Re: towards a taxonomy of Information Assurance

[InfoSec News <isn () c4i org>]

Forwarded from: Mark Bernard <mbernard () nbnet nb ca>

Dear Associates,

Here we go again, some pointy heads have an idea!! Wow!

Sorry guys, systems assurance reviews have already been pioneered so
why are we spending time creating a taxonomy like we just discovered
something?

Systems assurance is based on two elements, they are as follows;

(1). (POLICY); Compliance with security standards as directed by
corporate information security policy. This also takes into
consideration legislation and industry best practices.

(2). (STANDARDS): Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC)/
Orange Book, Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria
(ITSEC), and/or the combination of both known as the Common Criteria.
You can also checkout Control Objectives for Information and Related
Technology (COBiT) at www.isaca.org


I can tell you that most organizations prefer to do there own
evaluations, so COBiT is perfect because it provides a framework for
Self-Review Assessments.

http://www.isaca.org/template.cfm?Section=COBIT6

http://www.isaca.org/Template.cfm?Section=Assurance&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=19&ContentID=8746


Next!!

Best regards,
Mark. E. S. Bernard, CISM,


----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 4:38 AM
Subject: [ISN] towards a taxonomy of Information Assurance


> Forwarded from: Abe Usher <abe.usher () sharp-ideas net>
>
> Information Security Professionals at ISN,
>
> Bottom line: I'd like your help in shaping a usable taxonomy of
> Information Assurance.*
>
> I am presently working on creating a taxonomy of information assurance,
> based on the three aspects of:
> (1) Information characteristics
> (2) Information states
> (3) Security countermeasures
>
> These three aspects of Information Assurance (IA) were highlighted by
> John McCumber [1] as well as a team of West Point researchers [2] as a
> component of works that define an integrated approach to security.
>
> Within the next 6 months, I would like to create a taxonomy that
> graphically depicts the relationships of these three aspects.
>
> My intent is that this taxonomy could be used by the academic community,
> industry, and government in improving the precision of communication
> used in discussing information assurance/security topics.
>
> I have searched the Internet widely for a taxonomy of Information
> Assurance, but I have not found anything that is sufficiently detailed
> for application with real world problems.
>
> I've posted my initial results to the following URL:
>
> http://www.sharp-ideas.net/ia/information_assurance.htm
>
> for comments and peer review.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Abe Usher
> abe.usher () sharp-ideas net
>
>
> * Information assurance is defined as "information operations that
> protect and defend information and information systems by ensuring their
> availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and
> non-repudiation.  This includes providing for restoration of information
> systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities.
>
> [1] McCumber, John.  "Information Systems Security: A Comprehensive
> Model".  Proceedings 14th National Computer Security Conference.
> National Institute of Standards and Technology.  Baltimore, MD.
> October 1991.
>
> [2] Maconachy, Victor, Corey Schou, Daniel Ragsdale, and Don Welch. "A
> Model for Information Assurance: An Integrated Approach".  Proceedings
> of the 2001 IEEE Workshop on Information Assurance and Security.
> U.S. Military Academy.  West Point, NY.  June 2001.



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