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Identifying and Encrypting Personal Information
Using Cornell Spider and Pointsec for PC
Benjamin SteinDoreen Meyer
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Overview• What is personal information?• Searching for personal information using Cornell
Spider• Mitigating risk of exposure of personal
information• Encryption Policy, Encryption Options• Whole disk encryption using Pointsec for PC• Questions
Personal Information and HIPAA
• HIPAA: Health Information Portability and Accountability Act
• Psychological Services• Medical Records• http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
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Personal Information: CA SB1386 and Civil Code 1798
• Account access number and password• Bank/financial account number• California identification card number• Credit/debit card number• Driver’s license number• Social Security number• http://www.privacy.ca.gov/code/ipa.htm
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Personal Information: FERPA• Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of
1974 (FERPA)• Class level, class schedule, academic status,
grades, instructors, transcripts• Student ID number, Social Security number• Fees paid, loan collection records, financial aid
records, etc.• http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/ind
ex.html
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Searching for personal information
• Data focus: credit card numbers and Social Security numbers
• UCD supported products: Cornell Spider and PowerGREP
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Mitigating Risk of Exposure of Personal Information
• Higher cost (time, tools) for administering a system containing personal information.
• IET supports the Cyber-safety program and a number of tools that assist in protecting personal information, including Tripwire, Spider/PowerGREP, self-directed Nessus scans, and Pointsec.
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Maintain a list of systems containing sensitive data
• Catalog the system name, IP, owner, type of service running on the system, type of sensitive data residing on the system
• Share this information with the technical support staff and the unit administrative managers
• Confirm and update this information on a regular basis
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Monitor when the data is accessed or modified
• Use Tripwire to identify file and directory changes.
• Write logs to a central logging server (syslogng, snare, MOM).
• Turn on auditing of successful and unsuccessful logins.
• Read your logs on a regular basis.
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Restrict access to the system and its sensitive data
• No group accounts (cannot audit access)• Access system and data using encrypted
protocols such as ssh (sftp, scp), ssl (https), rdp, ipsec
• Evaluate physical security• Use host-based and hardware firewalls
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Use, share, or transfer restricted data in a safe manner
• Do not use email to send unencrypted restricted data.
• Do not use restricted data as a key in a database.
• Do not use restricted data on a test or development system.
• When sharing restricted data, ensure that users are aware that the data should be handled carefully and in compliance with policies.
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Encryption Policy• UC Davis whole disk encryption policy draft:
http://security.ucdavis.edu/encryption_policydraft.pdf
• UCOP protection of personal information policies: http://www.ucop.edu/irc/itsec/infoprotect.html
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Encryption Options
• Windows OS
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TASK Product Central Key
Whole disk encryption
Pointsec for PC Yes
Files and directories
Pointsec ME, standalone EFS
No
Files and directories
Active directory EFS
Yes
Files and directories
truecrypt No
Whole disk encryption for Vista
bitlocker No ?
Encryption Options
• Mac OSX
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Task Product Central Key
Encrypt home directory as a single encrypted disk image
FileVault No
Whole disk encryption or file encryption
Commercial PGP Yes
Whole disk encryption or file encryption
gnupg No
Encryption Options
• Linux
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Task Product Central KeyWhole disk encryption
Pointsec for Linux Yes
Whole disk encryption, files and directories
Commercial PGP Yes
Whole disk encryption, files and directories
gnupg No
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Pointsec for PC
• If a drive is lost or stolen, the encrypted partitions and everything on them are reasonably secure.
• Meets certain legal requirements
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What it isn’t
• Pointsec for PC is not a complete encryption solution– Currently limited to 2000 and XP– Only encrypts partitions– Does not encrypt network drives
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Features
• Whole disk encryption• Multiple user access• Configuration options• Recovery tools• Enterprise management
– Logging– Enforceable policies– Permissions
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Experience
• Login screen at boot• System tray icon• Transparent to OS• Minimal performance impact
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How to install
• Available to individuals and departments• Check requirements• Request license from IET Security• Decide on default or custom configuration• Get install media• Return recovery file• After encryption completes return log file
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Requirements
• Windows 2000, XP and Vista soon• No dual boot• No servers• No fancy disk configurations
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Preparing the System
• Backup!• Defrag• Scan for viruses, etc• Uninstall and disable the unnecessary
services• Check the disk(s)
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Installing the Software
• Use administrative account• Launch installer• Reboot • Login to Pointsec• Login to OS • Grab recovery file• Encryption begins
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Encryption Process
• Encryption proceeds at 10-20GB/hr• Depends on disk size not amount of data• System can be used, shut down or
rebooted• After encryption completed grab log file
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Support
• Remote password reset• Managing users• Uninstall• Updates and upgrades• Recovery disk• Bart’s disk
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Managing Users
• Types of users– Normal, Service, Temp
• Types of permissions– Privileged and plain permissions
• Creating additional users
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Updates, Upgrades and Reinstalls
• Updates– Change users, passwords, certs or settings
• Upgrades– Major product upgrade?
• Reinstalls– Add additional partitions or disks
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Recovery Disk
• Create from recovery file or target computer
• Requires two admin accounts
• Decrypts
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Bart’s PE with Plug-in
• Requires version specific plug-in
• Must boot and login
• Ctrl + F10 for alternative boot menu
• Bart’s then has full access to disk
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Customizing
• Default configuration will meet most needs, however, there are lots of options…
• Configuration worksheet
• Alternative profiles
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Review
• Whole Disk Encryption• Low overhead• Quick default install• Support options• Highly customizable
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Additional Resources
• Product documentation
• Pointsec 24 x 7 tech support
• IET: [email protected]