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William McDonald Buck May 27, 2009

William McDonald Buck May 27, 2009. Session 5 Standards in e-Government Procurement Four simple observations on Information Security for Managers. Observation 1: Know where the challenge is The main management challenge of Information security is not IT. Understand your information

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William McDonald Buck May 27, 2009

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  1. dee@wmbuck.net William McDonald Buck May 27, 2009 Session 5Standards in e-Government ProcurementFour simple observations on Information Security for Managers

  2. dee@wmbuck.net Observation 1: Know where the challenge isThe main management challenge of Information security is not IT • Understand your information • Determine your risks • Set security policy Technology skills can be hired; but only management can decide on risk mitigation and policy

  3. dee@wmbuck.net Observation 2: Be wary of boundariesDon't be confused by organizational or geographical boundaries • Security isn't something that happens at a perimeter • Trust isn't defined by paycheck, location, title, or network connection • Protect information with layersof security Protected information can be anywhere. Trusted workers anywhere else.

  4. dee@wmbuck.net “We guarantee the security ... and we also ensure the separation of workloads through the separation of the virtual machines and also the separation of client data in a shared database.” “Why not take a solution from someone who in some sense can guarantee with their name that at least best practices are followed?” “Service providers are much more likely to secure you than you would yourself...” Kristof Kloeckner, IBM’s cloud computing CTO Quote from IBMFor what it is worth...

  5. dee@wmbuck.net Observation 3: First things FirstDon't be distracted by technology or oversold by acronyms • Do the simple things • High payoff, low cost • Most attacks are simple • Most loss is from internal actors/mistakes • Know what risk you are addressing • Balance: attend to the windows as well as the doors

  6. dee@wmbuck.net Observation 4: But, protect your flexibilityAlways insist upon standards for everything • Avoid sugar candy • You can find products with more features among the proprietary • You can find greater integration from a single vendor • You will regret doing it in the long run

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