Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 1 Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE P RESENTATIONS IN N ETWORK S ECURITY

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 2 Information & Data. Networks. Security. Security Policy Issues. Objectives / Contents Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 3 Information / Data (1) ISO Information Processing Vocabulary TermDefinition Data The representation of facts, concepts and instructions in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing. Information The meaning that is currently assigned to data by means of conventions applied to that data. Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 4 ISO Information Processing Vocabulary TermDefinition Data Quality The correctness, timeliness, accuracy, completeness, relevance, and accessibility that make data appropriate for use. Information / Data (2) Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 5 ISO Information Processing Vocabulary TermDefinition Data IntegrityThe data quality that exists as long as accidental or malicious destruction, alteration, or loss of data does not occur Data Corruption / Contamination The violation of data integrity. Information / Data (3) Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 6 Networks (1) ISO Information Processing Vocabulary TermDefinition Functional Unit The entity of hardware, or software, or both capable of accomplishing a specific purpose. Data SourceThe functional unit that originates data for transmission. Data SourceThe functional unit that accepts transmitted data. Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 7 Networks (2) ISO Information Processing Vocabulary TermDefinition DTE: Data Terminal Equipment The part of a data station that serves as a data source, data sink, or both. DCE: Data Circuit Terminating (Communication) Equipment In a data station, the equipment that provides the signal conversion and coding between the DTE and the (communication) line. Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 8 Networks (3) ISO Information Processing Vocabulary TermDefinition NodeIn a data network, a point where one or more functional units interconnects channels or data circuits. Data Network An arrangement of data circuits and switching facilities for establishing connections between DTEs Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 9 Network (4): Structure H H Host / DTE Nodes Users N N N N N N N N C OMMUNICATIONS S UBNETWORK: H H H H H H H H H H U U U U U U U U U U U U U U A CCESS / S ERVICES S UBNETWORK DTE DCE DTEDCE Nodes Data Network Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 10 Networks (5) ISO Information Processing Vocabulary TermDefinition Data Transmission The conveying of data from one place for reception elsewhere by telecommunication means. Data Transmission Channel A means of one way transmission Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 11 Networks (6) ISO Information Processing Vocabulary TermDefinition Data Communications Transfer of information between functional units by means of data transmission according to a protocol. Protocol A set of semantic and syntactic rules that determines the behaviour of functional units in achieving communications Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 12 Networks (7): ISO-OSI Protocols A PPLICATION P RESENTATION S ESSION T RANSPORT` N ETWORK D ATA L INK P HYSICAL A PPLICATION P RESENTATION S ESSION T RANSPORT` N ETWORK D ATA L INK P HYSICAL COMMUNICATION MEDIUM P HYSICAL D ATA L INK N ETWORK COMMUNICATION SUBNETWORK COMMUNICATION MEDIUM P EER L EVELS Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 13 Networks (8) Internet Vocabulary TermDefinition Internet A global network of computer networks based on TCP/IP protocols. It has the World Wide Web as its foundation Intranet A private (company) network based on Internet technologies, featuring the same client-server architecture. Extranet An Intranet extended to users outside the company (partners, providers, customers) Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 14 Network (9) The Internet Level Potential World Wide Business Activities The Internet Level Potential World Wide Business Activities The Extranet Level Partners / Suppliers / Customers “Business Activities” The Extranet Level Partners / Suppliers / Customers “Business Activities” The Intranet Level Intra-organization Activities The Intranet Level Intra-organization Activities Security Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 15 Network (10): Internet Protocols Application User Interface: / http / ftp /… TCP / UDP Transmission Control Protocol User Datagram Protocol ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol Address Resolution Protocol Internet Protocol: Addressing / Routing / Congestion Control IP ARP Data Link Point-to-Point Control: LAN / WAN Physical Communication Interface: T-R / Links Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 16 Security (1) ISO Information Processing Vocabulary TermDefinition SecurityThe condition of being secure or the condition of being protected from or exposed danger. PrivacyThe state or quality of being private. Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 17 ISO Information Processing Vocabulary Computer System Security The technological and the administrative safeguards established and applied to data processing to protect hardware, software, and data from accidental or malicious destruction or disclosure. Security (2) Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 18 Security (3): Analysis of Definition IssueDescription Object (to be protected) Hardware / Software / Data Challenges (source) Accidental / Malicious Effect (protection from) Destruction / Disclosure Means (of protection) Technological / Administrative Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 19 Security (4) ISO Information Processing Vocabulary Privacy Protection The implementation of appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to ensure the security and confidentiality of data records, and to protect both security and confidentiality against any threat or hazard that could result in substantial harm, embarrassment, inconvenience or unfairness to any individual about whom such information is maintained. Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 20 IssueDescription Object (to be protected) Information / Data: Records (associated with individuals, or organizations: privacy) Challenge (to object) Security / Privacy Effect (protection from) Threat & hazard that could result in harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfairness Means (of protection) Physical / Administrative / Technical Security (5): Analysis of Definition Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 21 Security (6) ISO Information Processing Vocabulary TermDefinition CryptographyA discipline involving principles, means, and methods for changing data so that it is not readable. CryptanalysisAn attack on one of the principles, means, or methods (to recover readability) Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 22 Security (7) ISO Information Processing Vocabulary TermDefinition Encryption / Enciphering The process of changing data (plain text) so that it becomes unreadable (cipher text). Decryption / Deciphering The process of transforming cipher text back into plain text. Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 23 Policy (1): Security Levels ISO Security Perimeters / Levels Around the Network Perimeter of trust : Trusted users (no hackers) Trusted system (reliability / testing) Around the Process Passport rules Vaccination for processes programs & applications Layered Perimeters On each layer (ISO layered protocols ): Peer entity (same level) services Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 24 Policy (2): Information Security Goals ISO-OSI Special Interest Group on Security Information Security Goals Protection of data against: undetected loss and repetition unauthorized modification unauthorized disclosure Data is Sequenced Sealed Private Ensuring correct identity of sender & receiver Signed by Sender Stamped by Receiver Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 25 Intranet-Extranet-Internet Flow / Flooding Security of Information Flow Protection from undesired data streams entering the Intranet (Private / National Networks) Firewalls Protection of private data streams from leaking out of the Intranet Protection from denial of service : Flooding “undesired generation of data”. Anti-Virus Policy (3): Goals Information Flow Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 26 Challenges on: HW / SW / Information Security / Privacy ISO Network Security Scope  Technology (Systems)  Administration / Management (Organization)  People (Users / Hackers)  Accidental / Malicious. Policy Recommendations: ISO / Internet Remarks / Understanding Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles

Saad Haj Bakry, PhD, CEng, FIEE 27 References M.D. Abrams and A.B. Jeng, “Network security protocol reference model, and the trusted system evaluation criteria”, IEEE Network Magazine, Vol.1, No.2, pp 34-39, April D.K. Branstad, “Considerations for security in the OSI architecture”, IEEE Network Magazine, Vol.1, No.2, pp 34-39, April S.H. Bakry, “Security issues in computer networks”, Middle East Communications, Vol. 5, No. 12, pp , December D.Minoli, Telecommunications Technology Handbook, Artech House(US), ISO Dictionary of Computer Science: The Standardized Vocabulary (23882), ISO, F. Botto, Dictionary of e-Business, Wiley (UK), H.M. Deitel, P.J. Deitel, K. Steinbuhler, e-Business and e-Commerce for Managers, Prentice-Hall (USA), 2001 Understanding Network Security: the ISO Principles