Lecture 1 Introduction Basic Security Concepts

Class Information Class Homepage: http://www.cse.sc.edu/~farkas/csce522-2013/csce522.htm Instructor: Csilla Farkas Office: Swearingen 3A43 Office Hours: M, W 2:30-3:30 pm or electronically any time or by appointment E-mail: farkas@cec.sc.edu Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Text Books Charles P. Pfleeger and Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, Security in Computing (4th Edition) (Hardcover), Prentice Hall PTR; 4 edition (October 23, 2006), ISBN-10: 0132390779 Handouts Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Course Objective Understanding of Information Security Industry + Academics Managerial + Technical DEFENSE! Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Week 1 Basic security concepts Week 2 Cryptography, Secret Key Week 3 Cryptography, Public Key Week 4 Identification and Authentication, key-distribution centers, Kerberos Week 5 Security Policies -- Discretionary Access Control, Mandatory Access Control Week 6 Access control -- Role-Based, Provisional, and Logic-Based Access Control Week 7 The Inference Problem Week 8 EXAM 1 Network and Internet Security, E-mail security, User Safety Week 9 Program Security -- Viruses, Worms, etc. Week 10 Firewalls Week 11 Intrusion Detection, Fault tolerance and recovery Week 12 Information Warfare Week 13 Security Administration, Economic impact of cyber attacks Week 14 Presentations Week 15 Presentations DECEMBER 13 (Friday), 12:30 PM -- FINAL EXAM Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Assignments Research project: there will be a group (2-4 students) research project and the students must present their results to the class in the last two weeks of the semester. Homework: there will be several homework assignments during the semester. Homework should be individual work! There will be a late submission penalty of 4%/day after the due date. (You can always turn it in early.) Exams: two closed book tests will cover the course material. Final exam is accumulative. Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Grading Test 1: 25%, Test 2: 35%, Homework: 20%, Research project: 20% Total score that can be achieved: 100 Final grade: 90 < A , 87 < B+ <=90, 80 < B <= 87, 75 < C+ <= 80, 65 < C <= 75, 60 < D+ <= 65, 50 < D <= 60, F <= 50 Graduate students must perform additional assignments to receive full credit. Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Reading Assignment Reading assignments for this class: Pfleeger: Ch 1 Reading assignments for lecture 2: Pfleeger: Ch 2 Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Attack Sophistication vs. Intruder Technical Knowledge High Low 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 password guessing self-replicating code password cracking exploiting known vulnerabilities disabling audits back doors hijacking sessions sweepers sniffers packet spoofing GUI automated probes/scans denial of service www attacks Tools Attackers Intruder Knowledge Attack Sophistication “stealth” / advanced scanning techniques burglaries network mgmt. diagnostics distributed attack tools Cross site scripting Staged attack Copyright: CERT, 2000 Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Security Objectives Confidentiality: prevent/detect/deter improper disclosure of information Integrity: prevent/detect/deter improper modification of information Availability: prevent/detect/deter improper denial of access to services Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Military Example Confidentiality: target coordinates of a missile should not be improperly disclosed Integrity: target coordinates of missile should be correct Availability: missile should fire when proper command is issued Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Commercial Example Confidentiality: patient’s medical information should not be improperly disclosed Integrity: patient’s medical information should be correct Availability: patient’s medical information can be accessed when needed for treatment Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Fourth Objective Securing computing resources: prevent/detect/deter improper use of computing resources Hardware Software Data Network Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

What is the trade off between the security objectives? Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Achieving Security Policy Mechanism Assurance What to protect? How to protect? Assurance How good is the protection? Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Security Policy Organizational Policy Computerized Information System Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Why do we need to fit the security policy into the organizational policy? Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Security Mechanism Prevention Detection Tolerance/Recovery Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Security by Obscurity Hide inner working of the system Bad idea! Vendor independent open standard Widespread computer knowledge Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Security by Legislation Instruct users how to behave Not good enough! Important Only enhance security Targets only some of the security problems Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Security Tradeoffs Security Functionality Ease of Use COST Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Threat, Vulnerability, Risk Threat: potential occurrence that can have an undesired effect on the system Vulnerability: characteristics of the system that makes is possible for a threat to potentially occur Attack: action of malicious intruder that exploits vulnerabilities of the system to cause a threat to occur Risk: measure of the possibility of security breaches and severity of the damage Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Distinguish among vulnerability, threat, and control (protection). Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Types of Threats (1) Errors of users Natural/man-made/machine disasters Dishonest insider Disgruntled insider Outsiders Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Types of Threats (2) Disclosure threat – dissemination of unauthorized information Integrity threat – incorrect modification of information Denial of service threat – access to a system resource is blocked Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Types of Attacks (1) Interruption – an asset is destroyed, unavailable or unusable (availability) Interception – unauthorized party gains access to an asset (confidentiality) Modification – unauthorized party tampers with asset (integrity) Fabrication – unauthorized party inserts counterfeit object into the system (authenticity) Denial – person denies taking an action (authenticity) Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Types of Attacks (2) Passive attacks: Eavesdropping Monitoring Active attacks: Masquerade – one entity pretends to be a different entity Replay – passive capture of information and its retransmission Modification of messages – legitimate message is altered Denial of service – prevents normal use of resources Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Computer Crime Any crime that involves computers or aided by the use of computers U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation: reports uniform crime statistics Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

How can defense influence these aspects of attacks? Malicious Attacks Method: skills, knowledge, tools, information, etc. Opportunity: time and access Motive: reason to perform the action How can defense influence these aspects of attacks? Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Computer Criminals Amateurs: regular users, who exploit the vulnerabilities of the computer system Motivation: easy access to vulnerable resources Crackers: attempt to access computing facilities for which they do not have the authorization Motivation: enjoy challenge, curiosity Career criminals: professionals who understand the computer system and its vulnerabilities Motivation: personal gain (e.g., financial) Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Methods of Defense Prevent: block attack Deter: make the attack harder Deflect: make other targets more attractive Detect: identify misuse Tolerate: function under attack Recover: restore to correct state Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Information Security Planning Organization Analysis Risk management Mitigation approaches and their costs Security policy Implementation and testing Security training and awareness Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Risk Management Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Risk Assessment RISK Threats Vulnerabilities Consequences Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Real Cost of Cyber Attack Damage of the target may not reflect the real amount of damage Services may rely on the attacked service, causing a cascading and escalating damage Need: support for decision makers to Evaluate risk and consequences of cyber attacks Support methods to prevent, deter, and mitigate consequences of attacks Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Risk Management Framework (Business Context) Understand Business Context Identify Business and Technical Risks Synthesize and Rank Risks Define Risk Mitigation Strategy Carry Out Fixes and Validate Measurement and Reporting Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

Risk Acceptance Certification Accreditation How well the system meet the security requirements (technical) Accreditation Management’s approval of automated system (administrative) Lecture 1 CSCE 522 - Farkas

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