scholarly journals Challenges Facing Information Systems Security Management in Higher Learning Institutions: A Case Study of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa - Kenya

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 336-349
Author(s):  
Bichanga Walter Okibo ◽  
Obara Brigit Ochiche
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Security Management ◽  
System Security ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Eastern Africa ◽  
Information Systems Security ◽  
Information System Security ◽  
Systems Security ◽  
Learning Institutions

With the popularity of internet applications, many organizations are facing unprecedented security challenges. Security techniques and management tools have caught a lot of attention from both academia and practitioners. However, there is lacking a theoretical framework for the challenges facing information security management in higher learning institutions. Thus this research looked into the challenges facing information systems security management in higher learning institutions. The study was guided by understanding the major challenges facing Information Systems Security Management and establishing the extent of the use of Information Systems Security Management in higher learning institutions. The study used descriptive survey design. It targeted information systems projects managers, administrators or top management and other users (staff) of the systems in key departments. Systematic sampling strategy was used. Descriptive statistics of SPSS were used to analyze the data. Factor analysis technique was used to identify the major challenges that affect management of an institution’s information system security. Pearson’s Chi-Square was used to test the relationships that exist between the categorical variables. The study found out that system vulnerability, computer crime and abuse, environmental security and financial backing/security are key challenges institutions of higher learning are experiencing in the management of their information systems. The study recommends the implementation of new policies and procedures to guide information system security. Programs for monitoring and evaluating information systems security in relation to performance indicators should be put in place. Institutions should invest heavily in developing their staff through training programmes such as seminars, workshops and conferences to further develop staff skills and abilities on information systems security issues.

scholarly journals Bangkolo: Aplikasi Vulnerability Identification Berbasis Hybrid Apps

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
Dedy Hariyadi ◽  
Fazlurrahman Fazlurrahman ◽  
Hendro Wijayanto
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
User Interface ◽  
System Security ◽  
Graphic User Interface ◽  
Command Line ◽  
Information Systems Security ◽  
Command Line Interface ◽  
Penetration Testing ◽  
Systems Security

Keamanan merupakan hal penting dalam sistem maupun jaringan dalam melindungi data informasi. Tingginya tingkat laporang celah keamanan dari Edgescan menunjukkan masih minimnya pengembang sistem dan jaringan dalam hal menutamakan keamanan. Information System Security Assesment Framework (ISSAF) merupakan metodologi penetration testing yang dikembangkan oleh Open Information Systems Security Group. Dalam framework tersebut terdiri dari tiga fase, yaitu Planing and Preparation, Assessment dan Reporting, Clean-up and Destroy Astefacts. Dalam melakukan Vulnerabilities Identification diperlukan tools untuk mengetahui potensi celah keamanan dalam bentuk laporan. Ini sangat diperlukan untuk mempermudah analisis, penggunaan dan meminimalisir biaya pentesting. Selama ini tools pentesting kebanyakan masih menggunakan model Command Line Interface (CLI) sehingga sulit digunakan oleh orang awam. Sehingga diperlukan tools berbasis Graphic User Interface (GUI). Dengan pendekatan Hybrid Apps dapat dikembangkan aplikasi pentesting berbasis Graphic User Interface  yang memanfaatkan kelebihan teknologi native dan web. Bangkolo merupakan aplikasi untuk pentesting yang dikembangkan dari framework ISSAF dan pendekatan Hybrid Apps.

ISMS Building for SMEs through the Reuse of Knowledge

2012 ◽  
pp. 90-116
Author(s):  
Luís Enrique Sánchez ◽  
Antonio Santos-Olmo ◽  
Eduardo Fernandez-Medina ◽  
Mario Piattini
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Security Management ◽  
System Security ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Information Security Management ◽  
Business Size ◽  
Security Information ◽  
Considerable Experience

The information society is increasingly more dependent upon Information Security Management Systems (ISMSs), and the availability of these systems has become crucial to the evolution of Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs). However, this type of companies requires ISMSs which have been adapted to their specific characteristics, and these systems must be optimized from the point of view of the resources necessary to deploy and maintain them. Over the last 10 years, the authors have obtained considerable experience in the establishment of ISMSs, and during this time, they have observed that the structure and characteristics of SMEs as regards security management are frequently very similar (since they can all be grouped by business size and sector), thus signifying that it is possible to construct patterns for ISMSs that can be reused and refined. In this chapter, the authors present the strategy that they have designed to manage and reuse security information in information system security management. This strategy is framed within a methodology designed for integral security management and its information systems maturity, denominated as “Methodology for Security Management and Maturity in Small and Medium-size Enterprises (MSM2-SME),” and it is defined in a reusable model called “Reusable Pattern for Security Management (RPSM),” which systematically defines, manages, and reuses the aforementioned methodology through a sub-process denominated as “Generation of Security Management Patterns (GSMP).” This model is currently being applied in real cases, and is thus constantly improving.

scholarly journals AUDIT KEAMANAN SISTEM INFORMASI AKADEMIK DENGAN KERANGKA KERJA ISO 27001 DI PROGRAM STUDI SISTEM INFORMASI UNIKOM

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-131
Author(s):  
Marliana Budhiningtias Winanti ◽  
Ismail Dzulhan
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
System Security ◽  
Primary System ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Security Audit ◽  
Information System Security ◽  
Security Controls ◽  
Academic Information ◽  
Iso 27001

Academic Information Systems Prodi UNIKOM Information System is the primary system used in the Information Systems Prodi process data and information about lectures and students. But in this system still found a lack of control of physical and logical security. To find out how your system security in organizations, information systems need security audit to determine whether security information is in accordance with the security procedures of management. Standardization used here is ISO 27001, this standards have been an international standards organization that is structured on the management of information security systems. Implementation of academic information system security audit is done by using the Audit Checklist ISO 27001: 2005. Audit results found security controls are still less well as the roles and responsibilities of employee safety, physical protection from disasters and power failures, data validation, and data backup are less regular. So the academic information system security controls is still need to be repairs in accordance with the recommendation.

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