster Recovery Plan: A Risk Management Strategy CIS 359 8/25/13 Professor Michelle Hansen CEO CEO CISO CISO CIO CIO IT Procurement Specialist IT Procurement Specialist IT Security Compliance Officer IT Security Compliance Officer IT Security Engineer IT Security Engineer Needs to monitor compliance with the security directives ,and overall policy to ensure IT effectiveness. Needs to monitor compliance with the security directives ,and overall policy to ensure IT effectiveness. Use results and feedback from various other sources to form a system budget enquiry that will help with financial planning Use results and feedback from various other sources to form a system budget enquiry that will help with financial planning Helps ensure the programs uptake and success. Helps ensure the programs uptake and success. Privacy Security Professional Privacy Security Professional Security Manager Security Manager Need to ensure that awareness and training requirements are established within the organization’s position and ensure that staff receives effective professional development services. Need to ensure that awareness and training requirements are established within the organization’s position and ensure that staff receives effective professional development services. Can help identify training sources, evaluate vendor based and other training sources and aid in the development of awareness and other training materials. Can...
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...Discuss what makes a successful information security awareness program and how a security awareness program can be one of an organization’s most powerful protection strategies. Security can mean different things to different people. Some believe that security means the protection of property and/or life, while another may believe that it means the guarding of valuable information, such as top secret documents. No matter what your definition of security is, it all has one main thing in common: security is the protection of something from something. When talking about Information Security, this meaning relates more to the protection of data and information. However; how does one protect vital information that is important either to an individual or to a business? The answer is through a solid and well-developed security awareness program. What exactly is an awareness program? Is it making sure that everyone is on the same page or knowing about the policies and procedures of the organization? Actually, it is, but it is also knowing what to do when those policies and procedures are not followed and making sure that the any information, vital to the company of not, is available to only those individuals who need it. An effective security program must take into consideration the business purposes and assignment of the organization and ensure that these purposes are met as carefully as possible. This must include effective communication, project management...
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...A Risk Analysis for Information Security and Infrastructure Protection Special Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice Columbia Southern University January 03, 2012 A Risk Analysis for Information Security and Infrastructure Protection OBJECTIVE The sole purpose for performing a risk analysis for IT systems is to ensure businesses and or organizations, whether small or large to accomplish its missions by better securing the IT systems that store, process, or transmit organizational information. The primary function of risk analysis is to identify and correct the vulnerabilities and threats of an IT system. It enables management to make well-informed risk management decisions and justify the spending that is part of an IT budget. This also assists management in authorizing or accrediting the IT systems based on the performance results of a risk analysis. TARGET AUDIENCE Risk analysis will encompass a basic guide for experienced and inexperienced, technical and non-technical personnel who support or use risk analysis for their IT systems. This will included a detail listing and job description of personnel based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research: Senior management and mission owners make decisions about the IT security budget, and they ensure the implementation of risk management for agency systems and the security provided for the IT systems. The Designated Approving Authority (DAA) is responsible...
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...462 WK 4 ASSIGNMENT 1 IT SECURITY POLICY FRAMEWORK To purchase this visit here: http://www.activitymode.com/product/cis-462-wk-4-assignment-1-it-security-policy-framework/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM CIS 462 WK 4 ASSIGNMENT 1 IT SECURITY POLICY FRAMEWORK CIS 462 WK 4 Assignment 1 - IT Security Policy Framework Establishing an effective Information Technology Security Policy Framework is critical in the development of a comprehensive security program. Additionally, there are many security frameworks that organizations commonly reference when developing their security programs. Review the security frameworks provided by NIST (SP 800-53), ISO / IEC 27000 series, and COBIT. Assume that you have been hired as a consultant by a medium-sized insurance organization and have been asked to draft an IT Security Policy Framework. You may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you: 1. Select a security framework, describe the framework selected, and design an IT Security Policy Framework for the organization. 2. Describe the importance of and method of establishing compliance of IT security controls with U.S. laws and regulations, and how organizations can align their policies and controls with the applicable regulations. 3. Analyze the business challenges within each of the seven (7) domains in developing an effective IT Security Policy Framework. ...
