CJIS Security Policy Resource Center

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Change Management
• Summary of Changes
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Purpose
• 1.2 Scope
• 1.3 Relationship to Local Security Policy and Other Policies
• 1.4 Terminology Used in This Document
• 1.5 Distribution of the CJIS Security Policy
• 2 CJIS Security Policy Approach
• 2.1 CJIS Security Policy Vision Statement
• 2.2 Architecture Independent
• 2.3 Risk Versus Realism
• 3 Roles and Responsibilities
• 3.1 Shared Management Philosophy
• 3.2 Roles and Responsibilities for Agencies and Parties
• 3.2.1 CJIS Systems Agencies (CSA)
• 3.2.2 CJIS Systems Officer (CSO)
• 3.2.3 Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC)
• 3.2.4 Criminal Justice Agency (CJA)
• 3.2.5 Noncriminal Justice Agency (NCJA)
• 3.2.6 Contracting Government Agency (CGA)
• 3.2.7 Agency Coordinator (AC)
• 3.2.8 CJIS System Agency Information Security Officer (CSA ISO)
• 3.2.9 Local Agency Security Officer (LASO)
• 3.2.10 FBI CJIS Division Information Security Officer (FBI CJIS ISO)
• 3.2.11 Repository Manager
• 3.2.12 Compact Officer
• 4 Criminal Justice Information and Personally Identifiable Information
• 4.1 Criminal Justice Information (CJI)
• 4.1.1 Criminal History Record Information (CHRI)
• 4.2 Access, Use and Dissemination of Criminal History Record Information (CHRI), NCIC Restricted Files Information, and NCIC Non-Restricted Files Information
• 4.2.1 Proper Access, Use, and Dissemination of CHRI
• 4.2.2 Proper Access, Use, and Dissemination of NCIC Restricted Files Information
• 4.2.3 Proper Access, Use, and Dissemination of NCIC Non-Restricted Files Information
• 4.2.3.1 For Official Purposes
• 4.2.3.2 For Other Authorized Purposes
• 4.2.3.3 CSO Authority in Other Circumstances
• 4.2.4 Storage
• 4.2.5 Justification and Penalties
• 4.2.5.1 Justification
• 4.2.5.2 Penalties
• 4.3 Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
• 5 Policy and Implementation
• 5.1 Policy Area 1: Information Exchange Agreements
• 5.1.1 Information Exchange
• 5.1.1.1 Information Handling
• 5.1.1.2 State and Federal Agency User Agreements
• 5.1.1.3 Criminal Justice Agency User Agreements
• 5.1.1.4 Interagency and Management Control Agreements
• 5.1.1.5 Private Contractor User Agreements and CJIS Security Addendum
• 5.1.1.6 Agency User Agreements
• 5.1.1.7 Security and Management Control Outsourcing Standard
• 5.1.2 Monitoring, Review, and Delivery of Services
• 5.1.2.1 Managing Changes to Service Providers
• 5.1.3 Secondary Dissemination
• 5.1.4 References/Citations/Directives
• 5.2 Policy Area 2: Security Awareness Training
• 5.2.1 Awareness Topics
• 5.2.1.1 All Personnel
• 5.2.1.2 Personnel with Physical and Logical Access
• 5.2.1.3 Personnel with Information Technology Roles
• 5.2.2 Security Training Records
• 5.2.3 References/Citations/Directives
• 5.3 Policy Area 3: Incident Response
• 5.3.1 Reporting Information Security Events
• 5.3.1.1 Reporting Structure and Responsibilities
• 5.3.1.1.1 FBI CJIS Division Responsibilities
• 5.3.1.1.2 CSA ISO Responsibilities
• 5.3.2 Management of Information Security Incidents
• 5.3.2.1 Incident Handling
• 5.3.2.2 Collection of Evidence
• 5.3.3 Incident Response Training
• 5.3.4 Incident Monitoring
• 5.3.5 References/Citations/Directives
• 5.4 Policy Area 4: Auditing and Accountability
• 5.4.1 Auditable Events and Content (Information Systems)
• 5.4.1.1 Events
• 5.4.1.1.1 Content
• 5.4.2 Response to Audit Processing Failures
• 5.4.3 Audit Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting
• 5.4.4 Time Stamps
• 5.4.5 Protection of Audit Information
• 5.4.6 Audit Record Retention
• 5.4.7 Logging NCIC and III Transactions
• 5.4.8 References/Citations/Directives
• 5.5 Policy Area 5: Access Control
• 5.5.1 Account Management
• 5.5.2 Access Enforcement
• 5.5.2.1 Least Privilege
• 5.5.2.2 System Access Control
• 5.5.2.3 Access Control Criteria
• 5.5.2.4 Access Control Mechanisms
