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Managing Grid Security Risks Effectively

Learn to identify, analyze, and manage security risks on the Grid network. Discover asset-based risk analysis and effective risk management strategies for safeguarding valuable data and systems.

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Managing Grid Security Risks Effectively

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  1. Grid Security Risks Mike Surridge ms@it-innovation.soton.ac.uk GGF12, 20 Sep 2004, Brussels

  2. Grid Security Risks • Connecting to Grids is a risky business • your machine could be cracked • your data may be intercepted or corrupted • your credentials may be compromised • to protect against all this may be too expensive • On the other hand • using any computer network is risky • using Grids can be very advantageous • How can we benefit while managing risks?

  3. Asset-Based Security Risk Analysis Risk Management Identify and value assets Define risk management approach Identify threats and risks Implement defences Identify and cost defences

  4. Risk Analysis • Value assets based on impact of compromise • high: likely to cause total business failure • med: serious but not fatal impact • low: irritating but not serious • Threats based on likelihood of attack • high: attacks will definitely take place • med: attacks may occur from time to time • low: attacks are unlikely • Analyse risks based on likelihood of success • taking account of existing defences

  5. Risk Management • Determine appropriate response to threats • acceptance: live with the potential consequences • reduction: introduce defences • avoidance: don’t use the system • Leads to cost-effective security • as much security as you need • not more than you can afford • Application to Grids pioneered by UK STF • A.Sasse, H.Chivers, M.Surridge, etc

  6. Case Study: Comb-e-Chem • National Crystallography Service • providing access to experimental steering • delivering data for Grid-based computations • Assets: medium or high value • campus system and network integrity (high) • sample tracking data (med) • experimental result data (low/med) • Threats: high likelyhood • system attacks from outside campus (high) • system attacks from inside campus (med) • compromise of remote user credentials (med)

  7. Security Threats

  8. Case Study: GEMSS • Grid-enabled Medical Simulation Services • for clinical and non-clinical applications • Assets: high or medium value • hospital network and system integrity (high) • privacy of personal data - cf EU D 95/46 or D 2002/58 (high) • hospital reputation (med) • Threats: high or medium likelyhood • compromise of remote systems (high) • interception of personal data (high) • Defences: • operate in accordance with legal constraints • architect against too much dependency

  9. Grid Proxies and Trust

  10. Conclusion • Grid risks can be managed at reasonable cost • asset-based risk assessment • appropriate defences (sometimes risk acceptance) • Most security compromises are not Grid-specific • systems compromised by other means • failure to use best practice in network management • Some problems are Grid-related • risk propagation and inter-site dependencies • Mitigation often involves • conservative Grid architecture • conventional defences • response planning and user training

  11. Grid Security Risks Mike Surridge ms@it-innovation.soton.ac.uk GGF12, 20 Sep 2004, Brussels

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