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...aspects of information security. Ensuring a secure network involves good design, implementation, and maintenance. The information in your organization is potentially vulnerable to both internal and external threats. Identify these threats and create methods of countering them before they happen. Be able to identify the potential physical, operational, and management policy decisions that affect your information security efforts. It isn’t good enough to have a plan if the plan is unsound or has gaping holes. You must make sure that the plans you develop and the procedures you follow to ensure security make sense for the organization and are effective in addressing the organization’s needs. Be able to explain the relative advantages of the technologies available to you for authentication. You have many tools available to establish authentication processes. Some of these tools start with a password and user ID. Others involve physical devices or the physical characteristics of the person who is requesting authentication. This area is referred to as I&A. Be able to explain the relative capabilities of the technologies available to you for network security. In most situations, you can create virtual LANs, create connections that are encrypted, and isolate high-risk assets from low-risk assets. You can do so using tunneling, DMZs, and network segmenting. Be able to identify and describe the goals of information security. The three primary goals of information security are prevention...
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...advanced technology. The most positive thing to know is that the Darcy’s has recognized the importance of Internet Technology and needs to incorporate latest communication technologies in order to manage effective communication with their partners and employees. The implementation of Skype will bring multiple business benefits to the company in terms of cost reduction, efficiency in performance, active customer management and significant improve in communication with partners. The Skype has some security concerns as security breach and information theft has also been a great concern of many businesses as organizations face security incidents that bring significant damage to any organization. It is important to understand that nature as well as design of internet communication tools is very complex where it becomes difficult to protect information from theft. It would not be wrong to say that Darcy’s has concerns about its information security as the company cannot afford any security breach. However, the latest version of Skype and concrete IT policies will protect the privacy and data of the company and its employees. Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Introduction 4 Problem Statement 5 Purpose 5 Information Technology 6 Using Skype in Dracy’s 6 Security Issues Related to Skype 8 Conclusion 10 References 12 Short Report Introduction The role of technology cannot be avoided from the success of any business as implementation...
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...In the competitive world of healthcare, it is important that organizations establish data security measures to protect a patient’s confidentiality and privacy. Electronic health records (EHRs) must be protected against unauthorized users to prevent the misuse of protected health information (PHI). Health care organizations must protect their information systems from a variety of potential threats. This can include “intentional or unintentional damage to hardware, software, or data or misuse of the organization’s hardware, software, or data” (Wager, Lee, & Glaser, 2009, p. 252). This paper will review two data security articles and describe the measures being used, how they were being used and how effective they were. Security Measures and How They Were Used More and more organizations are using EHRs, as its use continues to grow so does the number of users. According to Gardiner (2015), “The healthcare sector experienced 340 percent more information security incidents and attacks than other industries due to the proliferation of electronic health records with sensitive data” (p.1). In the articles reviewed, the organizations have chosen to employ the following security measures; laptop and device encryption, internal content filtering, email encryption, access management, and social media policy and guidelines, and the use of an enterprise software company. Laptop, Device and Email Encryption All devices like laptops, desktops, and smartphones should be encrypted. The user...
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...password, policy, to educate the users. SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE. Each information security environments unique, unless modified to adapt to meet the organization’s needs. The System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) the system development life cycle starts with the initiation of the system planning process, and continues through system acquisition and development, implementation, operations and maintenance, and ends with disposition of the system. Service decisions about security made in each of these phases to assure that the system is secure. The initiation phase begins with a determination of need for the system. The organization develops its initial definition of the problem that solved through automation. This followed by a preliminary concept for the basic system that needed, a preliminary definition of requirements, and feasibility and technology assessments. Also during this early phase, the organization starts to define the security requirements for the planned system. Management approval of decisions reached is important at this stage. The information developed in these early analyses used to estimate the costs for the entire life cycle of the system, including information system security. An investment analysis determine the appropriate strategy for achieving the system requirements, while taking mission needs and budget constraints into account. Expenditures for security before the system built. It is difficult...
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