Transcript Information security in a youth organisation?

Securing computer networks in youth houses
The information security policy in the youth houses
TCP Event - 18 February 2011
1. What is it made of?
2. What is being covered?
3. Why implement one?
4. How to implement it?
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Introduction > What is information security ?
3 main criteria
•Confidentiality
•Integrity
•Availability
What do these criteria refer to?
Everything that has a value to an
organisation
computers / servers
files
But also
paper documents
communication tools
buildings
staff
"Secrets"
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Introduction > What is information security ?
Every day, everybody is trying to protect himself against risks
How to define a risk?
The possibility for an attacker to exploit
vulnerabilities and cause an impact
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Introduction > What is information security ?
Example of a risk : the burglar
Vulnerability :
Keys under the carpet is the
vulnerability of the door
Threat :
Impact: Burglar breaks
Burglar (attacker) tries to get in furniture, steals money and
causes trouble
Risk = Vulnerability x Threat x Impact
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Introduction > What is information security ?
Can we succeed in reducing the risks and be fully protected?
Total security at 100% doesn't exist
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The role of the information security policy
The information security policy serves to formalise and to
coordinate all technical and organisational approaches to security of
an organisation
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The role of the information security policy
The information security policy is one solution
• to ensure security on the three criteria (CID)
• that is not limited to computers
• for all information and resources
• Oral
• Written on whatever medium (paper, electronic)
• To manage and share information
• buildings, staff, computers, …
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2. What is being covered?
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The basis of the information security policy
International standard ISO 27002:2005
• 11 security chapters
• 133 security measures
Information security policy blue-print for SME
• Based upon ISO 17799:2000
• 10 security chapters
• Selection of a subset of 41 security checks (non
exhaustive)
http://www.cases.public.lu/publications/politique/
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The 11 chapters of the information security policy
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The 11 chapters of the information security policy > the 44 security checks (1)
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The 11 chapters of the information security policy > the 44 security checks (2)
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3) Why implement one?
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Why implement an information security policy_?
Obligation to have means of protection
Costs for the
implementation
Risk to privacy
Implementation of a
consistent level of security
State of the Art
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Compliance with legislation
The Youth House has responsibilities with respect to the law in relation to its activities
and its members
• Protection of personal data
• IP / Copyright
• Downloads
• Blogs
• Fight against the inappropriate behaviour
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Paedophilia
Viewing pornography in presence of young children
Violence, incitement to hatred
Xenophobia
Cyber bullying
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Compliance with legislation
Protection of personal data
• Law of 2 August 2002 on the Protection of Individuals with regard to processing of
personal data - NCDB
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Declaration of data and their processing
Authorization request (if necessary)
Data quality / legitimacy of treatments
Right of objection of people concerned
• Legal obligation to protect
• Justice recognizes and punishes
The responsibility of the author of the attack
The responsibility of the intermediary of the attack
The responsibility of the victim of the attack
Failure to secure data in relation with treatment of personal data
• 8 days to 1 year in prison and 251 to 125,000 euro fine
• Any organisation must establish a certain level of security
• coherent
• adapted
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Compliance with legislation
• The information security policy applies to all the members of the Youth House
• Committee
• Educators / PIJ
• Young
It aims to inform and explain
• their duties and obligations
• their responsibilities
• The consequences in case of non respect of laws and regulations
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• information security
• IP
• Protection of personal data
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4. How to implement it?
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The implementation of on information security policy.
Collaboration with a "pilot" Youth House
Re-usage of the information security policy blue-print for SME on www.cases.lu
Adaptation to the specific context
National Youth Service
Youth House
Proposition of a blue-print of an information security policy
It's on of many possible blue-prints
It is not THE blue-print
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The 6 pillars of security
i.
awareness raising
vi.
