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Tammy Clark, Chief Information Security Officer,
William Monahan, Lead Information Security Administrator
Georgia State University, Atlanta GA
Developing a Risk-Based Information Security Program
Copyright Tammy L. Clark, June 2007. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced
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Today’s AgendaToday’s Agenda
– Prerequisites For Success– Risk Management– PDCA Model– Establishing an ISMS: The “Plan,
Do, Check, Act Phases”– Governance Training– Compliance vice Certification with
the ISO standards
Prerequisites For Prerequisites For SuccessSuccess
• We believe that the following are critical success factors:– Top Management Support– Collaborations with Key
Enterprise Stakeholders– Understanding of key strategic
business goals & objectives
Risk ManagementRisk Management
• Risk Management Process Model
• Asset Identification and Classification
• Risk Assessment Methodology
• ISO 17799/27001 Annex A
• Risk Treatment
Risk Management Risk Management Process ModelProcess Model
• Assess and evaluate risks
• Select, implement and operate controls to treat risks
• Monitor and review risks
• Maintain and improve risk controls
Identification of Identification of AssetsAssets• Inventory and classification
• Identify legal and business requirements relevant to the assets
• Valuation of identified assets taking requirements into account as well as impacts of loss of C.I.A.
• Identify threats and vulnerabilities
• Assessment of likelihood threats will result in vulnerabilities getting exploited
• Calculate risk
• Evaluate risks against a pre-defined risk scale
ISO 17799:2005ISO 17799:2005 Controls and RTP Controls and RTP• 133 Separate Controls and 11 domains capturing all
aspects of information security—a number of controls assist with implementing an ISMS
• ISO 17799:2005 contains guidance on how to implement these controls
• Risk Management is the cornerstone of the ISO 17799:2005 approach to designing a comprehensive information security program
• In developing a Risk Treatment Plan (RTP), you will select controls that assist in mitigating the risks you identified and you will also decide which risks your organization will accept, transfer or avoid
PDCA ModelPDCA Model
• Plan—Establish the ISMS• Do—Implement and Operate the ISMS• Check—Monitor and Review the ISMS• Act—Maintain and Improve the ISMS
PLAN-Establish PLAN-Establish Your ISMSYour ISMS
First Steps (Prerequisites):
– Procure the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 standard.
– Obtain full executive management support.
– Define the Scope and Boundary of the ISMS.
– Define an ISMS Policy.
– Define the risk assessment approach
PLAN-Establish PLAN-Establish Your ISMSYour ISMS
• Identify, analyze and evaluate the risks to the assets identified in your scope.
• Identify and evaluate risk treatment options.
• Select controls and control objectives and reasons for selection.
• Obtain management approval of the proposed residual risks.
• Obtain management authorization to implement and operate ISMS.
• Prepare a “statement of applicability”.
DO Phase-Implement DO Phase-Implement Your ISMSYour ISMSImplementation of the ISMS:– Formulate a Risk Treatment Plan (RTP)– Implement your RTP– Implement selected controls to meet your
control objectives– Define metrics to measure the
effectiveness of your controls– Implement a training and awareness
program
DO Phase-Operate DO Phase-Operate Your ISMS Your ISMS
Operation of the ISMS:– Manage operations in accordance with
identified controls, policies and procedures– Manage resources and ensure that there
are sufficient resources to operate, monitor, review, maintain and improve the ISMS
– Implement procedures and controls to manage incidents
CHECK Phase-MonitorCHECK Phase-Monitor and Review Your ISMS and Review Your ISMS
Execute monitoring and review procedures:
– Documentary evidence of monitoring such as logs, records, files
– Measure effectiveness (metrics)– Review risk assessments– Conduct internal ISMS audits– Management Reviews– Update Security Plans– Record actions and events
ACT Phase-MaintainACT Phase-Maintain and Improve the ISMS and Improve the ISMS
‘Shall’ statements in the standard apply to this phase::– Implement identified improvements– Take appropriate corrective and preventive
actions– Communicate actions & improvements to
interested parties– Ensure improvements meet objectives
ISMS DocumentationISMS Documentation Requirements Requirements
• Statements of policy and objectives• Scope and boundaries• Procedures and controls• Description of Risk Assessment Methodology• Risk Assessment Report and RTP• Metrics• Objective evidence • SOA
Four Required ProcessesFour Required Processes These processes are also required to be
documented:
• Document control• Internal audits• Corrective Actions• Preventive Actions
Governance TrainingGovernance Training
• BSI Americas ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Implementation Course
– http://www.bsiamericas.com/TrainingInformationSecurity/index.xalter
• HISP (Holistic Information Security Practitioner) Training/Certification– http://www.hispcertification.org
Compliance VS CertificationCompliance VS Certification• ISO/IEC 17799:2005 Compliance:
– Users of the ISO/IEC 17799:2005 framework need to carry out a risk assessment to identify which controls are relevant to their own business environment and implement them.
– The framework uses the word “should”.
• ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Certification: – This process involves the auditing of an ISO/IEC 17799:2005
compliant ISMS to the requirements of ISO/IEC 27001:2005.– The standard uses the word “shall”.– The ISMS will be audited by an accredited certification body
such as Certification Europe, British Standards Institute, Lloyds, KPMG or BVQI.
Other ConsiderationsOther Considerations
– The ISO/IEC 17799:2005 and 27001:2005 standards provide a comprehensive ‘umbrella’ framework for your information security program
• Compatible with other standards and guidelines
• Assist with compliance
• Meant to be a long term endeavor
• Favor incremental deployment of controls
• Assist in integrating business requirements with IT and information security goals/objectives
• Help you to prioritize areas of greatest risk/need
GRC SoftwareGRC Software• Automated help with risk assessments
and treatment plans, incident response, BIA and asset management– Proteus Enterprise:
http://infogov.co.uk
Automated help with Security & Compliance Gap Analysis based on the HISP methodology
– Compliantz Health Check: https://www.compliancehealthcheck.com
ReferencesReferences
– ISO/IEC 27001:2005– BS 7799-3:2006 (Risk Mgt)– BIP 0071-0074 (ISMS Guidance Series from
BSI)– ISO/IEC 17799:2005 (Controls)– http://www.praxiom.com/iso-27001.htm
(ISO/IEC 27001:2005 in plain English)– http://www.praxiom.com/iso-17799-2005.htm
(ISO/IEC 17799:2005 in plain English)
Questions?Questions?
Tammy Clark [email protected]
William Monahan [email protected]
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Copyright Tammy L. Clark, June 2007. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced
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