Principles of Information Security and Contingency Planning

2. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 2  Explain what contingency planning is and how incident response planning, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity plans are related to contingency planning Learning Objectives Upon completion of this material, you should be able to:

3. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 3 Learning Objectives (continued)  Discuss how an organization institutionalizes its policies, standards, and practices using education, training, and awareness programs  Explain what contingency planning is and how incident response planning, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity plans are related to contingency planning

4. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 4 Introduction  Creation of information security program begins with creation and/or review of an organization’s information security policies, standards, and practices  Then, selection or creation of information security architecture and the development and use of a detailed information security blueprint creates a plan for future success  Without policy, blueprints, and planning, an organization is unable to meet information security needs of various communities of interest

5. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 5 Information Security Policy, Standards, and Practices  Communities of interest must consider policies as the basis for all information security efforts  Policies direct how issues should be addressed and technologies used  Security policies are the least expensive controls to execute but most difficult to implement properly  Shaping policy is difficult

6. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 6 Definitions  Policy: course of action used by organization to convey instructions from management to those who perform duties  Policies are organizational laws  Standards: more detailed statements of what must be done to comply with policy  Practices, procedures, and guidelines effectively explain how to comply with policy  For a policy to be effective, it must be properly disseminated, read, understood, and agreed to by all members of organization and uniformly enforced

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8. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 8 Enterprise Information Security Policy (EISP)  Sets strategic direction, scope, and tone for all security efforts within the organization  Executive-level document, usually drafted by or with CIO of the organization  Typically addresses compliance in two areas  Ensure meeting requirements to establish program and responsibilities assigned therein to various organizational components  Use of specified penalties and disciplinary action

9. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 9 Issue-Specific Security Policy (ISSP)  The ISSP:  Addresses specific areas of technology  Requires frequent updates  Contains statement on organization’s position on specific issue  Three approaches when creating and managing ISSPs:  Create a number of independent ISSP documents  Create a single comprehensive ISSP document  Create a modular ISSP document

10. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 10 Systems-Specific Policy (SysSP)  SysSPs frequently function as standards and procedures used when configuring or maintaining systems  Systems-specific policies fall into two groups  Managerial guidance  Technical specifications

11. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 11 Systems-Specific Policy (SysSP) (continued)  Both Microsoft Windows and Novell Netware 5.x/6.x families translate ACLs into configurations used to control access  ACLs allow configuration to restrict access from anyone and anywhere  Rule policies are more specific to operation of a system than ACLs  Many security systems require specific configuration scripts telling systems what actions to perform on each set of information they process

12. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 12 Policy Management  Policies must be managed as they constantly change  To remain viable, security policies must have:  Individual responsible for the policy (policy administrator)  A schedule of reviews  Method for making recommendations for reviews  Specific policy issuance and revision date

13. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 13 The Information Security Blueprint  Basis for design, selection, and implementation of all security policies, education and training programs, and technological controls  More detailed version of security framework (outline of overall information security strategy for organization)  Should specify tasks to be accomplished and the order in which they are to be realized  Should also serve as scalable, upgradeable, and comprehensive plan for information security needs for coming years

14. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 14 The ISO 27000 Series  One of the most widely referenced and often discussed security models  Framework for information security that states organizational security policy is needed to provide management direction and support

15. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 15 NIST Security Models  Another possible approach described in documents available from Computer Security Resource Center of NIST  SP 800-12  SP 800-14  SP 800-18  SP 800-26  SP 800-30

16. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 16 NIST Special Publication 800-14  Security supports mission of organization; is an integral element of sound management  Security should be cost effective; owners have security responsibilities outside their own organizations  Security responsibilities and accountability should be made explicit; security requires a comprehensive and integrated approach  Security should be periodically reassessed; security is constrained by societal factors  33 Principles enumerated

17. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 17 IETF Security Architecture  Security Area Working Group acts as advisory board for protocols and areas developed and promoted by the Internet Society  RFC 2196: Site Security Handbook covers five basic areas of security with detailed discussions on development and implementation

18. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 18 Baselining and Best Business Practices  Baselining and best practices are solid methods for collecting security practices, but provide less detail than a complete methodology  Possible to gain information by baselining and using best practices and thus work backwards to an effective design  The Federal Agency Security Practices (FASP) site (fasp.nist.gov) is designed to provide best practices for public agencies and is adapted easily to private institutions

19. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 19 Figure 5-15 – Spheres of Security

20. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 20 Design of Security Architecture  Levels of controls  Management controls cover security processes designed by strategic planners and performed by security administration  Operational controls deal with operational functionality of security in organization  Technical controls address tactical and technical implementations related to designing and implementing security in organization

21. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 21 Design of Security Architecture (continued)  Defense in depth  Implementation of security in layers  Requires that organization establish sufficient security controls and safeguards so that an intruder faces multiple layers of controls  Security perimeter  Point at which an organization’s security protection ends and outside world begins  Does not apply to internal attacks from employee threats or on-site physical threats

22. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 22 Key Technology Components  Firewall: device that selectively discriminates against information flowing into or out of organization  Demilitarized zone (DMZ): no-man’s land between inside and outside networks where some organizations place Web servers  Intrusion detection systems (IDSs): in effort to detect unauthorized activity within inner network, or on individual machines, organization may wish to implement an IDS

23. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 23 Figure 5-18 – Key Components

24. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 24 Security Education, Training, and Awareness Program  As soon as general security policy exists, policies to implement security education, training, and awareness (SETA) program should follow  SETA is a control measure designed to reduce accidental security breaches  Security education and training builds on the general knowledge the employees must possess to do their jobs, familiarizing them with the way to do their jobs securely  The SETA program consists of three elements: security education; security training; and security awareness

25. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 25 Security Education  Everyone in an organization needs to be trained and aware of information security; not every member needs formal degree or certificate in information security  When formal education for individuals in security is needed, an employee can identify curriculum available from local institutions of higher learning or continuing education  A number of universities have formal coursework in information security

26. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 26 Security Training  Involves providing members of organization with detailed information and hands-on instruction designed to prepare them to perform their duties securely  Management of information security can develop customized in-house training or outsource the training program

27. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 27 Security Awareness  One of least frequently implemented but most beneficial programs is the security awareness program  Designed to keep information security at the forefront of users’ minds  Need not be complicated or expensive  If the program is not actively implemented, employees begin to “tune out” and risk of employee accidents and failures increases

28. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 28 Continuity Strategies  Incident response plans (IRPs); disaster recovery plans (DRPs); business continuity plans (BCPs)  Primary functions of above plans  IRP focuses on immediate response; if attack escalates or is disastrous, process changes to disaster recovery and BCP  DRP typically focuses on restoring systems after disasters occur; as such, is closely associated with BCP  BCP occurs concurrently with DRP when damage is major or long term, requiring more than simple restoration of information and information resources

29. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 29 Figure 5-22 – Contingency Planning Timeline

30. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 30 Continuity Strategies (continued)  Before planning can actually begin, a team has to plan the effort and prepare resulting documents  Champion: high-level manager to support, promote, and endorse findings of project  Project manager: leads project and makes sure sound project planning process is used, a complete and useful project plan is developed, and project resources are prudently managed  Team members: should be managers, or their representatives, from various communities of interest: business, IT, and information security

31. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 31 Figure 5-23 – Major Steps in Contingency Planning

32. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 32 Business Impact Analysis (BIA)  Investigation and assessment of the impact that various attacks can have on the organization  Assumes security controls have been bypassed, have failed, or have proven ineffective, and attack has succeeded  Stages of BIA  Threat attack identification and prioritization  Business unit analysis  Attack success scenario development  Potential damage assessment  Subordinate plan classification

33. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 33 Incident Response Planning  Incident response planning covers identification of, classification of, and response to an incident  Attacks classified as incidents if they:  Are directed against information assets  Have a realistic chance of success  Could threaten confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information resources  Incident response (IR) is more reactive than proactive, with the exception of planning that must occur to prepare IR teams to be ready to react to an incident

34. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 34 Incident Planning  First step in overall process of incident response planning  Predefined responses enable organization to react quickly and effectively to detected incident if:  Organization has IR team  Organization can detect incident  IR team consists of individuals needed to handle systems as incident takes place  Planners should develop guidelines for reacting to and recovering from incident

35. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 35 Incident Detection  Most common occurrence is complaint about technology support, often delivered to help desk  Careful training needed to quickly identify and classify an incident  Once attack is properly identified, organization can respond

36. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 36 Incident Reaction  Consists of actions that guide organization to stop incident, mitigate impact of incident, and provide information for recovery from incident  In reacting to an incident, there are actions that must occur quickly:  Notification of key personnel  Documentation of incident

37. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 37 Incident Containment Strategies  Before incident can be contained, areas affected must be determined  Organization can stop incident and attempt to recover control through a number or strategies

38. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 38 Incident Recovery  Once incident has been contained and control of systems regained, the next stage is recovery  First task is to identify human resources needed and launch them into action  Full extent of the damage must be assessed  Organization repairs vulnerabilities, addresses any shortcomings in safeguards, and restores data and services of the systems

39. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 39 Damage Assessment  Several sources of information on damage, including system logs; intrusion detection logs; configuration logs and documents; documentation from incident response; and results of detailed assessment of systems and data storage  Computer evidence must be carefully collected, documented, and maintained to be acceptable in formal or informal proceedings  Individuals who assess damage need special training

40. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 40 Automated Response  New systems can respond to incident threat autonomously  Downsides of current automated response systems may outweigh benefits  Entrapment is luring an individual into committing a crime to get a conviction  Enticement is legal and ethical, while entrapment is not

41. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 41 Disaster Recovery Planning  Disaster recovery planning (DRP) is planning the preparation for and recovery from a disaster  The contingency planning team must decide which actions constitute disasters and which constitute incidents  When situations classified as disasters, plans change as to how to respond; take action to secure most valuable assets to preserve value for the longer term  DRP strives to reestablish operations at the primary site

42. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 42 Business Continuity Planning  Outlines reestablishment of critical business operations during a disaster that impacts operations  If disaster has rendered the business unusable for continued operations, there must be a plan to allow business to continue functioning  Development of BCP is somewhat simpler than IRP or DRP; consists primarily of selecting a continuity strategy and integrating off-site data storage and recovery functions into this strategy

43. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 43 Continuity Strategies  There are a number of strategies for planning for business continuity  Determining factor in selecting between options is usually cost  In general there are three exclusive options: hot sites, warm sites, and cold sites  Three shared functions: time-share, service bureaus, and mutual agreements

44. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 44 Off-Site Disaster Data Storage  To get sites up and running quickly, an organization must have the ability to port data into new site’s systems  Options for getting operations up and running include:  Electronic vaulting  Remote journaling  Database shadowing

45. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 45 Crisis Management  Actions taken during and after a disaster that focus on people involved and address viability of business  Crisis management team is responsible for managing event from an enterprise perspective and covers:  Supporting personnel and families during crisis  Determining impact on normal business operations and, if necessary, making disaster declaration  Keeping the public informed  Communicating with major customers, suppliers, partners, regulatory agencies, industry organizations, the media, and other interested parties

46. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 46 Model for a Consolidated Contingency Plan  Single document set approach supports concise planning and encourages smaller organizations to develop, test, and use IR and DR plans  Model is based on analyses of disaster recovery and incident response plans of dozens of organizations

47. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 47 The Planning Document  Six steps in contingency planning process  Identifying mission- or business-critical functions  Identifying resources that support critical functions  Anticipating potential contingencies or disasters  Selecting contingency planning strategies  Implementing contingency strategies  Testing and revising strategy

48. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 48 Figure 5-24 – Contingency Plan Format

49. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 49 Law Enforcement Involvement  When incident at hand constitutes a violation of law, organization may determine involving law enforcement is necessary  Questions:  When should organization get law enforcement involved?  What level of law enforcement agency should be involved (local, state, federal)?  What happens when law enforcement agency is involved?  Some questions are best answered by organization’s legal department

50. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 50 Benefits and Drawbacks of Law Enforcement Involvement  Involving law enforcement agencies has advantages:  Agencies may be better equipped at processing evidence  Organization may be less effective in convicting suspects  Law enforcement agencies are prepared to handle any necessary warrants and subpoenas  Law enforcement is skilled at obtaining witness statements and other information collection

51. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 51 Benefits and Drawbacks of Law Enforcement Involvement (continued)  Involving law enforcement agencies has disadvantages:  Once a law enforcement agency takes over case, organization loses complete control over chain of events  Organization may not hear about case for weeks or months  Equipment vital to the organization’s business may be tagged as evidence  If organization detects a criminal act, it is legally obligated to involve appropriate law enforcement officials

52. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 52 Summary  Management has essential role in development, maintenance, and enforcement of information security policy, standards, practices, procedures, and guidelines  Information security blueprint is planning document that is basis for design, selection, and implementation of all security policies, education and training programs, and technological controls

53. Principles of Information Security, 3rd Edition 53 Summary  Contingency planning (CP) made up of three components: incident response planning (IRP), disaster recovery planning (DRP), and business continuity planning (BCP)