Legal aspects
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Committee's commitment to the information security
Involve the entire organization of the Youth House in the implementation of the
information security policy
identification and classification of assets and threats
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identification of threats / risk assessment in order to identify the critical assets
Defining responsibilities
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Responsibilise persons depending on assets and associated risks
Implementation of organisational and technical measures
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Implement controls / counter-measures to attain security objectives
Continual reassessment of security
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Strive for continuous improvement of the overall information security management
system
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Implementation examples
Minimum security recommendations for Youth Houses
• Guarantee a separation of network zones
• Guarantee a level of security for the computers under the
responsibility of the Youth House
• Propose a Internet filter for the « surf » computers
• Implement backup procedures
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Implementation examples
Minimum security recommendations for Youth Houses
• Guarantee a separation of network zones
• Separation of the zones
• Implement access controls
• Guarantee a level of security for the computers under the
responsibility of the Youth House
• Propose a Internet filter for the « surf » computers
• Implement backup procedures
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Separation of network zones
• Definition of the four zones
• Internet
• Surf
• Multimedia
• Office
• Separation of the zones and
definition of the rules for interzone traffic
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Separation of network zones
Possible adaptation of SecureMJ to
all needs
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Separation of network zones
Raise awareness for the correct usage of passwords
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Implementation examples
Minimum security recommendations for Youth Houses
Guarantee a separation of network zones
Guarantee a level of security for the computers under the
responsibility of the Youth House
Anti-virus usage
Propose a Internet filter for the « surf » computers
Implement backup procedures
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Guarantee a level of security for the computers
Example of a security control
• Anti-virus usage
• regular updates
• regular scans
• installation on computers
http://www.cases.public.lu/fr/pratique/solutions/freeantivirus/
http://www.cases.public.lu/fr/publications/fiches/anti-virus/
+ Usage of a SecureMJ box
• Define an Access Control List for computers
• Do not give uncontrolled access to the computers of educators
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Implementation examples
Minimum security recommendations for Youth Houses
Guarantee a separation of network zones
Guarantee a level of security for the computers under the responsibility of the
Youth House
Propose a Internet filter for the « surf » computers
Filter the visited sites
Manage the "surf" time
Implement backup procedures
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Internet filter for the "surf" computers
BEE SECURE tips
• Ideas
• Limit surfing to "special" sites
• usage of filters
• Manage the "surf" time
• The Youth House is not only a cyber café
 use the SecureMJ box
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Implementation examples
Minimum security recommendations for Youth Houses
Guarantee a separation of network zones
Guarantee a level of security for the computers under the responsibility of the
Youth House
Propose a Internet filter for the « surf » computers
Implement backup procedures
Identify the data that has to be backed-up
Storage of backup media
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security back-up
Appoint a responsible for backup
• Define
• information to be backed-up
• backup frequency
• backup media (CD, DVD, external hard disk, ...)
• location for backups storage
• the security of backed-up data
• do not forget
• to regularly test back-ups
• to store copies of paper documents
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Deliverables
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Deliverables
Information security policy implementation guide
Guide complete à destination du personnel de la Youth House.
• Committee
• Educators
• Technical operators
Examples of applications, forms, tips, legal annexes
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All this is not so complicated
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All this is not so complicated
• You all know the most important information of your Youth Houses
• You already have implemented security measures that are in the information
security policy blue-print
• Just write what you are doing or must do
• ... and not say that you do something you don't or can't do
• The information security policy blue-print gives you the bricks and the means to
meet the security requirements that you must complete
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To keep in mind
Security must not be an obstacle
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2 key messages
security is everyone's business
Everybody is responsible for the information security
of the Youth House.
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© Jostein Nordengen, Agder University College
Conclusion > Don't forget…
security is
Organisation
and awareness
raising
technology
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Link CASES
CASES - the information security portal
www.cases.lu
Behaviour rules provided by CASES
www.cases.public.lu/fr/pratique/comportement/
fact sheets
www.cases.public.lu/fr/publications/fiches/
free anti-virus
www.cases.public.lu/fr/pratique/solutions/freeantivirus/
information security policy (SME)
www.cases.public.lu/fr/publications/politique/
BEE-SECURE
www.bee-secure.lu
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Thank you for your attention
François Thill , [email protected]