Achieving Information Assurance
Abstract
Achieving Information Assurance (IA) is an integral factor in the U.S. efforts to strengthen America's homeland security. Technology enhancements have enabled greater efficiency in our business processes. At the same time we have increased our dependency on technology and thus our vulnerability. While our enemy continues to exploit conventional means to harm us in our homeland the threat of compromised information systems in critical infrastructure poses an even greater threat to our national security. Technology enables attacks against our way of life from abroad. It is no longer necessary to take the fight to your neighbor. Our inability to secure the very systems that we have become wholly dependent on could very well be the catalyst that exploits our weakness. Information assurance is the application of controls to mitigate the risk of exposure of our information systems. Our current method of dealing with information security is one of reaction. This process is in urgent need of replacement with a system of proactive protection and immediate/automated corrective action. This paper will show that near real time information assurance is achievable.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 19, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA424379
Entities
People
- Ulmont C. Nanton Jr
Organizations
- United States Army War College