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Accounting Information Systems

Fourteenth Edition

Chapter 8

Controls for Information Security

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Learning Objectives (1 of 2)

Explain how security and the other four principles in the Trust Services Framework affect systems reliability.

Explain two fundamental concepts; why information security is a management issue, and the time-based model of information security.

Discuss the steps criminals follow to execute a targeted attack against an organization’s information system.

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Learning Objectives (2 of 2)

Describe the preventive, detective, and corrective controls that can be used to protect an organization’s information.

Describe the controls that can be used to timely detect that an organization’s information system is under attack.

Discuss how organizations can timely respond to attacks against their information system.

Explain how virtualization, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things affect information security.

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Trust Services Framework

Security

Access to the system and data is controlled and restricted to legitimate users.

Confidentiality

Sensitive organizational data is protected.

Privacy

Personal information about trading partners, investors, and employees are protected.

Processing integrity

Data are processed accurately, completely, in a timely manner, and only with proper authorization.

Availability

System and information are available.

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Security Life Cycle

Security is a management issue

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Security Approach

Time-based model, security is effective if:

P > D + C where

P is time it takes an attacker to break through preventive controls

D is time it takes to detect an attack is in progress

C is time it takes to respond to the attack and take corrective action

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Understanding Targeted Attacks

Conduct reconnaissance

Attempt social engineering

Scan and map the target

Research

Execute the attack

Cover tracks

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How to Mitigate Risk of Attack

Preventive Controls

Detective Controls

People

Process

IT Solutions

Physical security

Log analysis

Intrusion detection systems

Continuous monitoring

Response

Computer Incident Response Teams (CIRT)

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

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Preventive: People

Culture of security

Tone set at the top with management

Training

Follow safe computing practices

Never open unsolicited e-mail attachments

Use only approved software

Do not share passwords

Physically protect laptops/cellphones

Protect against social engineering

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Preventive Process: User Access Controls

Authentication—verifies the person

Something person knows

Something person has

Some biometric characteristic

Combination of all three

Authorization—determines what a person can access

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Preventive Process: Change Controls and Change Management

Formal process used to ensure that modifications to hardware, software, or processes do not reduce systems reliability

Good change management and control requires

Documentation

Approval

Testing

Develop “backout” plan

Monitoring

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Preventive: IT Solutions

Antimalware controls

Network access controls

Device and software hardening controls

Encryption

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Preventive: Physical Security: Access Controls

Physical security access controls

Limit entry to building

Restrict access to network and data

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Detecting Attacks

Log Analysis—examining logs to identify evidence of possible attacks

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) —system that creates logs of network traffic that was permitted to pass the firewall and then analyzes those logs for signs of attempted or successful intrusions

Continuous Monitoring—employee compliance with organization’s information security policies and overall performance of business processes

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Responding to Attacks

Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT)

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

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Security Implications of Virtualization, Cloud Computing, and the Internet of Things

Virtualization and Cloud Computing

Positive impact on security

Implementing strong access controls is good security over all the systems

Negative impact on security

Reliability issues

Risk of theft or destruction if unsupervised physical access

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Key Terms

Time-based model of security

Defense-in-depth

Social engineering

Authentication

Biometric identifier

Multifactor authentication

Multimodal authentication

Authorization

Access control matrix

Compatibility test

Penetration test

Change control and change management

Border router

Firewall

Demilitarized zone (DMZ)

Routers

Access control list (ACL)

Packet filtering

Deep packet inspection

Intrusion prevention system

Endpoints

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability scanners

Exploit

Patch

Patch management

Hardening

Log analysis

Intrusion detection system (IDS)

Computer incident response team (CIRT)

Virtualization

Cloud Computing

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