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Information Security 19 Classification and Trust Modelling

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CSI-604 - Information Security

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Course Outline

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Classification and Trust Modelling

• Classification and trust modeling play crucial roles in information


security, helping organizations make informed decisions about access
control, threat detection, and overall security posture.

• Let's explore how these concepts are applied in information security:

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Classification in Information Security
• Access Control: Classification is often used to categorize users, devices, or
processes into different security clearance levels or roles.

• This allows organizations to control access to sensitive resources based on


the classification of entities.

• For example, in military or government contexts, information is often


classified as "Top Secret," "Secret," or "Unclassified," and access is
restricted accordingly.

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Classification in Information Security
• Data Protection: Data classification helps organizations identify and
protect their most sensitive information.

• Data can be categorized into different classes based on its sensitivity,


and security measures are then applied accordingly.

• For instance, medical records might be classified as “Highly Sensitive”


while publicly available product information is “Public”.

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Classification in Information Security
• Threat Detection: Classification models are used to identify and
categorize potential security threats and incidents.

• Different algorithms can classify network traffic, log data, or user


behavior as normal or suspicious, enabling rapid threat detection and
response.

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Trust Modelling in Information Security
• User Authentication: Trust models are employed in user
authentication systems to assess the trustworthiness of users based
on their credentials, behavior, and past interactions with the system.

• Users with high trust scores may be granted privileged access.

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Trust Modelling in Information Security
• Device Trustworthiness: In the context of the Internet of Things (IoT)
and device security, trust models are used to evaluate the
trustworthiness of IoT devices.

• Suspicious or compromised devices can be isolated or denied access


to the network.

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Trust Modelling in Information Security
• Software and Application Trust: Trust models can assess the
trustworthiness of software applications and updates.

• For example, digital signatures and reputation systems are used to


determine whether software updates or downloads are from trusted
sources.

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Trust Modelling in Information Security
• Access Control: Trust models are often integrated into access control
mechanisms.

• Access decisions can be based not only on user credentials but also
on the trust level assigned to a user or device.

• Users with higher trust may be granted more extensive access


privileges.

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Trust Modelling in Information Security
• Behavior-Based Trust: Behavioral analysis models assess the
trustworthiness of users based on their behavior within the system.

• Suspicious activities or deviations from normal behavior can trigger


alerts or security actions.

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• The interconnection between classification and trust modeling in


information security is evident in scenarios where entities are
categorized based on their attributes and behavior:

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• User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA): UEBA solutions combine


classification techniques with trust modeling to identify abnormal
user and entity behavior.

• For example, UEBA systems classify user activities as normal or


suspicious based on historical data and trust scores, allowing for real-
time threat detection.

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• Data Loss Prevention (DLP): In DLP solutions, data is classified based


on its sensitivity.

• Trust models are then applied to users or processes accessing this


data, considering their trustworthiness.

• For instance, sensitive data may only be accessible by highly trusted


users.

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• Access Control Policies: Access control policies often take into


account the classification of users and resources.

• Trust models inform these policies, helping organizations enforce fine-


grained access control.

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