Ensuring the Security of Information Flows at University Departments

Abstract

The relevance of the study is caused by possible threats to the information security of information flows at the university department revealed during the latest information security audit. The purpose of our research is to detect information flows of the department and a detailed analysis of methods for their protection. The object of the study is the process of ensuring security of information flows at the university department. The subject of the research is the creation of information flow schemes of the department and developing network interaction schemes of the university department based on the user access policy. Particular attention is paid to the description of the identified potential risks arising from unauthorized access, external or internal attacks. It is important to note that the suggested ideas to improve the security of information flows of the university department are an application of existing methods of protecting information necessary for practical use in the educational process. The possibility of implementing the security of applied software and network support of the department is shown.