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INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 10: PROTECTION MECHANISMS
You got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there. – Yogi Berra
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http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-support-help
Principles of Information Security Management
Include the following characteristics that will be the focus of the current course (six P’s):
1. Planning2. Policy3. Programs4. Protection5. People6. Project Management
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsTC.html
Planning
• Planning as part of InfoSec management– An extension of the basic planning model discussed
earlier in this chapter
• Included in the InfoSec planning model – Activities necessary to support the design, creation, and
implementation of information security strategies
Planning (cont’d.)
• Types of InfoSec plans– Incident response planning– Business continuity planning– Disaster recovery planning– Policy planning– Personnel planning– Technology rollout planning– Risk management planning– Security program planning
• includes education, training and awareness
Policy
• The set of organizational guidelines that dictates certain behavior within the organization
• Three general categories of policy: – Enterprise information security policy (EISP)– Issue-specific security policy (ISSP) – System-specific policies (SysSPs)
UNCW Policies
Programs
• InfoSec operations that are specifically managed as separate entities– Example: a security education training and awareness
(SETA) program
• Other types of programs – Physical security program
• complete with fire, physical access, gates, guards, etc.
Protection
• Executed through risk management activities
– Includes:– Risk assessment and control– Protection mechanisms– Technologies– Tools
• Each of these mechanisms represents some aspect of the management of specific controls in the overall information security plan
People
Managers must recognize the crucial role that people play in the information security program
This area of InfoSec includes security personnel and the security of personnel, as well as aspects of a SETA program
The most critical link in the information security program
Project Management
Identifying and controlling the resources applied to the project
Measuring progress
Adjusting the process as progress is made
Hacking Networks
Phase 1: ReconnaissancePhysical Break-In
Dumpster Diving
Google, Newsgroups, Web sites
Social Engineering Phishing: fake email Pharming: fake web pages
WhoIs DatabaseDomain Name Server
Interrogations
Registrant: Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 US
Domain name: MICROSOFT.COM
Administrative Contact: Administrator, Domain [email protected] One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 US +1.4258828080 Technical Contact: Hostmaster, MSN [email protected] One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 US +1.4258828080
Registration Service Provider: DBMS VeriSign, [email protected] 800-579-2848 x4 Please contact DBMS VeriSign for domain updates, DNS/Nameserver changes, and general domain support questions.
Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC. Record last updated on 27-Aug-2006. Record expires on 03-May-2014. Record created on 02-May-1991.
Domain servers in listed order: NS3.MSFT.NET 213.199.144.151 NS1.MSFT.NET 207.68.160.190 NS4.MSFT.NET 207.46.66.126 NS2.MSFT.NET 65.54.240.126 NS5.MSFT.NET 65.55.238.126
Hacking Networks
Phase 2: ScanningWar Driving: Can I find a wireless network?
War Dialing: Can I find a modem to connect to?
Network Mapping: What IP addresses exist, and what ports are open on them?
Vulnerability-Scanning Tools: What versions of software are implemented on devices?
Passive Attacks
Eavesdropping: Listen to packets from other parties = Sniffing
Traffic Analysis: Learn about network from observing traffic patterns
Footprinting: Test to determine software installed on system = Network Mapping
Hacking Networks:
Phase 3: Gaining Access
Network Attacks:Sniffing
(Eavesdropping)IP Address SpoofingSession Hijacking
System Attacks:Buffer OverflowPassword CrackingSQL InjectionWeb Protocol AbuseDenial of ServiceTrap DoorVirus, Worm, Trojan
horse,
Some Active Attacks
Denial of Service: Message did not make it; or service could not run
Masquerading or Spoofing: The actual sender is not the claimed sender
Message Modification: The message was modified in transmission
Packet Replay: A past packet is transmitted again in order to gain access or otherwise cause damage
Hacking Networks:
Phase 4: Exploit/Maintain Access
Backdoor
Trojan Horse
Spyware/AdwareBots
User-Level Rootkit
Kernel-Level Rootkit
Replaces systemexecutables: e.g. Login, ls, du
Replaces OS kernel:e.g. process or filecontrol to hide
Control system:system commands,log keystrokes, pswd
Useful utility actuallycreates a backdoor.
