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#126223 - 10/28/03 08:04 PM Information Security Risk Assessment
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I'm looking for a sample risk assessment matrix dealing with information security. I've reviewed past posts discussing information security and risk assessment but haven't been able to find what I'm looking for. I'm trying to see how detailed a matrix needs to be in the areas covered. I'm just looking for a place to start.

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#126224 - 10/28/03 09:13 PM Re: Information Security Risk Assessment
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The FFIEC Information Security Booklet was updated as of December 2002 and is available at www.ffiec.gov. The Information Security Booklet is part of the overall IT Examination Handbook. The Booklet has the security testing section, monitoring section, as well as examination procedures. You can't get much more deatiled than this Booklet, and it's free.

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#126225 - 10/29/03 07:05 PM Re: Information Security Risk Assessment
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Do you check under the Bankers Tools section of BOL? I think there may be some sample matrices there.

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#126226 - 10/29/03 08:12 PM Re: Information Security Risk Assessment
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We are just about at the end of an IT exam by the FDIC. They have reviewed our risk assessment and indicated it was very adequate. All we did was follow the language of the regulation. So we have all the risks identified in the first column, and the remaining columns are as follows:

Data type (physical or electronic)
Threat Type(Unauthorized disclosure, misuse, alteration, or destruction)
Likelihood of Occurrence
Potential Damage to the Bank
Sufficiency of policies, procedures and controls, and
Risk Mitigation Comments
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#126227 - 10/29/03 08:16 PM Re: Information Security Risk Assessment
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Don, how did you go about testing the controls you have detailed in your risk assessment? Did you test all controls or only IT related ones? This was a deficiency noted in our last internal audit of IT/Info Security and I'm not quite sure how to test controls other than the obvious like penetration system testing, etc. Thanks!

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#126228 - 10/29/03 08:30 PM Re: Information Security Risk Assessment
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Our internal audit department would test the controls in their integrated audits of individual departments. But the examiners did no testing of the controls and neither did our external audit vendor for IT (Deloitte-Touche). So I guess we got a pass and they just took our word that the controls would be tested in the normal course of internal and external audits.
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