• 5.5.3 Unsuccessful Login Attempts
• 5.5.4 System Use Notification
• 5.5.5 Session Lock
• 5.5.6 Remote Access
• 5.5.6.1 Personally Owned Information Systems
• 5.5.6.2 Publicly Accessible Computers
• 5.5.7 Wireless Access Restrictions
• 5.5.7.1 All 802.11x Wireless Protocols
• 5.5.7.2 Legacy 802.11 Protocols
• 5.5.7.3 Cellular
• 5.5.7.3.1 Cellular Risk Mitigations
• 5.5.7.3.2 Voice Transmissions Over Cellular Devices
• 5.5.7.4 Bluetooth
• 5.5.8 References/Citations/Directives
• 5.6 Policy Area 6: Identification and Authentication
• 5.6.1 Identification Policy and Procedures
• 5.6.1.1 Use of Originating Agency Identifiers in Transactions and Information Exchanges
• 5.6.2 Authentication Policy and Procedures
• 5.6.2.1 Standard Authentication (Password)
• 5.6.2.2 Advanced Authentication
• 5.6.2.2.1 Advanced Authentication Policy and Rationale
• 5.6.2.2.2 Advanced Authentication Decision Tree
• 5.6.3 Identifier and Authenticator Management
• 5.6.3.1 Identifier Management
• 5.6.3.2 Authenticator Management
• 5.6.4 Assertions
• 5.6.5 References/Citations/Directives
• 5.7 Policy Area 7: Configuration Management
• 5.7.1 Access Restrictions for Changes
• 5.7.1.1 Least Functionality
• 5.7.1.2 Network Diagram
• 5.7.2 Security of Configuration Documentation
• 5.7.3 References/Citations/Directives
• 5.8 Policy Area 8: Media Protection
• 5.8.1 Media Storage and Access
• 5.8.2 Media Transport
• 5.8.2.1 Electronic Media in Transit
• 5.8.2.2 Physical Media in Transit
• 5.8.3 Electronic Media Sanitization and Disposal
• 5.8.4 Disposal of Physical Media
• 5.8.5 References/Citations/Directives
• 5.9 Policy Area 9: Physical Protection
• 5.9.1 Physically Secure Location
• 5.9.1.1 Security Perimeter
• 5.9.1.2 Physical Access Authorizations
• 5.9.1.3 Physical Access Control
• 5.9.1.4 Access Control for Transmission Medium
• 5.9.1.5 Access Control for Display Medium
• 5.9.1.6 Monitoring Physical Access
• 5.9.1.7 Visitor Control
• 5.9.1.8 Access Records
• 5.9.1.9 Delivery and Removal
• 5.9.2 Controlled Area
• 5.9.3 References/Citations/Directives
• 5.10 Policy Area 10: System and Communications Protection and Information Integrity
• 5.10.1 Information Flow Enforcement
• 5.10.1.1 Boundary Protection
• 5.10.1.2 Encryption
• 5.10.1.3 Intrusion Detection Tools and Techniques
• 5.10.1.4 Voice over Internet Protocol
• 5.10.2 Facsimile Transmission of CJI
• 5.10.3 Partitioning and Virtualization
• 5.10.3.1 Partitioning
• 5.10.3.2 Virtualization
• 5.10.4 System and Information Integrity Policy and Procedures
• 5.10.4.1 Patch Management
• 5.10.4.2 Malicious Code Protection
• 5.10.4.3 Spam and Spyware Protection
• 5.10.4.4 Personal Firewall
• 5.10.4.5 Security Alerts and Advisories
• 5.10.4.6 Information Input Restrictions
• 5.10.5 References/Citations/Directives
• 5.11 Policy Area 11: Formal Audits
• 5.11.1 Audits by the FBI CJIS Division
• 5.11.1.1 Triennial Compliance Audits by the FBI CJIS Division
• 5.11.1.2 Triennial Security Audits by the FBI CJIS Division
• 5.11.2 Audits by the CSA
• 5.11.3 Special Security Inquiries and Audits
• 5.11.4 References/Citations/Directives
• 5.12 Policy Area 12: Personnel Security
• 5.12.1 Personnel Security Policy and Procedures
• 5.12.1.1 Minimum Screening Requirements for Individuals Requiring Access to CJI:
• 5.12.1.2 Personnel Screening for Contractors and Vendors
• 5.12.2 Personnel Termination
• 5.12.3 Personnel Transfer
• 5.12.4 Personnel Sanctions
• 5.12.5 References/Citations/Directives
• APPENDICES
• Appendix A Terms and Definitions
• Appendix B Acronyms
• Appendix C Network Topology Diagrams
• Appendix D Sample Information Exchange Agreements
• Appendix E Security Forums and Organizational Entities
• Appendix F IT Security Incident Response Form
• Appendix G Best practices
• Appendix H Security Addendum
• Appendix I References
• Appendix J Noncriminal Justice Agency Supplemental Guidance
• Appendix K Criminal Justice Agency Supplemental Guidance

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