Slave forwards/performscommands; spreads,list email addrs, DOSattacks
Spyware: Collect info:keystroke logger,collect credit card #s,AdWare: insert ads,filter search results
Botnets
AttackerHandler
Bots: Host illegal movies, music, pornography, criminal web sites, … Forward Spam for financial gain
China Hungary
Botnets: Bots
Zombies
Distributed Denial of Service
Zombies
VictimAttackerHandler
Can barrage a victimserver with requests,causing the networkto fail to respond to anyone
Russia Bulgaria UnitedStates
Zombies
Introduction
• Threats -> Vulnerabilities -> Risk ->Controls
• Technical controls– Must be combined with sound policy and education,
training, and awareness efforts
• Examples of technical security mechanisms
Access Controls
• The four processes of access control– Identification– Authentication– Authorization– Accountability
• A successful access control approach always incorporates all four of these elements
Table 10-1 Password power
Source: Course Technology/Cengage Learning
Access Controls – Password Strength
Acceptability of Biometrics
• Note: Iris Scanning has experienced rapid growth in popularity and due to it’s acceptability, low cost, and effective security
Firewalls
• Any device that prevents a specific type of information from moving between two networks
Types:• Packet Filtering• Application Level• Stateful Inspection Firewalls
Packet filtering firewalls
Simple networking devices that filter packets by examining every incoming and outgoing packet header
Application-level firewalls
– Consists of dedicated computers kept separate from the first filtering router (edge router)
– Commonly used in conjunction with a second or internal filtering router - or proxy server
– Implemented for specific protocols
Stateful inspection firewalls
– Keeps track of each network connection established between internal and external systems using a state table
– Can restrict incoming packets by allowing access only to packets that constitute responses to requests from internal hosts
Firewall Architectures
• Each firewall generation can be implemented in several architectural configurations
• Common architectural implementations– Packet filtering routers– Screened-host firewalls– Dual-homed host firewalls– Screened-subnet firewalls
Firewall Architectures:Packet filtering routersMost organizations with an Internet connection use some form of router between their internal networks and the external service provider
Firewall Architectures:Screened-host firewall systems
• Combine the packet filtering router with a separate, dedicated firewall such as an application proxy server
Firewall Architectures:Dual-Homed host firewalls
• The bastion host contains two network interfaces1. One is connected to the external network2. One is connected to the internal network
Managing Firewalls
• Any firewall device must have its own configuration• Firewall Rules• Policy regarding firewall use
• Firewall best practices– All traffic from the trusted network allowed out– The firewall is never accessible directly from the public
network– Email Policies
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
• The term intrusion detection/prevention system (IDPS) can be used to describe current anti-intrusion technologies
• Like firewall systems, IDPSs require complex configurations to provide the level of detection and response desired
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (cont’d.)
IDPS technologies can respond to a detected threat by attempting to prevent it from succeeding
Network or Host Based Protection
IDPS – Host vs. Network
http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles-tutorials/intrusion_detection/Hids_vs_Nids_Part1.html
Signature-Based IDPS
• Examines data traffic for something that matches the preconfigured, predetermined attack pattern signatures
• Weakness: slow and methodical attacks may slip undetected through the IDPS, as their actions may not match a signature that includes factors based on duration of the events
Statistical Anomaly-Based IDPS
• First collects data from normal traffic and establishes a baseline– Then periodically samples network activity, based on
statistical methods, and compares the samples to the baseline
• Advantage: Able to detect new types of attacks, because it looks for abnormal activity of any type
Managing IDPS
• IDPSs must be configured to differentiate between routine circumstances and low, moderate, or severe threats
• A properly configured IDPS can translate a security alert into different types of notifications
• Most IDPSs monitor systems using agents
• Consolidated enterprise manager
Honeypot & Honeynet
Honeypot: A system with a special software application which appears easy to break into
Honeynet: A network which appears easy to break into Purpose: Catch attackers All traffic going to honeypot/net is suspicious If successfully penetrated, can launch further attacks Must be carefully monitored
External DNS
IDS Web Server
E-Commerce VPNServer
Firewall
HoneyPot
Remote Access Protection
• Network connectivity using external connections – Usually much simpler and less sophisticated than Internet
connections
– Simple user name and password schemes are usually the only means of authentication
RADIUS and TACACS
• Systems that authenticate the credentials of dial-up access users
• Typical dial-up systems place the authentication of users on the system connected to the modems
• Options: • Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
(RADIUS) • Terminal Access Controller Access
Control(TACACS)
Authentication Protocols
RADIUS Over-the-wire protocol from client
to AAA (authentication, authorization, accounting) server
Managing Connections
• Organizations that continue to offer remote access must:– Determine how many connections the organization has– Control access to authorized modem numbers – Use call-back whenever possible– Use token-based authentication if at all possible
Wi-Fi security
SSID should be a non-default value SSID broadcast should be disabled MAC access control Authentication
• Require ID and password, may use a RADIUS server
Encryption• WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)• WPA (Wireless Protected Access)• WPA2 (superset of WPA, full standard)
Managing Wireless Connections
• Regulate the wireless network footprint
• Select WPA or WPA2 over WEP
• Protect preshared keys
Scanning and Analysis Tools
• Used to find vulnerabilities in systems
• Security administrators may use attacker’s tools to examine their own defenses and search out areas of vulnerability
• Scanning tools • Footprinting• Fingerprinting
Vulnerability Scanners
• Capable of scanning networks for very detailed information
• Identify exposed user names and groups, show open network shares, and expose configuration problems and other server vulnerabilities
http://www.tenable.com/products/nessus
Packet Sniffers
• A network tool that collects and analyzes packets on a network
• Connects directly to a local network from an internal location
http://www.wireshark.org/
Content Filters
• A software program or a hardware/software appliance that allows administrators to restrict content that comes into a network
• Common application of a content filter– Restriction of access to Web sites with non-business-
related material, such as pornography, or restriction of spam e-mail
Examples of Content Filters
Trap and Trace
• Trap– Describes software designed to entice individuals who
are illegally perusing the internal areas of a network
• Trace– A process by which the organization attempts to
determine the identity of someone discovered in unauthorized areas of the network or systems
Managing Scanning and Analysis Tools
• The security manager must be able to see the organization’s systems and networks from the viewpoint of potential attackers
• Drawbacks:– Tools do not have human-level capabilities– Most tools function by pattern recognition, so they only
handle known issues – Some governments, agencies, institutions, and
universities have established policies or laws that protect the individual user’s right to access content
– Tool usage and configuration must comply with an explicitly articulated policy, and the policy must provide for valid exceptions
Cryptography
• Encryption– The process of converting an original message into a
form that cannot be understood by unauthorized individuals
• Cryptology– The science of encryption– Composed of two disciplines:
– cryptography – cryptanalysis