Proceedings of the 39th annual hawaii international conference on system. In addition, in order to enhance initiatives on e government, the program for promoting e government decided by the chief information officers cios council of government agencies on august 31, 2006. The security systems subcategory includes alarm and signal systems, cameras, detection equipment, and fences, gates, and components. The study is a part of an ongoing research on e government security for the. Too often, the lack of resources and technology is compounded by a lack of access to. E government, e governance, domain framework, interorganizational systems, manager functions 1. The office of e government and information technology e gov, headed. Fips publication 200 minimum security requirements for federal information and information systems 1 purpose the e government act of 2002 public law 107347, passed by the one hundred and seventh. Moreover, e government in the developing world must accommodate certain unique conditions, needs and obstacles. Recommended security controls for federal information systems nist sp 80053, revision 4 guide for conducting risk assessments nist sp 80030 revision 1 security considerations in the system development life cycle nist sp 80064, revision 2 security requirements for cryptographic modules fips publication 1402. Pdf egovernment an information security perspective.
In the midst of this excitement, however, their remains a great disparity and persistent digital. In e government, the government uses information technology and particularly the internet to. Federal information security management act of 2002. Information security guide for government executives. Egovernment systems development methodologies, tools and platforms. The focus of this article is on the various aspects of security vulnerabilities and threats existing in the e governance scenario. The security policy is intended to define what is expected from an organization with respect to security of information systems. Fips 199 establishes security categories of information systems used by the federal government, one component of risk assessment.
We are working to close the resulting gap between the best performing private sector organizations and the federal government. Government structure and electoral systems dr benjamin reilly, australian national university, canberra, australia this short paper sets out options for structuring a system of government and choosing an electoral system in afghanistan. These may include a continuing oral tradition, lack of infrastructure, corruption, weak educational systems and unequal access to technology. Security polices, practices and procedures must be in place as well as utilization of security technology, which help to protect e government systems against attack, detect abnormal activities services and to have a proven contingency plan in place. Welcome to the electronic questionnaires for investigations processing e qip system.
A cctv system serves mainly as a security force multiplier, providing surveillance for a larger area, more of the time, than would be feasible with security personnel alone. Pdf the rise of egovernment has been one of the most striking developments of the web. Egovernment an information security perspective frisc. A multidimensional, risk based approach to e government. Study on the e government security risk management zhitian zhou, congyang hu institute of policy and management of chinese academy of science, beijing, china summary the implementation of e government is based on information technology, how to solve the security problem of the e government system is becoming an extremely urgent subject. Egovernment initiatives need to adopt a wholeofgovernment approach. Nov 11, 2012 to protect e government systems current information security best practices shall be used. Information security policies are the cornerstone of information security effectiveness. The governments knowledge and information are valuable resources.
E governance and security mini seminar 30th june20 avcc,noida 2. December 18, 2014 the original fisma was federal information security management act of 2002 public law 107347 title iii. Egovernment prerequisites the potential of egovernment hinges upon three prerequisites. Cyber security governance refers to the component of enterprise governance that addresses the enterprises dependence on cyberspace in the presence of adversaries. Cctv systems provide surveillance capabilities used in the protection of people, assets, and systems. Security of egovernment systems european parliament. Physical security covers physical or protective measures designed to safeguard personnel. Government has already established a significant legislative and regulatory regime around it security, and is considering additional action. Egovernment and security requirements for information. Fips 199, along with fips 200, are mandatory security standards as required by fisma.
India has taken significant steps in the area of e governance, with almost all states across the country launching e servic. Security associated with individual systems is similar to many e commerce solutions. In some projects, there may be isolated networks for such systems, while in other cases, the system may utilise the public networks. This special publication 800series reports on itls research, guidance, and outreach efforts in computer security, and its collaborative activities with industry, government, and academic organizations. Through this paper then all parties involved in e government may reconsider a strategy that has been set up to give attention to the issue of secure and trust in the implementation of e government. Toward a framework for action detailed discussion of the four findings 1.
The act recognized the importance of information security to the economic and national security interests of the united states. Pdf improving the security levels of egovernment processes. The aim of the project is to assist policymakers in discerning policy options for meeting future challenges to securing egovernment systems. Security vulnerabilities and threats existing in the e. Fips 200, minimum security requirements for federal. Then, the security requirements of the e governance system to tackle the internal threats and the outside threats to protect the sovereignty of the nation are discussed. Companies and individuals want more security in the products. Federal information security modernization act of 2014 public law 1283. Csrc topics federal information security modernization act. Egovernment services are intended to be responsive, citizencentric based. Enhancing security of information in egovernment shareef. Implementing the strategy requires organisations to adopt coherent and compatible executive summary 2 egovernment a strategic framework for public services in the information age.
Guide to privacy and security of electronic health information. This paper stretches its objectives for classification of user communities for governance and obligation of each community in cyber security promoting the governance with information and communication technology as a case study. Egovernment systems development methodologies, tools and. Introduction to information security in egovernance gswan. To protect e government systems current information security best practices shall be used. For us, e estonia has led to creating a society with more transparency, trust and efficiency. A framework for securing egovernment services diva portal. Improving the security levels of e government processes within public administration through the establishment of improved security systems. Federal information security modernization act of 2014. E government definitions e government is a generic term for webbased services from agencies of local, state and federal governments. The office of management and budget omb is publishing this report in accordance with the federal information security modernization act of 2014 fisma, pub. E government short for electronic government is the use of technological communications devices, such as computers and the internet to provide public services to citizens and other persons in a country or region. Requirements for closed circuit television cctv systems, alarm systems, and access control systems are also included.
Compendium of innovative egovernment practices united nations. The analysis of egovernment initiatives of various countries shows that the development and deployment of egovernment systems for effective online service. Threats e government security requirements can be studied by examining the overall process, beginning with the consumer and ending with the e gov server. We have learned that developing e solutions is not merely about adding something a digital layer but changing everything. It focuses on the comparative experience of other transitional democracies in choosing amongst and. December 17, 2002, in the e government act of 2002. The stoa project security of egovernment systems was carried out by the danish. Based on technical, organizational and managerial feasibilities, the paper suggests that e government is an evolutionary phenomenon, and posits four stages of a growth model for e government. The challenges and issues of implementing e government systems will also be relevant to implementing icts to build systems to support e governance. Security of egovernment systems 1 executive summary in april, 2011, the project security of egovernment systems was initiated by the stoa panel of the european parliament.
At the heart of this programme is the need for the public sector to make the best use of them. Any e governance initiative will remain to venerable security breaches in absence of a well articulated security policy. Baston payoff the success of an enterprises information security riskbased management program is based on the accurate identification of the threats to the organizations information systems. Security of egovernment systems conference report 1 1 introduction this is the intermediate report 3 the conference report for the stoa project security of egovernment systems. It consists of the conference background material and the main conclusions from the conference chapter 2. Security, legal, business continuity issues isi research in security and e government researchers from it, law, and business main partner. E government act of 2002, public law 107347, title iii, federal. Fips pub 199, standards for security categorization of federal information and information systems fips pub 200, minimum security requirements for federal information and information systems nist sp 80018, guide for developing security plans for federal information systems i n f o r m at i o n s e c u r i t y p r o g r a m e l e m e n t s.