Information Assurance in Networked Enterprises: MICSS Lab Experiments, Results and Analysis

Abstract

Two surveys have been developed to ascertain the information assurance requirements of networked enterprises. The surveys give an insight into how inter-networked companies use their ERP systems, what their current policies maybe with respect to information management, and what their security and assurance problems maybe. The surveys focus on the views of the information manager of the firm and on the department managers of those departments that depend mostly on their information systems for smooth running. The survey questions have been based on quantitative analysis done by experiments using an ERP software simulator, MICSS (Management Interactive Case Study Simulator). The logic and procedures used to develop the surveys has been presented. The results obtained from the analysis of the survey replies will enable the design of autonomous agents and active protocols to help companies automatically assure their information.

Securing the biometric model

“…Confidentiality ensures that unauthorized external or internal sources do not intercept, copy, or replicate the information [3]. Information integrity is confidence in the permanency of the information during communications [4]. Availability refers to the system being accessible at all times for transportation.…”