NATO Information Assurance 5 June 2009 AFCEA TechNet Europe 2009 A NATO view of the application of Information Assurance Techniques
Outline NC3 Organization NCSA NATO Information Assurance Identity Management
SERVICES AGENCY (NCSA) NC3 Organization NC3 Organisation NATO C3 Agency (NC3A) SACEUR NATO C3 Board (NC3 Board) NC3 Reps NATO CIS SERVICES AGENCY (NCSA)
NCSA Mission To ensure the provision of secure end-to-end information exchange services and information processing services required for NATO Consultation, Command and Control, using fielded Communications and Information Systems in the most cost effective manner.
Current NCSA Structure NCSA HQ MONS NCISS Latina Brunssum Sector Norfolk Sector Mons Sector Naples Sector Lisbon Sector Madrid Sector Ramstein Sector Izmir Sector Heidelberg Sector Northwood Sector 1 NATO Signal Bn Maastricht 2 NATO Signal Bn Naples Total PE: ~ 3300 Deployable
NCSA Areas of Responsibility US CA Norfolk Sector Mons Sector Brunssum Sector (includes CLD-B) Naples Sector (includes CLD-N) Northwood Sector Madrid Sector Lisbon Sector Izmir Sector Heidelberg Sector and Ramstein Sector without assigned AOR SP PO FR BE Lux. NL. GE PL CZ. IT GR TU HU NO UK IC SI SZ LH LG EN RO BU EUFOR KFOR ISAF IRAQ
INFOSEC -> IA NATO definition NNEC enabler Risk management Strong authentication
SMI Services Identity management Credential management Attribute management Privilege management Digital policy mangement
SMI Services IA configuration management Crypto key management IA metadata management IA audit managment
NATO Identity Management EAPC(AC/322-SC/5-WG/5)WP(2009)0001 NATO Identity Management (NIdM) AC/322-D(2005)0044 INFOSEC Technical And Implementation Guidance On Identification and Authentication AC/322-D(2004)0024REV2 NATO Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI) Certificate Policy (CertP) Rev2
NATO Identity Management Passwords Tokens Biometrics
NPKI Information sharing Effects-based approach Improved decision making Physical access control
NPKI Today Office Communication Suite (OCS) NATO Restricted (NR) network NEKMS
NATO Information Assurance Email Content Checking Mail guards OS/applications security settings Forensic capability Security event management IDS Firewalls Anti-virus software
IA Threats Spam Malware Web defacements User indiscretions Targeted attacks Classified information leakage Vulnerabilities exposed by poor maintenance System privilege abuse
IA Future Increased capacity Smarter tools Centralized management Consolidated IA picture Faster reaction
Conclusion Speed up Cooperate closely Do not forget the human factor Flexibility and mobility
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