This FreeBalance presentation discusses the top trends that affect security in government, including: Security Advantages of Open Source Middleware, Cloud Data Access Security, and Security Dimension Types. It also covers security trends and current implemented FreeBalance GRP solutions
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Who is FreeBalance?
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FreeBalance is a global provider of Government
Resource Planning (GRP) software for public financial
management (PFM)
• brief discussion
• Canadian software company ISO-9001/2008 certified
• For Profit Social Enterprise
• 100% focus on government
• Global presence, implemented in 19 countries in North
America, Latin America, Caribbean, Africa, Middle
East, and Asia/Pacific
• From post-conflict through G8
22. 3
AUSTRALIA
HIGH
Benefits of Transparency
2 Government Effectiveness and GDP*
Normalized Government Effectiveness Index
1
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
UGANDA
0
-1
Higher the government effectiveness
-2 = higher the country GDP Per Capita
LOW
209 Countries
-3 GDP Per Capita (PPP, logs)
Source: The World
Bank
* At purchasing power parity
23. 3
HIGH Benefits of Transparency
AUSTRALIA
2
Voice and Accountability and GDP*
Normalized Voice and Accountability Index
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1
UGANDA
0
-1
Higher the government
-2 accountability = higher the country
GDP Per Capita
LOW 207 Countries
.
-3 Source: The World GDP Per Capita (PPP, logs)
Bank
* At purchasing power parity
24. 3
AUSTRALIA
HIGH
Benefits of Transparency
2 Control of Corruption and GDP*
Normalized Control of Corruption Index
1
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
0
UGANDA
-1
Higher the control of corruption
= higher the country GDP Per
-2
Capita
LOW
204 Countries
-3
Source: The World GDP Per Capita (PPP, logs)
Bank
* At purchasing power parity
41. review
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http://www.transparency.gov.tl
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10 years of
budget &
financial data drill down
through the
chart of
output in accounts
RTF, Word,
Excel, PDF,
Text, XML,
HTML
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3.1 Activity
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• Same activity can vary within
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government ministries, departments
and agencies (MDAs)
• Audit workflow based rules and
procedures for conformity
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3.2 Roles
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• Roles and responsibilities
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• Separation of duties
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3.3 Traceability
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• Non-
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repudiation
of data
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Paper
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Physical Security- Lock and Key
Authentication – Wax Seals and
Stamp
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Mainframes
Physical Security- Lock and Key
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Authentication – User ID and Password
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Network section
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Identity Management
Encryption
High Availability
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Internet
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Internal and External Site
Firewalls
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Secure Socket Layer
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Cloud
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•Data Access Security
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Identity Management
Regulatory Compliance
Data Segregation
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Secure Scripting
– Support for server and client-side validation.
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– Strong access control.
– Obfuscation of JavaScript enhances client-side
security
– Stripping of comments and whitespace
– Industry standard SSL technology
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5. Security Advantages of Open
Source Middleware
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63. Open Source Middleware
• Who are the most vocal proponents of open
source middleware software in the American
government?
• Answer: Department of Defense and Central
Intelligence Agency
• Why?
• Answer: Because they can examine the source
code of the middleware.
• FreeBalance software is not open source so no
one can examine your source code.
64. Conclusions
• You can’t stop transparency
• Can have transparency and security
together
• Public Financial Management and
Governance focus
• Electronic funds transfers reduces
corruption opportunity